Erika Ireland is a Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist (RDN), Certified Diabetes Educator
(CDE), and an academic university level professor; with over 20 years of academic
and professional service to the dietetics and nutrition industry.
She holds a deep knowledge of education, clinical dietetics, research, and current
trends tied to public health, policy and administration.
Other areas of expertise include course development, hybrid learning implementation,
program accreditation and student outcomes.
In March 2017, she was nominated and awarded national level recognition status, jointly
from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and the Nutrition and Dietetics
Educators and Preceptors (NDEP), as an "Outstanding Educator - Western Region" from
nominees in eight states (AK, CA, MT, OR, WY, ID, HI, WA).
Since 2011, she has maintained program duties of coordinating the combined masters
and dietetic internship, graduate degree and post-baccalaureate certificate of advanced
study.
Her full teaching load has included responsibility for teaching nutrition and health,
elementary nutrition, nutrition through the lifecycle, sports nutrition and advanced
counseling courses, in addition to managing 18 affiliate organizations/preceptors
that her dietetic interns complete 1,000 supervised practice hours.
She has also served as an adjunct instructor at Fresno City College (2002-2012, 2017-current).
Additional RDN experience includes:
- United American Indian Involvement Inc.: April 2008 – August 2012
- Medtronic Diabetes: July 2007 – May 2008
- Fresno American Indian Health Center: December 2003 – December 2006
- West Fresno Elementary School District: June 2002 – December 2003
- Novartis Nutritionals: September 2001 – June 2002
- Sequoia Community Health Centers: August 2000 – September 2001
Diabetes, Human Lactation; continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and continuous
glucose monitoring (CGM).
Publications
- Admissions practices of US-based Dietetic Internship Program Directors: A mixed-methods
study. Fresno State (2024)
- Authentic leadership in diabetes care: Strengthening skills, enhancing patient care,
and nurturing the pipeline. Cutting Edge Nutrition and Diabetes Care, 2 (1), 8 (2024)
