The Coolest Professor I Never Had

I wish Megan Kniskern, MS, CEDRD-S would have been MY professor.  I’m serious about this.  It would have saved years of unlearning.   

 

Megan reminds us as professionals that “you’re gonna see eating disorders no matter WHERE you work” therefore she teaches body image and weight stigma in EVERY class from general nutrition to management.   

 

She teaches these to help every student no longer be afraid. No longer be afraid both personally (“because many students don’t know how to eat, and are genuinely terrified”) and professionally (you’re not just beating your head against a wall trying to get people to eat when they don’t want to).  

 

Megan gives Abbi some guidance with the question “Do we talk about weight loss with our clients?”   

And big advice to all new clinicians, (not just RDs), DON’T KILL YOURSELVES TRYING TO LEARN EVERYTHING IN THE FIRST YEAR. 

Megan’s new online training launches in September of this year, and it’s titled, Deepen Your Perspectives: Nutrition Therapy for Mental Health. You can learn more via her website www.MAKrd.com or you can join her newsletter entitled Munchies by DM on Instagram or via email at megan.nutrition@gmail.com.  

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Bio: Megan A. Kniskern MS, RD, LD/N, CEDRD-S 
 
Megan is the owner of MAK Nutrition Services, LLC working with clients, providing professional supervision, and precepting future registered dietitians. She is also a Senior Lecturer at Arizona State University (since 2014) teaching management, leadership, professional preparation, and basic nutrition courses along with a graduate eating disorders and substance use disorder course which she developed. 
 
As the Senior Clinical Nutrition Advisor at ViaMar Health in West Palm Beach, Florida Megan’s strengths are working with complex eating disorder clients, providing RDs supervision in the areas of eating disorders, substance use and mental health nutrition support, and educating all through a non-diet, weight inclusive lens; helping everyone to improve their relationship with food and their bodies. 
 
Co-author of the Revised 2020 Eating Disorder Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Practice (published), Megan has loved serving in past leadership roles with the Behavioral Health Nutrition (BHN) DPG and the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD).

 

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