Sherri Nordstrom Stastny, PhD, RD, CSSD, LRD, is a professor in the
Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences at North Dakota State
University. She has been a full-time member of the Nutrition Science faculty at
NDSU and has developed and led classes and labs in food science, sports
nutrition, and all aspects of foodservice management for over two decades. Dr.
Stastny is a gerontologist with a focus on nutrition as it relates to healthy
aging in the Healthy Aging and Human Performance Labs on campus, and has
published dozens of peer-reviewed articles. Recent studies have focused on
lifestyle choices among middle-aged adults and tactics to motivate change. Whenever practical, whole foods are emphasized over supplements.
