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Heli J. Roy
Associate Professor
Louisiana State University
USA
Biography
Dr. Heli Roy received her BS degree from Syracuse University in Human Nutrition, her MS and PhD degree from Louisiana State University in Human Ecology with a concentration in Nutrition. Her dissertation work was done at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, internationally known obesity research center. She received a MBA from LSU in 2010. She has taught courses in nutrition at LSU, Our Lady of the Lake College and at The University of Alabama in nutrition and biochemistry. Previously, she was a researcher at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and a public health nutritionist at the Office of Public Health in Louisiana. Currently she is an associate professor at the Louisiana State University, she directs the Community Nutrition efforts at Louisiana State University and coordinates the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program across the state, and she is an outreach coordinator for the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Dr. Roy is a Registered Dietitian and is a member of Baton Rouge Dietetic Association, Louisiana Dietetic Association and American Dietetic Association having served as a president and treasurer of Baton Rouge Dietetic Association. She is also a member of The Obesity Society and American Society for Nutrition.
Research Interest
Childhood obesity and chronic disease prevention.