Rachel Schichtl PhD, RDN, FAND

About:

Dr. Rachel Schichtl has been a Registered Dietitian since 2019. Dr. Schichtl’s focus is on community nutrition, food insecurity, access to healthy foods and food pantries. Dr. Schichtl has taught both online an in-person courses since 2014 for undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Schichtl also has a passion for mentoring students and has served as a mentor for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund, Diversify Dietetics and through the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Leadership Academy.

Classes Teaching:

Dr. Schichtl teaches Self-Care: Role Modeling Health Behaviors.

Education:

• University of Central Arkansas (Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition)
• University of Central Arkansas (Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship)
• Texas Tech University (Doctor of Philosophy, Family and Consumer Sciences Education)

Publications:

• “Relationship between visceral fat and health related quality of life in 5th and 6th graders in a rural public school in Arkansas” (Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, 2019)
• “Student perceptions of teamwork when the number of professions represented in a case-based interprofessional education forum is expanded: A six-year cohort study” (Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2017)
• “Multisite Randomized Study of the Energy Contents of Frequently Ordered Restaurant Meals: Comparison with Human Energy Requirements and Implications for Public Policy” (The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016)

Professional Associations:

• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
• Association of the Study of Food and Society (ASFS)