Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development & Support
Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy holds a Ph.D. in BioPsychology from Emory University and completed postdoctoral training in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Emory University School of Medicine, where she specialized in obesity and diabetes research. In 1991, Dr. Lovejoy joined the faculty of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. While at Pennington, she was awarded the Manship Endowed Professorship in Diabetes Research, and she founded and directed the Women’s Nutrition Research Program to promote research and public education in women’s health issues related to obesity and chronic disease.
Dr. Lovejoy’s clinical research program has been funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and NASA. In 2003, Dr. Lovejoy became Dean of the School of Nutrition and Exercise Science at Bastyr University in Seattle, a private university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in natural medicine. In February, 2008, she joined Alere Wellbeing. She maintains adjunct faculty appointments at Bastyr University and University of Washington School of Public Health. Dr. Lovejoy has published over 50 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, over 15 chapters and review articles, and is a frequent speaker on obesity and nutrition at national and international conferences. She is also past president of The Obesity Society.
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