Dr El-Kour is a registered dietitian nutritionist, a thought leader in population health and nutrition, and is chair-elect of the Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group. A champion of systems thinking. Highly skilled at innovating frameworks to transform processes and leverage technology to maximize effectiveness and outcomes. For over 24 years, Dr. El-Kour has delivered progressive strategies integrating complex humanitarian and development programs and projects on behalf of the United Nations, international, governmental, and non-governmental agencies with a behavior change focus. Dr. El-Kour has evolved her technical specialty to address the changing health and food systems landscape, incorporating media psychology and technology to population health and humanitarian programming to drive behavior change. Dr. El-Kour holds a Ph.D. and masters degrees in psychology with concentrations in media psychology and social impact of mobile media and immersive technology from Fielding Graduate University, a combined masters and dietetic internship degree in medical nutrition therapy and policy from Tufts University, a bachelors degree in dietetics from Kansas State University, and a bachelors degree in nutrition and food technology from the University of Jordan. She has received 21 awards and honors, 7 grants and fellowships, 8 scholarships and completed more than 100 certifications.

Session(s):

• Syndemics in the New Era of Nutrition and Dietetics
  Sunday, October 9
  10:00 AM – 11:30 AM