Lisa M. Laura, J.D., R.D.N., L.D.N.

Lisa M. Laura, J.D., R.D.N., L.D.N. (she, her, hers) is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Urban Public Health and Nutrition. She completed her undergraduate work at Duke University with degrees in zoology (biology) and psychology with a concentration in neuroscience. She went on to attend law school and received her juris doctorate from the New York University School of Law.

Her personal interest in nutrition and health policy led her to become a registered dietitian.  She ran a successful private practice while teaching at La Salle as an Assistant Professor for ten years. She is now pursuing her nutrition consulting business full-time while continuing to teach as adjunct faculty in the Master’s Coordinated program.

Areas of Expertise

Community Nutrition

Nutrition Policy and Legislation

National Food and Nutrition Programs

Education

R.D.N., Coordinated Program in Dietetics, La Salle University
J.D., New York University School of Law
B.S., Duke University

Professional Credentials

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist 

Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

Teaching

Nutrition 165: Principles of Nutrition

Nutrition 200: Life Cycle Nutrition

Nutrition 300: Community Nutrition

Nutrition 340: Professional Practice

Nutrition 460: Nutrition Externship

Nutrition 610: Community Nutrition Practicum I

Nutrition 611: Community Nutrition Practicum II

Select Scholarship

Leibhart  R. and Laura L. “Heart Failure in an Obese Female.”  In E.Z. Emery (Ed.), Clinical Case Studies for the Nutrition Care Process.  Burlington, Mass.:  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011. 

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics