Professor
University of Connecticut
Nancy Rodriguez is a Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut with joint appointments in the Departments of Kinesiology and Allied Health Sciences. Formerly the Director of Sports Nutrition in the Department of Sports Medicine (2000-2017), she has provided sports nutrition services to professional athletes and teams in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, and MLB. Dr. Rodriguez is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (DPGs – SCAN and Medical Nutrition Practice), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Society of Nutrition (ASN). She completed a 3-year appointment (2014-2016) to the Science Board for the President’s Council on Fitness, Sport and Nutrition, serving as Chair in 2015. She has sustained an extramurally funded research program in the area of protein intake, protein utilization, energy balance and exercise in populations across the lifespan and has received national, regional and university teaching awards. Dr. Rodriguez serves on several editorial boards and was a member ACSM’s Board of Trustees (2017-2020). Dr. Rodriguez’s current scholarship efforts focus on whole foods as a source of essential amino acids (EAA) and the concept of EAA density in diet design for rehabilitative nutrition, skeletal muscle health, and active aging. She has been a practicing dietitian for over 35 years.