Maternal and Newborn Nutrition Advisor
PATH
Kimberly Mansen, MSPH, RDN is a Maternal and Newborn Nutrition Advisor with PATH’s Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Development Program. She is trained as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, having experience both clinically and in the global health field. She currently focuses on improving maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, particularly in strengthening systems to improve maternal lactation support and ensure all infants receive human milk, including small and sick newborns. She helps to lead PATH’s Newborn Nutrition portfolio, consisting of implementation, research, advocacy, and technology development. Her work at PATH has spread across multiple settings, including India, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam, among others. Kimberly previously practiced as a Clinical Pediatric Dietitian at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Prior to PATH, she served as an Operations Research Field Coordinator for Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo, investigating interventions to improve food security. She received a Masters of Science in Public Health in International Nutrition from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from Pepperdine University.