Texas Tech University

Allison Kerin, M.S., RDN, LD

Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Dietetic Internship
Nutritional Sciences

Email: allison.kerin@ttu.edu

Phone: (806) 834-1916

Office: HS 281C

Allison's background includes over 20 years of experience in the dietetics and healthcare field. Her experience includes long term care facilities, food service management, acute care facilities, policy development, outpatient diet educations, corporate wellness and teaching among many others. She has received several local and state awards for her contribution to the practice and educational field of Nutrition and Dietetics from the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Most recently she received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award and  the Outstanding Nutrition Educator of the Year Award for the state of Texas.

Allison Kerin MS, RDN, LD

Education

2002-2004 Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas
Degree: Master of Science 
Major: Food and Nutrition

2002-2003 Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas
Dietetic Internship

1999-2002 Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Food and Nutrition

Publications

Childress A, Klobodu S, Chrisman M, Bailey D, Kerin A, Benavides M, Obesity Education May Not Be Sufficient in US Dietetic Internship Programs, Nutrition Today, Vol. 58, No. 1,January/February 2023.

Nutritional Sciences