Heather Pate
Heather
Pate
Adjunct Faculty
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Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Campus:
- Saybrook University
- Department
- Integrative and Functional Nutrition
- Institution
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Saybrook University
- Biography
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Heather Pate is a Registered Dietitian who worked in corporate wellness for over 6 years, focusing on telephonic and online weight management using cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. She received her Ph.D. in January 2023. Heather's Ph.D. dissertation research was a mixed methods study with qualitative descriptive analysis of what non-medical residential substance use disorder treatment facilities offer for nutrition education in California. Her current area of focus is in oncology nutrition.
She lives in Emeryville, located between Oakland and Berkley, and loves all things nutrition and food-related, hiking, and yarn crafts.
- Areas of Expertise
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Area Expertise Addiction/Substance Abuse Substance Abuse and Addiction Eating Disorders/Obesity Binge Eating Obesity Clinical Nutrition Nutritional Science Health Coaching Integrative Nutrition Weight Management - Education History
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Degree Institution Year MS Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA 2019 Ph.D. Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA 2023 - Professional Memberships
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Role Organization Member Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Member American Nutrition Association - Licenses
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Registered Dietitian, California Registered Dietitian, Washington