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Nutritionist
Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review (NESR), Office of Nutrition Guidance and Analysis (ONGA), Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Panum Group
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Laural English has been in the nutrition field for 13 years and received her PhD in Nutritional Sciences from Penn State University as part of the USDA-funded Childhood Obesity Prevention Training grant. Her line of research focused on how portion size and energy density as food cues relate to dietary intake, brain responsivity, and behavior. She also holds an MSc in Human Nutrition with DPD verification from Meredith College, and BSc cum laude in Neuroscience from Allegheny College. Laural has presented professionally at over 30 international, national, and regional scientific meetings. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles in the fields of nutrition, neuroscience, obesity, and systematic review methods. Prior to joining CNPP, she oversaw implementation of SNAP-Ed programming that translates key messages from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans into curricula reaching low-income audiences at all life stages in North Carolina. Since joining CNPP in 2016, Laural has worked with Technical Expert Collaboratives of the USDA-HHS Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months Project to lead systematic reviews that examined diet and health outcomes the complementary feeding period. For the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Laural led the Dietary Patterns Subcommittee in conducting systematic reviews that examined dietary patterns consumption and health outcomes across life stages. Currently, she serves on the USDA Leadership Council for the Women in Agriculture. Laural has served as the Communications Chair for the Penn State Nutrition and Dietetics Alumni Society board for the past three years.
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