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Kendra Kattelmann

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Title

Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Dietetics

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

425

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 425
School of Health & Consumer Sci-Box 2275A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. Kendra Kattelmann is a registered dietitian, Distinguished Professor and Department Head, Health and Nutritional Sciences Department. Dr. 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. Dr. 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 Multi-State 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 | South Dakota State University | 1977

Academic Interests

Dr. 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

Awards and Honors

  • Distinguished Professor, South Dakota State University, 2017
  • Gold Author Award, Journal Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2016, 2017
  • F.O. Butler Award for Distinction of Excellence in Research, South Dakota State University, 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 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Grants

Dr. Kattelmann has been extensively funded to support her research agenda of improving healthful behaviors through lifestyle changes. Funding agencies have included NIFA/USDA and NIH.

Areas of Research

Dr. 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. Dr. 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 Multi-State 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.”

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