Heather M. Krick, DHSc, MS, RDN, LDN, BCBC


Title: Director of Didactic Program in Dietetics, Assistant Professor of Nutrition
Department: Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Office: Nazareth 304A
Phone: (610) 647-4400 Ext: 3764
Email: hkrick@immaculata.edu
Education:
DHSc, Doctor of Health Science, Drexel University
MS, Dietetics, University of Rhode Island
BS, Nutrition and Foods, Drexel University
Registered & Licensed (PA) Dietitian Nutritionist
Board-Certified Bariatric Counselor (BCBC)
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr, Krick is the Director of Undergraduate Nutrition and the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) at Immaculata. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with clinical expertise in clinical weight management, bariatric surgery, and nutritional counseling.
Courses Taught:
Food Fundamentals
Experimental Foods
Food Service Operations
Food Service Management
Food Service Experience
Nutrition Practicum
Research Interests:
Dr. Krick’s research interests include food product design and development, nutrition and culinary science, nutrition during cancer treatment and recovery, and weight management medication and surgery.
Selected Publications and Presentations:
Dissertation: “Functional popsicles: A sensory evaluation and product optimization study”
Deutsch, J., Kerr, L., Krick, H., Sherman, R., Milliron, B., Stott, D., Klobodu, C., Fisher, K., & DiMaria-Ghalili, R. A. (2024). Ice cream therapy: Designing a food alternative to oral liquid nutrition supplements. In Experiencing and Envisioning Food (pp. 55-62). CRC Press.
Krick, H., Deutsch, J., Milliron, B. J., Sharma, C., & Sherman, R. (2023). Functional popsicles: A sensory evaluation and product optimization study. Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Beto, J. A., & Holli, B., B. (2022). Nutrition Counseling and Education Skills: A Practical Guide (8th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. [co-editor and author of 5 chapters]
Krick, H., Sherman, R., Milliron, B.J., & Deutsch, J. (2022, May 20). Nausea relief popsicles: Functional popsicles for hospital patients. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS). Athens, GA.
Krick, H. (2019). A review on home cooking and chronic disease risk. St. Luke’s 9th Annual Weight Management Symposium. Center Valley, PA.