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Bailey Houghtaling, PhD, MSc, RDN

Affiliate Faculty
  • Research Scientist, Center for Nutrition and Health Impact
  • Focus area(s): Policy, systems, and environmental change; dissemination and implementation science; health equity; built environment

Education

Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2019

Dietetic Internship,  Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, 2016

M.S., Health and Human Development, Montana State University, 2015

B.S., Nutrition and Dietetics, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2010

Experience

July 2022 – Present: Research Scientist, Center for Nutrition and Health Impact, Omaha, NE

July 2022 – Present: Affiliate Faculty, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Blacksburg, VA

July 2022 – Present: Senior Researcher, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU) & LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA

July 2019 – June 2022: Assistant Professor, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU) & LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Program Focus

Dr. Houghtaling uses mixed methods and implementation science approaches to inform strategies to improve population nutrition and mitigate inequities, with emphasis on the built environment.