Judith L. Dodd, MS, RD, LDN, FADA
	Office Location 4053 Forbes Tower Office phone 412-383-6528 E-mail address Jdodd@pitt.edu

Academic Appointment

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Education

M.S.  University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S. Carnegie Mellon University
Dietetic Internship:  Shadyside Hospital

Research Interests

Nutrition Education,  Child Nutrition and School and Community Wellness 

Recent Publications

Community Nutrition Chapter

Adult Nutrition Chapter

Both published  in Food, Nutrition & Diet Therapy  Edited by Mahan and Escott-Stump 12th edition, Fall 2006

Courses Recently Taught

Principles of Nutrition Education
Trends and Issues in Dietetics 
Life Cycle Nutrition
Community Nutrition Supervised Practice
Nutrition Assessment 1
Nutrition Services  in Health Maintenance
OSHER  Adult Learning Series -  Nutrition, Summer 2006

Biographical Profile

Judy Dodd is a registered dietitian, and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh.  Academically, her degrees are from Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh.  Along with teaching at the university level, she is a consultant on child nutrition issues and Food and Nutrition Advisor to Giant Eagle, Inc.    Active in her community and in her profession, she is a past president of the American Dietetic Association, a volunteer leader and spokesperson for the local affiliate of the American Heart Association.

Awards and Honors

Fellow, American Dietetic Association

2005  Distinguished Alumnus Award, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

2004  American Heart Association, Allegheny Division,  Volunteer Award

2004  Medallion,  American Dietetic Association

2003  Business Times  Health Care Hero in Education

2002  Community Champion  American Heart Association
1998  American Dietetic Association Lenna Frances Cooper Lecturer

1997  American Heart Association, Allegheny Division, Volunteer of the Year

1994, 1993 United States Department of Agriculture Certificate of Appreciation, Mid-Atlantic Region

1994 American Culinary Federation President’s Award

1993 American Culinary Federation Greater Cincinnati President's Medal

External Service and Assignments

American Dietetic Association
Resource Media Ambassador
American Heart Association
            Allegheny Division Speakers’ Bureau

Bell Institute for Health and Nutrition
Member National Speakers’ Bureau 

International Food Information Center (IFIC)

            National Media Resource

Society for Nutrition Education

            Reviewer, Journal of Nutrition Education
Topics in Clinical Nutrition, Aspen Publications

            Editorial Board, Member

Action for Healthy Children- Pennsylvania Affiliate., Advisory Board

Allegheny County Medical Association Obesity Task Force, Member

American Heart Association, Allegheny Division, Board of Directors
            Past President and Chair of Nominating, 2000-2002

            President, 1998-2000

Vice-President Board of Directors, 1996-1998

            Board of Directors, 1994 -2002

            Advocacy Committee, on-going

Prevention Initiative, Member, on-going

            Speaker's Bureau, on-going
Dietetics/Dietetic Technician/Basic Cooks Program

Community College of Allegheny County Advisory Committee, Member

Dietetic Internship, Adagio Health, Southwest Pennsylvania

            Advisory Committee and Founding Member, Member

Go with the Grain Distinction Award Evaluation Panel, Sponsored by General Mills Bell

Institute,  Member  2002, 2003, 2004,2005,2006

Highmark  Childhood Obesity Regional Steering Committee

Ohio Wellness Task Force for Children and Schools   2005-2006

Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity (PANA), Advisory Committee

Pennsylvania Adolescent Health Task Force  2005-2006

Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network   Member of Strategic Positioning Committee   2006-2007

Pennyslvania State Diabetes Plan Working Group  2005

Working Hearts, Jewish Health Care Foundation, Member of Steering Committee

Professional Associations

Member of the American Dietetic Association and both the Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh affiliates, the Society for Nutrition Education, and the American Association for Family and Consumer Science