Mandy Conrad

Mandy Conrad, Ph.D., RDN, LD received her doctorate in nutrition from Mississippi State University in 2021. She received her master’s degree in health promotion, as well as two bachelor’s degrees in food and nutrition and in fitness management from Mississippi State. Dr. Conrad completed a dietetic internship at the University of Delaware and has been a registered dietitian since 2004. She has many years of experience in clinical and community settings and served as a registered dietitian on staff at Mississippi State from 2008 until joining the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion in an academic role in 2017. Dr. Conrad teaches a variety of nutrition classes and serves as the Didactic Program in Dietetics Director. Her professional interests are motivated by a desire to understand factors influencing health-impacting choices, which has inspired research related to food insecurity and the pursuit of continued community and global outreach.