Why Join NEHP DPG?
Join NEHP DPG to collaborate with peers, access innovative resources, and advance nutrition and environmental health education through shared expertise, research, and professional development opportunities.
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NEHP offers an environment for interaction with other educators, opportunities for professional growth, and a forum for developing nutrition curricula at all levels: undergraduate, graduate, and continuing nutrition education.
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NEHP DPG Events
NEHP DPG Highlights
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Member Resource Library
NEHP DPG offers an extensive library with teaching tips, tools, and resources. Topics include:
- Education Materials & Modules
- Practice Guidelines, Reports & Research
- Teaching News & Research
- Tech Tools for Teaching
- Teaching Techniques & Tips
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
Awards
NEHP DPG's Excellence in Nutrition Education Award
Have you been involved in a nutrition education project demonstrating creativity and originality that effectively promotes healthy nutrition? Apply now!
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Executive Leadership Team
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Melissa Altman-Traub, MS, RDN, LDN | Chair |
| Hannah Wilson, PhD, RDN, LRD | Chair-Elect |
| Kristen Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND | Past Chair and Nominating Committee Member |
| Sara Tamsukhin, PhD, RDN, LDN | Treasurer |
| Dara Dirhan, EdD, MPH, RDN, LDN | Secretary |
| Bridget Murphy Hussain, PhD, RDN, CDCES, CDN | Delegate to Academy House of Delegates |
| Stephanie Green, M.Ed., RDN | Nominating Committee Chair |
Membership questions? We're here to help
Our Member Service Center offers prompt support for questions on membership, benefits, products, services or any other dietetics-related topics. Call or email us for personalized assistance. Hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Central time).
Phone: 800-877-1600, Option 1
International Phone: +1-312-899-0040, Option 1
Email: DPGMIGrelations@eatright.org
International Phone: +1-312-899-0040, Option 1
Email: DPGMIGrelations@eatright.org
Meet Our Members
Member Spotlight
Ashley Heinrich, MS, RDN, LD
Ashley Heinrich is a Registered Dietitian, a PhD candidate in Human Nutrition at The University of Alabama, and a Translational Science T32 research trainee with The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her research focuses on food behaviors and food choice among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and caregivers of adults with TBI. Ashley enjoys teaching all aspects of nutrition and states she is fortunate to have taught several different courses like introduction to nutrition, nutrition counseling, and introduction to nutrition research. In her spare time you might find her at a national park with my family, on the ball fields watching her kids, or paddle boarding on a local body of water.
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Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals DPG
Empower food and nutrition professional to be the valued source of nutrition education of health professionals.