Deb Kennedy

About Deb Kennedy

Teaching engaging, patient centered, behavior change is what I excel at. As a public…

Experience

1. Director of Culinary Medicine

   Rouxbe Online Culinary School

   Aug 2023 — Present

   Dr. Deborah Kennedy, PhD, and chef, brings nutrition science and the culinary arts together to heal people, communities, and our planet, one delicious bite at a time while honoring each individual’s food-story and palate.As the CEO of The Food Coach Academy™, Build Healthy Kids® and Culinary Rehab®; Director of Culinary Medicine at Rouxbe; Adjunct Professor at the University of New England, and consultant in Food is Medicine, Dr. Kennedy (or Dr. Deb as she prefers) is at the forefront of integrating food and health by focusing on flavor. She has published five books in the Culinary Medicine Textbook series, collaborating with a dozen chefs and over 40 nutrition experts from the United States, Canada, and Europe. Together with the international expert panel, Dr. Deb has developed culinary competencies for nutrition recommendations and various diseases. She has built culinary medicine courses for institutions such as The New England Culinary Institute and DHMC Weight and Wellness Center. She also created a fully online Culinary Medicine - The Food Coach Academy certificate program.Dr. Deb holds a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from Tufts University. Her lifelong passion for food began at age 4, learning to cook in her parents\' kitchen. Notably, she was the first Chair of Best Practices with the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative and serves as a subject matter expert in Food is Medicine for large companies. She knows academically and personally that food can heal and prevent disease. Her mission is to help individuals, communities, businesses, and the healthcare sector to support culinary skill building in order to strengthen individuals in their capacity to heal. In today\'s world, many people are paralyzed with confusion and need clarification about what to eat. Her mission is to help people discover that they can choose to walk on a path toward health by focusing on just one delicious bite at a time.

Education

• Tufts University

  PhD

  1990 — 2003

• The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

• Manhattanville College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)