PhD Student
University of Maine
Kayla Parsons, MS, RDN, LD
Kayla Parsons is a registered dietitian nutritionist and second year PhD student at the University of Maine. Parsons has received her Master of Science degree in food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine. Her research interests include health-related quality of life within college students, mindful eating, body appreciation and developing evidence-based wellness interventions for college students. Parsons works as a graduate research assistant for the University of Maine’s School of Nursing, as well as a research assistant for University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). She has interests in the role of policy in health behavior change, and acts as the Public Policy Coordinator for Maine’s Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Recently, she was awarded the Northeastern Graduate Student Employee of the Year and the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Young Recognized Dietitian of the Year.