Dr. Joan Thompson is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Nutrition Program Director at Weber State University. She received her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley with a triple major of Food Science, Nutritional Science and Dieteti
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Dr. Joan Thompson is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Nutrition Program Director at Weber State University. She received her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley with a triple major of Food Science, Nutritional Science and Dietetics. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, Tucson in Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition. During the last twenty years, she has created a nutrition program at Weber State University. Dr. Thompson has also worked as the dietitian for the 2004 US Olympic female throwers and for the Utah Health Department. She has research interests in nutrition education, sports nutrition, human performance, nutraceuticals, and body image. She has co-authored a Nutrition Life Science textbook with Dr. Jennifer Turley.
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