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Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, LDN is a Clinical Associate Professor and Dietetics Internship Director at

Boston University's Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She teaches both

graduate and undergraduate nutrition courses. She received her MS from Boston University. Joan is

currently taking classes toward her PhD in educational technology.



Joan is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the Massachusetts Dietetic Association

(MDA). She has been a presenter and Presiding Officer at both the ADA Annual Meeting and the

MDA Annual Convention and is a guest lecturer at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental

Medicine. She was previously named MDA's "Young Dietitian of the Year" and is the past Director

of Education and Nominating Committee Chairperson for the MDA. She currently serves on the

MDA board. Joan has received the Whitney Powers Excellence in Teaching award from Boston

University and the Annie Galbraith Outstanding Dietitian award from the Massachusetts Dietetic

Association.



In addition to teaching and writing, Joan has a private practice specializing in weight management

and lifestyle changes. Joan is often asked to translate complex nutritional issues in popular terms. As

an ADA National Spokesperson she conducts over 100 media interviews annually, and is a nutrition

contributor of articles to a variety of magazines.