Education
PhD Florida International University, 2008
MS University of Miami (Florida), 1996
RDN Commission on Dietetic Registration, 1992
Contact
206-685-0676
clharris@uw.edu
Seattle, WA 98195
Bio
Cristen Harris joined the Core Faculty of the Nutritional Sciences Program (NSP), Department of Epidemiology in 2019. She has decades of experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist and clinical exercise physiologist, and is certified as a sports dietitian. Cristen’s career path has wound through varied settings including clinical care, fitness and rehabilitation, community health, private practice, higher education, and research. Prior to joining the NSP faculty, she was an Associate Professor and the Director of the accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics at Bastyr University.
In 2014 Cristen was identified as a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in recognition of her professional achievements, valuable service to the profession and the public, and pursuit of lifelong learning. She is passionate about whole-person health and wellness, and strives to ignite this passion within her students.
Research Areas
Research Interests
Cristen Harris’ special interests are in the areas of disordered eating behaviors, sports/performance nutrition, inclusive and holistic healthcare, food acquisition strategies and nutritional needs of homeless youth, child feeding practices, and the relationship between eating competence and overall health.
Recent Publications (PubMed)
(2024 Jul 22)
J Nutr Educ Behav
Squires ND, Goode M, Pye A, Papini NM, Lopez NV, Harris C, Dillon JD, Laing EM, Lee S, Clifford D
(2023 Dec)
Eat Behav 51(): 101797
Harris CL, Benjamin K, Miao Z, Fantuzzi J, Averill M
(2023 Aug)
Neurogastroenterol Motil 35(8): e14584
Evans KM, Averill MM, Harris CL
(2023 Feb)
J Nutr Educ Behav 55(2): 158-159
Lohse B, Harris C
(2022 Dec 1)
Appetite 179(): 106300
Harris CL, Haack S, Miao Z
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