Each USC Athletics sports team is assigned a registered dietitian specializing in nutrition for college athletes. The registered dietician team specializes in elite-level performance nutrition care to all 21 collegiate sports teams at the University of Southern California that results in improved athletic performance, decreased risk of injury, and preparedness for life after sport.
All USC registered dietitians in Athletic Medicine hold bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutrition; are recognized through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; and have specialized knowledge in sport-performance nutrition.
We meet athletes where they are
Your goals are where we take our cues
All foods fit
It’s not about exclusion, it’s about your needs for your body.
Fuel for now and life after sport
Because your body is yours forever, not just in college
Meet the Sports Dietician Team
Services for Student-Athletes
- Nutrition counseling on a 1-on-1 basis: includes optimal nutrition for exercise training (match nutrition to training phases and goals), competition, recovery from exercise, weight management, hydration, immunity, disordered eating, and travel
- Body composition testing and monitoring using BodPod technology
- Assists in planning and preparing pre and post-competition and training meals, snacks, and supplements, both at home and on the road for assigned sports
- Conducts team USG hydration testing and provide individual hydration protocols
- Coordinates nutritional care such as injury prevention and return to play injury strategies as a member of multidisciplinary sports medical team
- Addresses nutritional challenges to performance, such as food allergies, bone mineral disturbances, gastrointestinal disturbances, iron depletion, and iron-deficiency anemia
- Provides education in food selection (grocery store tours, food storage) and food preparation (demo cooking classes)
- Evaluates nutritional supplements, including herbal supplements, for legality, safety, quality, and efficacy; monitors use of appropriate supplementation
- Fueling station access in all sport facilities
- Collaboration between Little Galen Dining Hall hospitality staff to ensure performance-friendly menus.