DI Faculty

Faculty

Karen Wetherall MS, RD, LDN
Dietetic Internship Director

Karen is a registered dietitian with over twenty years of nutrition counseling experience. She has been a faculty member in the Department of Nutrition, and the Dietetic Internship Director since 1994. She teaches several undergraduate Nutrition classes, and has been the Sports Nutritionist for the Lady Vols for the past 12 years.

Before moving to Knoxville Karen was the Director of Nutrition at the Cardiac Rehab Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Additional responsibilities included teaching Nutrition at Harvard Medical School. Karen owns her own practice where she provides nutrition counseling for clients with weight management issues and eating disorders.

Other Faculty

Preceptors

The Knoxville District Dietetic Association, KDDA, is an active group of over 100 RDs in the Knoxville/Oak Ridge area. Most of these RDs have volunteered their time and expertise to train UT Dietetic Interns.

More information on KDDA can be found at the website: www.discoveret.org/kdda.

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Contact the Dieteitc Internship Progam

Karen Wetherall
865-974-6256
kbalnick@utk.edu

330 Jessie Harris Building
1215 W. Cumberalnd Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920

Contact the Department of Nutrition

1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
229 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920

Brenda Hart
bhart57@utk.edu

Phone: (865) 974-5445
Fax: (865) 974-3491