Professor of Practice, Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University
Professor Emeritus, Nutrition, Georgia State University
Dan Benardot is Professor of Practice in the Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University, following his retirement as tenured Full Professor of Nutrition, and Full Professor of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University (GSU), where he currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus. He PhD in Human Nutrition and Human Service Studies from Cornell University, is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist. He received an honorary doctorate (Doctoria Honoris Causa) from Marywood University in 2002 for his accomplishments in sports nutrition. For much of his time at GSU, Dr. Benardot was an administrator/academician, having served as Chair of the Department of Nutrition, Associate Dean for Research for the College of Health and Human Sciences, and Director of Research for the Center for Sports Medicine. From 2002 through 2017 he served as founder/director of the Laboratory for Elite Athlete Performance at GSU. He was GSU’s founding chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, chaired the university Promotion and Tenure Document committee, and chaired the university Radiation Protection Committee. He has written several books and book chapters on sports nutrition, and numerous scientific refereed publications that focus on within-day energy balance and related issues in competitive athletes. His research has been primarily funded by the United States Olympic Committee, Georgia Research Foundation, American Cancer Society,
