Faculty Ambassador

Allison Childress, Ph.D., RDN, CSSD, LD

Dr. Allison Childress RDN, CSSD, LD is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Nutritional Sciences Department, where she teaches and serves as the Director of the Graduate Online Programs. She is a registered and licensed clinical dietitian with over 15 years of experience in patient care and works as an outpatient dietitian at the Nutrition and Metabolic Health Initiative specializing in sports nutrition and chronic disease management. Her research focuses on culinary medicine and sports nutrition. Allison has experience as an author and speaker and has been featured in several media outlets including Forbes, MyFitnessPal, InStyle, Shape, Prevention, WebMD, Women’s Health Magazine, GQ, MSN and Fox News. She is the recipient of several teaching awards as well as several state and national awards and she is a member of the TTU Teaching Academy. Dr. Childress is the CEO and Co-Founder of 3 CulinaryMed Docs. She and her team are working with the TTU Office of Research Commercialization and the TTU Innovation Hub to commercialize their research in Culinary Medicine. The team has created samTM , a culinary medicine platform that creates customized medically tailored meal plans for people with chronic conditions, specifically for those who have multiple chronic conditions.