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Rebecca Hagedorn

Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition, Meredith College

Dr. Rebecca Hagedorn joined the Department of Nutrition, Health, and Human Performance in 2020. Before coming to Meredith College, Dr. Hagedorn served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at West Virginia University where she conducted research on lifestyle interventions for chronic disease prevention and managed multiple United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded research programs. Additionally, she worked as a consulting bariatric dietitian.

Dr. Hagedorn joins Meredith College colleague, Dr. Lanae Hood, as a researcher on a multistate college food insecurity collaboration as one of her primary research interest. Her research interests also include assessing the impact of nutrition policies and programs on health, diet, and behavioral outcomes. She has a particular interest in helping improve nutritional outcomes among health disparate populations including Appalachian families. Dr. Hagedorn performs mixed-methods research but particularly enjoys qualitative data and using community-based participatory research principles.

Dr. Hagedorn is a member of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB), American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), and American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Hagedorn was previously a Science Policy Fellow with the American Society for Nutrition. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the College Food Insecurity Subcommittee as part of the SNEB Higher Education Division. She also serves as the Higher Education Division liaison for the SNEB Advisory Committee on Public Policy. She is active as a peer reviewer for eight scholarly journals in her field.

In her spare time, Dr. Hagedorn enjoys cheering on the Mountaineers, playing softball, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and hiking with her cocker spaniel, Motley.

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    Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition, Meredith College