Ryan Fiddler, who has extensive experience in teaching nutrition-based classes, is joining U of A's human nutrition and dietetics program as a teaching associate professor.

The human nutrition and dietetics program is in the School of Human Environmental Sciences, which is part of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

"I am very excited to have Dr. Fiddler join the faculty," says Donna L. Graham, director of HESC. "His training in human performance and nutrition, extensive teaching experience and dedication to mentorship will significantly improve the support and resources available to our students."

Fiddler has been a senior lecturer in the Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences Department at Clemson University since January 2023. Before that, he was an assistant professor (2015-19) and then associate professor (2020-22) in the Kinesiology Department at the State University of New York at Cortland. He began his career as assistant professor at Texas A&M University at Kingsville from 2013-15, also in kinesiology.

Fiddler earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 2001. He earned his master's degree in nutritional sciences (2009) and Ph.D. in health and human performance (2013), both from Oklahoma State University.

In the School of Human Environmental Sciences, Fiddler is teaching in-person and online undergraduate courses in nutritional sciences such as sports nutrition, lifecycle nutrition and fundamentals of nutrition. He will also advise students, mentor honors students, participate in student organizational activities, curriculum and assessment activities and scholarly activities aligned with teaching responsibilities.

"I personally believe in the importance of exercise and proper nutrition, and teaching allows me to express those beliefs," Fiddler says. "Understanding the concepts of nutrition and exercise science enables people to make better decisions about their own health and prepares them for a multitude of professional opportunities."

Fiddler taught seven different classes at Clemson, including Nutrition and Physical Activity, Nutritional Pathophysiology, Community Nutrition, Professional Development in Nutrition and Nutrition Across the Lifecycle.

At SUNY-Cortland, classes taught included Nutrition and Sport Performance, Exercise Physiology, Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment and Programming, and Principles of Strength and Conditioning.

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