Stephanie S. Hodges, MS, MPH, RDN
Author
Stephanie Hodges (MS, MPH, RDN) is a public health dietitian and food policy professional with over a decade of experience working to increase access to healthy food through food systems, public health nutrition programs, and policy change. She is the founder and owner of The Nourished Principles, a public health and nutrition consulting firm where she works with clients to implement strong public health nutrition programs and policies, write and implement grants, strengthen nutrition and wellness within school districts, and engage and inform consumers on nutrition, and public health topics. Prior to founding her business, she worked in state government overseeing multi-million-dollar demonstration grants from USDA and working with non-profit organizations and school districts to implement and enhance federal nutrition assistance programs to advance nutrition equity. She has been quoted in national nutrition and health media outlets including Healthline and the Huffington Post and appears regularly on podcasts and local news segments to share public health and nutrition information. Stephanie earned a Master of Science in Food Policy & Applied Nutrition and a Master of Public Health from Tufts University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise from Virginia Tech and she completed her Dietetic Internship at the Medical University of South Carolina.