Shannon Fitzgerald, PhD, RDN
Institute of Child Nutrition
Shannon FitzGerald, PhD, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at the Institute of Child Nutrition and serves as the chair for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' School Nutrition Services Dietetic Practice Group. She was a school nutrition director in a suburban Cleveland, OH district for fourteen years, where she led innovative wellness initiatives and farm-to-school programming. Shannon is passionate about child nutrition, public health issues, food systems, and social justice, creating a healthy path for the next generation through education and advocacy.
At the Institute of Child Nutrition, Shannon provides expert technical assistance and intellectual leadership for federal child nutrition programs nationwide while mentoring graduate-level dietetic interns and building university partnerships. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University, a Master's Degree in Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, and recently completed her PhD in Health Promotion at the University of Mississippi. Shannon serves as a Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) fellow and advocates for linkages among agriculture, climate, nutrition, and health through strategic partnerships.
