Karen Wetherall, MS, RD, LDN
Karen Wetherall is the Dietetic Internship Director at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and was the Sports Nutritionist for the Lady Vols for 10 years (1995-2005). She has also been the Wellness Coach for the Senior Executive MBA Program. Karen maintains a private practice in Knoxville and works with clients with eating disorders and weight issues. Karen is the nutritionist working with Focus Moonpointe’s Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Knoxville.
Karen received her Bachlor's of Science from Marymount College of Fordham University, (Tarrytown, NY) and her Master's of Science in Nutrition Education from Boston University.
Prior to her work in Knoxville, Karen was the Director for the Nutrition Program for the Cardiac Rehab and Lipid Clinics at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She also taught Nutrition at Harvard Medical School.
Karen is an active member of EDCT and is the Regional Coordinator for EDCT-Knoxville. She coordinates professional and community education programs, and has provided hundreds of programs on body image and prevention and treatment of eating disorders to professionals, college, high school and middle school students. In 2009, Karen was awarded EDCT’s Visionary Award.
Karen was the 2009-2010 president of the Knoxville District Dietetic Association (KDDA) and was awarded the KDDA Outstanding Dietitian award in 2009 and Outstanding Nutrition Educator in 2000. Additionally, she was awarded the Outstanding Dietitian for Tennessee from the Tennessee Dietetic Association (TDA) in 2009.
Karen received national recognition as the 2007 SCAN Excellence in Practice Award recipient. SCAN is the largest dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association, representing more than 5,000 dietitians practicing in sports, cardiovascular disease, wellness and eating disorders.
Karen is married and has three step-daughters and three grandchildren. She stays fit through outdoor activities, eating lots of fruits and veggies, cooking healthy food and enjoying friends and family.