Natalie Christensen is Idaho State Athletics’ Sports Dietitian. She has been at Idaho State University for almost 10 years, which also includes her time here earning her masters of Science in Nutrition. Christensen is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Â
Natalie began building the Sports Nutrition Program for athletics at Idaho State in January 2015. She works with every athletics program to support fueling for performance and wellness. Christensen holds educational team talks, one-on-one nutrition counseling sessions, cooking classes, and grocery store tours to empower our athletes with nutrition information. Natalie also manages the Bengal Athlete Nutrition Station, which serves as a space to fuel and nourish our athletes around exercise. Â
Natalie, a Pocatello native, was a track and field athlete during her undergraduate time at Idaho State University and has been able to leverage this experience to reach our athletes in meaningful ways. Outside of work, Natalie and her husband spend all of their extra time experiencing life with their five amazing children.Â
Natalie loves to work at Idaho State due to her wonderful colleagues and the amazing leadership. She loves how everyone can work together to create an atmosphere that encourages excellence which makes her feel valued and respected. Overall, she loves empowering athletes with nutrition information that will help them establish lifelong positive food and body. To put into short words, she very much loves Idaho State University!Â
