Jaclyn AbbotJaclyn MaurerAbbot, Ph.D., R.D., earned her doctorate in nutritional sciences at theUniversity of Arizona. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and adjunctlecturer in the Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers, The StateUniversity of New Jesey. She teaches online undergraduate courses in nutritionand health and introductory sports nutrition. Her research focuses on nutritioncommunication and health promotion on an array of topics, including safe foodhandling, nutrition for optimizing fitness performance, nutrition knowledge andbehavior, and disease prevention. She has delivered her research findings viaformal classroom teaching, outreach programming, and peer-reviewed journals.She enjoys running, coaching youth sports, and spending time with her husbandand 3 young children. Read More Read Less