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​Samara Sterling, PhD RDN DipACLM

Director of Research and  Nutrition, The Peanut Institute

Nutrition Scientist and Consultant, Association of State and Public Health Nutritionists


Adjunct Professor in nutrition and public health, Andrews University

Lead scientific expert for development of the Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Action Program (CVD-RRAP), a CDC-funded national initiative

Board Certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner (Diplomate)

Member of Medical Advisory Board, T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

Founder of rural nutrition education and research nonprofit Veggie and Soul, and Principal Investigator/Director, Veggie and Soul Plant-based Intervention

Co-Investigator, Wildwood Lifestyle Medicine Intervention

Former longtime Nutrition Research Advisor, USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab, Georgia

Author or co-author of 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals

Honored with Best Research Brief Award, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2024

Honored in "40 under 40 Inspiring Innovators" by Best Self Atlanta Magazine, 2023

An extended verbal bio will be posted here at some later date.

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