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

Introduction to Culinary Science
Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics
Experimental Foods
Food Safety and Sanitation
Food Fundamentals
Foodservice Operations
Foodservice Management
Foodservice Experience
Nutrition Practicum
Professional Practice
Bariatric Nutrition
Teaching Nutrition
Principles of Nutrition Education

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:

Krick, H. M., Sherman, R., & Deutsch, J. (2025). Food product design. In M. Elias (Ed.), Oxford bibliographies in food studies. Oxford University Press.

Krick, H., Deutsch, J., Milliron, B. J., Sharma, C., & Sherman, R. (2025). Functional popsicles: A sensory evaluation and product optimization study [Conference session]. 16th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium: Connecting Sense and Minds, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

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., Tran, D. L., Kumar, R., & Sharma, C. (n.d.). Unlocking value from waste: Nutritional and sensory qualities of upcycled foods. In J. Deutsch & S. Grasso (Eds.), From polarization to upcycling: Food technology for people, planet and economy. (Forthcoming).

Krick H. (2025, March 28). CSOWM and BCBC. In K. Gill (Chair), What’s that credential? Professional panel [Panel presentation] Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference 2025, Malvern, PA, United States.

Krick, H., Deutsch, J., Milliron, B. J., Sharma, C., & Sherman, R. (2023, April 20). Functional popsicles: A sensory evaluation and product optimization study [Conference session]. Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference. Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Krick, H. (2023, April 27). Sensory and consumer sciences research and nutrition [Webinar presentation]. Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, United States.

Krick, H., Sherman, R., Milliron, B. J., & Deutsch, J. (2023). Nausea relief popsicles: Functional popsicles for hospital patients [Conference session]. FoodCiti Our Food, Our Environment Conference. University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England.