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Allison has been practicing as a registered dietitian, diabetes educator, and faculty member in the New York Metropolitan Area for over two decades. She graduated from Emory University and subsequently earned her graduate degree in clinical nutrition at New York University. After receiving her master's degree, she completed her dietetic internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center and initially worked as a clinical dietitian specializing in HIV/AIDS, before accepting a full-time faculty position in the Nutrition Program at Hunter, where she served as the DI Director and taught several nutrition courses. Allison joined the staff at the White Plains Hospital Diabetes Education and Treatment Center in 2008, where she provided individual and group nutrition counseling and diabetes self-management education. In addition, she spearheaded several culturally sensitive community outreach programs aimed at the screening, prevention, and treatment of diabetes in the White Plains area while helping to maintain the center’s American Diabetes Association Education Recognition status. Allison has most recently served as the Director of ProHEALTH Care’s Nutrition and Diabetes Education Center with a focus on patient-centered counseling in the management of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular and renal disease, gastrointestinal conditions, weight management, and women's health. As a faculty member at Hunter, her goal is to support and educate the next generation of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) to optimize the health of patients and communities with warmth, sensitivity, and expertise in the field of nutrition and dietetics.