Courtney Leucking

Dr. Courtney Leucking is an Assistant Professor at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, where she joined the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition in September 2019. Her work focuses on developing, evaluating, and translating healthy lifestyle interventions for large-scale implementation, alongside promoting evidence-based nutrition and physical activity practices.

• Education
• Ph.D. in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2019)
• M.P.H. and M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics, Saint Louis University (2009)
• B.S. in Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri at Columbia (2006)

Dr. Leucking's research interests span implementation science, behavioral nutrition, and community health interventions. She has professional affiliations with organizations such as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, and the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

• Scientific Awards
• Emerging Dietetic Leader, North Carolina Academy of Nutrition (2016)

Her prior experience includes clinical and research roles at inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, the Women, Infants, and Children program, and as a research dietitian at Washington University in St. Louis' Center for Human Nutrition, focusing on obesity and metabolism.