Kelsey Wheeler

Kelsey’s interest in nutrition began in High School. As a soccer player she learned how her nutrition habits could impact her performance and energy levels. She became engrossed in reading literature about nutrition and the current food environment. With a deep desire to contribute to the community by helping others ,she combined this with her passion for the nutrition sciences and earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with a Psychology Minor. While enrolled in her degree program she volunteered at a local hospital and at a local soup kitchen. Throughout her career she interned at WIC (Women, Infant’s and Children’s Center), worked at a Weight Loss Clinic, worked at various nursing homes/acute rehabilitation centers, and is currently working full time at a pediatric nursing home for patients who have Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, and more.