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Guest Bio: Tonia Reinhard, Director of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Wayne State University

Tonia Reinhard is the Director of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics and a Senior Lecturer at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is also the Course Director for Clinical Nutrition at the School of Medicine at Wayne State and Adjunct Faculty in nutrition at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, and she is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Tonia has served on the Governor’s Expert Committee on Childhood Obesity and is a past President of the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Tonia has worked as a clinical dietitian and done outpatient counseling in hospital and physicians’ offices. Her previous positions include Manager of Clinical Nutrition at Crittenton Hospital and Director of the MSU Expanded Nutrition Education Program in Macomb.

Tonia has authored several publications ranging from technical papers to articles for dietitians, various health care practitioners, and consumers, as well as five books. In addition to publications, Tonia presented lectures to many diverse groups including dietitians, nurses, teachers, physical therapists, medical students, dental students, industry trade groups and community groups from Virginia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The topics have included nutrition care process, nutrition and disease, nutrition in childhood, vitamins and health, and gastrointestinal disease and nutrition. Tonia resides in Washington, MI.