Maria Morgan-Bathke

Maria received a B.S. in Dietetics with a minor in Spanish from UW-Stout in May 2009. She received her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Cancer Biology from the University of Arizona in July 2013 and her MBA with an emphasis in health care management from Viterbo University in 2020. She also completed a Medical Nutrition Therapy focused dietetic internship at the Carondelet Health System in Tucson, AZ. She completed her postdoctoral research fellowship in the Endocrine Research Unit at the Mayo Clinic with Dr. Michael Jensen. Currently, she is working as an adjunct instructor in the IFN department as well as a Registered Dietitian for Nourish. She also has her own business: Dr. Maria's Nutrition and Wellness and you can follow all of her blog posts and other activities here: www.yournutritiondoc.com. Her current research focus is on obesity, insulin signaling, inflammation, hormonal influence and fat metabolism.