Dr. Ruth Rasmussen is an Assistant Professor for Liberty University’s School of Health Sciences. She attained her Master of Arts in Dietetics (’12), Master of Science in Nutritional Science (’13), and PhD in Nutritional Sciences (’22) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She worked for 7 years as an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation dietitian and educator within Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. Her research focuses on nutritional intake and healthy food access of children and cardiovascular health among intensive and traditional outpatient cardiac rehabilitation patients in Oklahoma.