Katie Kraus

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Assistant Professor | Dietetics

Katie Kraus

Contact Information

Office Location: NFS 112
Phone: 435-797-5530
Email: katie.brown@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Nutrition Science, Utah State University, 2013
Nutrition education to minimize health risk: Approaches for teaching college students and female high school athletes
BS, Dietetics, Utah State University, 2009

Licensures & Certifications

ServSafe, National Restaurant Association, 2021
Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, 2017
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, 2009
Certified Dietitian, State of Utah

Research Interests

Nutrition Education, Sports Nutrition, Undergraduate Research

Awards

Young Dietitian of the Year Award, 2022

Utah Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award - Western Region - Coordinated Program, 2021

Nutrition and Dietetic Educator and Preceptors Dietetics Practice Group - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2021

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences


Publications | Fact Sheets

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    Publications | Journal Articles

    Academic Journal

      An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Publications | MultiMedia

      Video

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        Publications | Other

        An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

        Teaching

        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Spring 2023
        NDFS 3060 - Education and Counseling Methods in Dietetics II, Spring 2023
        NDFS 4760 - Transition to Professional Practice Lab, Spring 2023
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Fall 2022
        NDFS 5800, 6800 - Counseling and Motivational Interviewing for Health Professionals, Fall 2022
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Fall 2022
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Spring 2022
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Spring 2022
        NDFS 4750 - Transition to Professional Practice, Spring 2022
        NDFS 4760 - Transition to Professional Practice Lab, Spring 2022
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Fall 2021
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Fall 2021
        NDFS 6800 - Counseling and Motivational Interviewing for Health Professionals, Summer 2021
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Spring 2021
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Spring 2021
        NDFS 4750 - Transition to Professional Practice, Spring 2021
        NDFS 4760 - Transition to Professional Practice Lab, Spring 2021
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Fall 2020
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Fall 2020
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Fall 2020
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Spring 2020
        NDFS 1020 - Science and Application of Human Nutrition, Spring 2020
        NDFS 4750 - Transition to Professional Practice, Spring 2020
        NDFS 4760 - Transition to Professional Practice Lab, Spring 2020
        NDFS 5750 - Advanced Dietetics Practicum, Fall 2019

        Graduate Students Mentored

        McKenna Vorhees, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, September 2021 - December 2021
        Megan Jenson, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2021 - December 2021