Using Social Media to Share Nuanced Nutrition Information with Dr. Stephanie Edwards Compton, PhD, RD #130

Interview with Dr. Stephanie Compton, PhD, RD

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Highlights from episode:

1. Learning why going with your gut forces you to learn along your journey
2. Using social media to share nuanced nutrition information starting in Masters program
3. How social media can be a tool to help academics/professionals with health communication

Episode 130 of Public Health Careers:

Dr. Stephanie Compton, PhD, RD is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a Registered Dietician, a cancer metabolism expert, and sharing her information on Instagram @Steph.Compton.PhD. She shares nuanced nutrition and health information on social media.

Stephanie got her Bachelors in Biology at Emory & Henry College. During her time here she was a Chemistry Lab Technician at Emory & Henry College, an International Summer School Preventive Medicine Exercise & Environment student at University of Exeter, and Supplemental Instructor at Genetics & General Biology at Emory & Henry College.

She then got her Master of Science in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise and Dietetics at Virginia Tech. While here she was a Braille Transcriber at Accessible Technologies at Virginia Tech.

She also got her PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Tech. During her time here, she was a Dietetic Intern at Individualized Supervised Practice Program at Virginia Tech, an Instructor of Record at Health Counseling at Virginia Tech, a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Virginia Tech, and an Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech.

She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. And she shares nuanced nutrition information on Instagram under @Steph.Compton.PhD. She also started The Nutrition Lab PRO to help nutrition & health professionals reconnect with research to help bridge their gap in implementing evidence-based practice..