Valisa Hedrick, PhD, RDN
- Graduate Program Faculty
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Clinical Physiology and Metabolism
Behavioral and Community Science
Development and translation of dietary assessment methodology for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related comorbidities. Specific research areas are focused on the quantification and dietary analysis of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake, as well as the effects of SSB and artificially-sweetened or non-nutritive sweetener beverages on cardiovascular-related outcomes using subjective and objective dietary assessment methods within clinical-community based settings.
HNFE 4125: Medical Nutrition Therapy I
HNFE 4126: Medical Nutrition Therapy II
HNFE 5125: Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy I
HNFE 5126: Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy II
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2004 – present
- Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2004 – present
- Phi Upsilon Omicron, National Honor Society in Family and Consumer Sciences, 2004 – present
- Registered Dietitian, Commission on Dietetic Registration, 2007 - present
- Certified Training Course in Human Research Participant Protections, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, 2007
- Research Dietetic Practice Group, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2010-present
- American Heart Association, 2013 – present
- The Obesity Society, 2013 – present
- Charter Member, Fralin Translational Obesity Research Center, 2013 – present
2011, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Behavioral & Community Science
2006, B.S., Virginia Tech, Dietetics
2009, Graduate Certificate: Preparing the Future Professoriate, Virginia Tech
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Graduate Program Tracks:
- Behavioral and Community Science
- Clinical Physiology and Metabolism