Dr. Alison Steiber is a registered dietitian nutritionist and chief science officer at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She also served on the Academy's Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education (now the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics). Dr. Steiber completed her dietetic internship and received her master's in dietetics at the University of Kansas Medical Center and her doctorate in human nutrition from Michigan State University.