Melinda Johnson

Biography
Melinda Johnson is a Clinical Associate Professor of nutrition in the College of Health Solutions at ASU, with specialties in nutrition communications and nutrition in the media. She served for 10 years as a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, where she conducted hundreds of interviews for all forms of media, including national publications such as Shape and Cooking Light magazines, as well as TV and radio. Johnson was a contributor to the US News Eat+Run website and also contributed guest columns to Consumer Reports, PBS Kids, Parenting magazine, and Raising Arizona Kids magazine. She is active with her local dietetic organization, having served as president for the Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is a member of Project CENTRL Rural Leadership Development (Class XXII), and serves as a member of the Commnity Engagement Workgroup for IROC (Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative, an organziation focused on pediatric renal kidney transplant outcomes).
Education
- M.S. Dietetics, Arizona State University 1998
- B.S. Nutrition (Magna Cum Laude), Arizona State University 1994
- R.D. Commission on Dietetic Registration 1999
Courses
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 100 | Intro to Nutrition Science |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 353 | The Western Diet |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 100 | Intro to Nutrition Science |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 355 | Eating for Lifelong Health |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 100 | Intro to Nutrition Science |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
NTR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
NTR 493 | Honors Thesis |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NTR 351 | Nutrition Communication |
NTR 400 | Preprof Prep in Dietetics |
NTR 453 | Nutrition and the Media |