Kendra Kattelmann
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Dietetics
Biography
Dr. Kendra Kattelmann is a registered dietitian, Distinguished Professor Emerita and former department head in health and nutritional sciences.
Kattelmann maintains an active research program that focuses on prevention of excessive weight gain in young adults through healthful dietary choices and environmental support. She also has work focusing on prevention of Type 2 diabetes through traditional dietary patterns of the Native American.
Kattelmann has been funded nationally by National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Food and Agriculture and is currently engaged in several projects with NC1193 Multistate Team Healthy Campus Consortium investigators collaborating with Cooperative Extension partners for obesity prevention of young adults and children. Additionally, her work focuses on supporting public policy to support healthful environment that is “making the healthy choice the easy choice.” She is a past president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Kattelmann maintains an active research program that focuses on prevention of excessive weight gain in young adults through healthful dietary choices and environmental support. She also has work focusing on prevention of Type 2 diabetes through traditional dietary patterns of the Native American.
Kattelmann has been funded nationally by National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Food and Agriculture and is currently engaged in several projects with NC1193 Multistate Team Healthy Campus Consortium investigators collaborating with Cooperative Extension partners for obesity prevention of young adults and children. Additionally, her work focuses on supporting public policy to support healthful environment that is “making the healthy choice the easy choice.” She is a past president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Education
- Ph.D. in nutrition | University of Missouri | 1993
- M.S. in home economics with emphasis in foods and nutrition | University of Arkansas | 1984
- B.S. in nutrition and food science | ձavƵ | 1977
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Kattelmann's teaching experiences focus on the education of future dietetic practitioners.
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Practitioners, Council
- Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Nutrition
- American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
Research and Scholarly Work
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Professor, ձavƵ, 2017
- Gold Author Award, Journal Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2016, 2017
- F.O. Butler Award for Distinction of Excellence in Research, ձavƵ, February 2015
- Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, bestowed to those who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the profession of dietetics and nutrition, September 2014
- Distinguished Researcher, College of Education and Human Sciences, 2014
- 2013 Excellence in Practice for Research Award, a national award chosen by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Grants
Kattelmann has been extensively funded to support her research agenda of improving healthful behaviors through lifestyle changes. Funding agencies have included the National Institute of Food and Agriculture/U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health.
