Practical Applications In Sports Nutrition, Third Edition

Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, CSSD-Assistant Director of Educational Services, National Institute for Fitness and Sport

Heather Hedrick Fink, MS, RD, CSSD is the Assistant Director of Educational Services within the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis. She is a Registered Dietitian, has her Master of Science in Kinesiology, is Board Certified as as specialist in sports dietetics, and is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as Health/Fitness Instructor®. Heather is also an accomplished triathlete, duathlete, and marathon runner, including qualifying and competing in the 2003 Hawaii Ironman.

Alan E. Mikesky, PhD, FACSM-Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Alan E. Mikesky, PhD, FACSM, is a professor in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Director of their Human Performance and Biomechanics Laboratory. He also has an adjunct appointment with the School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, and serves as a research associate at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis.

Lisa A. Burgoon, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN-University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Lisa Burgoon, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN is a sports dietitian and Teaching Associate in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She is a registered and licensed dietitian and is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics.  She teaches sports, wellness and clinical nutrition courses to undergraduate and graduate students in Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Food Science and Kinesiology majors and consults with Division I teams and athletes on campus and in the local community.