A three-day virtual event catered to nutrition and healthcare professionals and students to positively impact the diverse communities we all serve.
Improve Your Knowledge and Skills Working a Nutrition Professional Working in Communities of Color
The Diversify Dietetics Annual Summit is back on April 9-11, 2025!
Our Summit goes beyond the WHY and focuses on the HOW of nutrition topics. From building an entrepreneurial business, exploring new nutritional science, translating food trends, to supporting food insecurity, you'll walk away with strategies to provide equitable care for clients, patient and communities of color.
The Diversify Dietetics Community is full of inspiring nutrition professionals who are committed to incorporating cultural humility into their practice and sharing those skills with you. This summit will take a deep dive into topics related to working in different communities of color.
The summit includes sessions, workshops, and panels across various practice areas, with the most diverse set of food and nutrition professionals at any conference. Attendees will receive 21.5 CEUs.
You’ll be free to learn and explore in a supportive, safe, and inspirational virtual setting. By the end of three days you will feel inspired and more confident in incorporating cultural humility into your practice. Our events are truly like no others in the dietetics community!
A bonus: Proceeds from this event support the programming we provide to the DD Community!
What's Included in Our Summit
- Sessions led by RDs of color who are accomplished experts in their field
- Content designed to provide strategies for action and impact
- Live Q&A sessions with our speakers
- Live workshop & panel sessions
- Access to all summit recordings for one full year
- Opportunities to network and engage with fellow RDs of color
- Chance to win giveaways each day
- 21.5 CEUs pending (including ethics CEU!)
Summit Speakers
Enrique Necahual Moreno, MS
Combating White Supremacy within the Field of Dietetics: A Model Shown to Create Culturally Sensitive Future Professionals
Danielle Sanders, MPH, RDN, LD, CHES
Tradition Meets Nutrition: Culturally Relevant Recipes in the Teaching Kitchen
Culturally Inclusive Nutrition Therapy for IBD: Managing Symptoms While Honoring Tradition and Culture
Blooms & Brews: Integrating Nature's Medicine into Dietetic Practice
Bettina J. Applewhite MS, RDN, LDN, SNS
Representation Matters: Advocating for Culturally Relevant School Meals for Students of Color
Kitchen Conversations: Addressing the Nutritional Concerns as a University Dietitian
Joyce Faraj-Ardura PhD, MS, RDN, LDN
Motivational Interviewing Meets Cultural Humility: A Pathway to Inclusive and Patient-Centered Nutrition Counseling
Nourishing the Nourishers: Building Rest and Resilience in Your Career
Natasha Eziquiel-Shriro, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES
Empowering Women of Color with PCOS: Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Nutrition and Lifestyle for Hormonal Balance
co-presenter
Examining the Food Access Environment of Senior Center Participants: A Socioecological Perspective Using Photovoice in an Urban Environment
co-presenter
Examining the Food Access Environment of Senior Center Participants: A Socioecological Perspective Using Photovoice in an Urban Environment
Navigating the Nutritional Maze: Challenges and Solutions for Cultivating Healthy Eating Habits in Our Youth
Stephanie Mendez, RDN, RYT, CPT
The Power of Culture in Gut Health: Centering Mexican-American Foods in Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBIs)
Jerlyn Jones MS, MPA, RD LD, CLT
Empowered Transitions: Supporting Women of Color with Nutrition Through Perimenopause and Beyond
co-presenter
Tackling Food Insecurity Through a Small Scale, Localized Lens
Workshop: Think Bigger: A Mindset Reset for Dietitians
Venus S. Kalami, MNSP, RD, CSP
Bringing Weight Inclusivity & Non-Scale Successes to Pediatric Nutrition
co-presenter
Exploration of sustainability practices at a reduced waste eco-village: Living off the grid in Ghana
co-presenter
Exploration of sustainability practices at a reduced waste eco-village: Living off the grid in Ghana
Summit Panelists
Empowering a Diversified Health Workforce: Insights from the NextGen Scientist Program
Moderator
Panelist
Revolutionizing Health Management with AI-Driven Integrative Care
Redefining Dietetics: Continuing to Advance Equity and Strengthen Our Communities
Deanna Belleny Lewis, MPH, RDN
Panelist
Vivien M. Morris, MSN,MPH,LDN, Honorary Doctorate of Public Health
Panelist
Panelist
Caree J. Cotwright, PhD, RDN, LD
Panelist
Panelist
Registration
All summit registrants will receive access to all summit session recordings through April 30, 2026.
Diversify Dietetics Student and Professional Members- register via Circle.
Want to join our membership? You can do that here to receive member rates on this event and so much more!
Early-Bird Registration
Early Bird Registration no longer available.
Members- Register in Circle
Student Members $37
DD Members $157
Not-Yet-Members
$207
Regular Registration
Regular Registration is now closed.
Member Pricing- Register in Circle
Student Members $37
DD Members $197
Not-Yet-Members
$247
Sponsor a DD Student Member's Registration!
Want to help a student from the DD community attend our summit?
You can contribute to a student ticked by donating here. Donations are tax-deductible.
FAQs
Is my ticket refundable?
Tickets are nonrefundable. All registrants have access to Summit recordings for up to 12 months after the events.
I'm a DD Member how can I get my member discount?
DD Members can find information on how to purchase their discounted ticket via Circle. If you are unsure how to access the platform, email membership@diversifydietetics.org.
Will the sessions be recorded?
Yes! All sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for up to 12 months after the summit.
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