Ambria Crusan, PhD, MS, RD/LD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
St. Catherine University
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Ambria is a Registered Dietitian passionate about nutrition assessment, community-based participatory research, and cardiometabolic disease management through diet and medically-tailored groceries/foods. Her current research is focused on improving access to fruits and vegetables to patients managing cardiometabolic diseases and understanding the downstream effects on markers of cardiovascular disease and serum carotenoids. Ambria is also involved in many Interprofessional Education (IPE) opportunities as she hopes to promote the field of dietetics and the role of a Registered Dietitian in these settings.

Presentation(s):

• Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum: Carotenoids and Retinoids in Focus - Whole-Body Insights and Implications

  Friday, May 30, 2025
  2:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Community-Based, Medically Tailored Grocery Interventions Promote Increased Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Improve Cardiometabolic Markers for Individuals With Hypertension

  Friday, May 30, 2025
  3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (SYM07-02-25) Factors Affecting Implementation of a Medically-Tailored Grocery Intervention for Hispanic/Latine Individuals With Hypertension

  Monday, June 2, 2025
  3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.