Professional Credentials

PhD, RDN, LDN, FAHA, FNLA, FASN, CLS

Affiliations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Heart Association, Amerian College of Cardiology, American Society for Nutrition, National Lipid Association

Responsibilities

• She oversees the PSU Cardiometabolic Research Lab

• She is involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses

• She is very engaged professionally.  Currently, she is the Chair of the Lifestyle Council for the American Heart Association.

Interests

•  Evaluating the effect of dietary patterns, foods, nutrients and bioactives on CVD risk factors

• Evaluating the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases

Specializations

Cardiovascular nutrition, cardiometabolic disease

Professional Experience

Dr. Kris-Etherton is Chair of the AHA Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health, and Past Chair of the AHA Nutrition Committee.  Dr. Kris-Etherton is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, the National Lipid Association (where she served as President), and the American Society for Nutrition.  She has published over 360 papers in the peer-reviewed literature and has received numerous awards from the American Society for Nutrition, the American Oil Chemist’s Society, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the International Nut & Dried Fruit Council, and the Northeast Lipid Association Chapter for her contributions to the profession.