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Meet Sarah Couch, PhD
Sarah Couch is a professor and the Director of the Graduate Program in Nutrition in the Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in translating evidence-based dietary recommendations in chronic disease prevention and treatment for clinical applications. Dr. Couch has worked collaboratively with teams of health care professionals to educate patients, students, and professionals in food literacy toward greater adherence to healthy eating patterns conducive to minimizing chronic disease risk. With over 30 years of teaching experience, she has been active in many leadership roles including serving on the Advisory Panel on Nutrition and Hypertension State of Food and Nutrition and on the Council on Research Implementation Subcommittee of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). She also served as president of the Greater Cincinnati Dietetic Association and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of AND.