Presidential priorities include advancing nutrition through a transdisciplinary lens, global collaboration, and advocacy.
Rockville, MD – June 18, 2025 – The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) welcomes Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, as President for the 2025-2026 year, as well as new members of the ASN Board of Directors. Dr. Moustaïd-Moussa’s term began June 18, 2025. She succeeds Sarah L. Booth, PhD who continues to serve on the Board of Directors as Past President.
Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA
2025-2026 ASN President
Texas Tech University
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Moustaïd-Moussa as the 2025-2026 ASN President,” said John Courtney, PhD, ASN’s Chief Executive Officer. “Her proven leadership and passion for nutrition will help drive innovation and meaningful progress for both our society and the field.”
Dr. Moustaïd-Moussa is a native of Morocco. She received her doctorate from the University of Paris and postdoctoral training at Harvard School of Public Health. She joined the faculty at The University of Tennessee (UT) in 1993 and was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2003. She held appointments at UT Knoxville and UT Institute of Agriculture in the departments of Nutrition, Animal Science and Family & Consumer Sciences and as co-director of the UT Obesity Research Center. She was recruited to TTU in fall 2012 as a Senior Strategic Hire in Nutrition and Obesity. She founded in 2013 The Obesity Research Cluster, which was later approved by the TTU System Board of Regents in 2019, as the Obesity Research Institute (ORI). In 2024, she was appointed as Inaugural Executive Director for the TTU system wide Institute for One Health Innovation, jointly established by Texas Tech university and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. She is currently Horn Distinguished Professor in the Nutritional Sciences department at TTU, with her academic appointment and research program transitioning to the TTU School of Veterinary Medicine in fall 2025.
“I am very humbled and deeply honored to serve as ASN president at such an important time for nutrition science, as our field plays an increasingly critical role in shaping global health,” said Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa. “I look forward to inclusively guiding our community forward and building on the incredible progress led by Sarah Booth. Her leadership has strengthened our Society and its partnerships with federal and private agencies, and I look forward to continuing that momentum in collaboration with our dedicated members.”
Dr. Moustaïd-Moussa discussed her presidential priorities with ASN members at the Society’s flagship annual meeting, NUTRITION 2025, in Orlando earlier this month. Her agenda focuses on broadening the scope of nutrition through the transdisciplinary paradigm/lens of One Health; expanding and strengthening ASN’s global partnerships and collaborations with relevant agencies to advance nutrition science; organizing regional conferences and workshops on specific fundamental topics related to nutrition; and expanding ASN’s leadership role in advocacy, policy, and education in the US and globally to support its members. These plans will help advance the Society’s strategic plan leading up to its 100th anniversary in 2028 and support its mission to advance the science, education, and practice of nutrition. Learn more at nutrition.org/businessmeeting.
2025 Leadership Transition
President
Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, Texas Tech University
Past President
Sarah L. Booth, PhD, Tufts University
Vice President
Keith West, DrPH, MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Vice President-Elect
Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD, FASN, Purdue University
Treasurer
Robert Bertolo, PhD, University of Newfoundland
Director at Large, Global Nutrition
Daniel J. Hoffman, PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Director at Large, Medical Clinical Nutrition
Carine M. Lenders, MD, MS, ScD, Boston University
Director at Large, Nutrition Population Science
Carolyn Gunther, PhD, RDN, FASN, The Ohio State University
Ex Officio Members
NBPNS Representative
Ruba Abdelhadi, MD, CPNS, Children’s Mercy Hospital
Early Career Nutrition Representative
Ashley Toney, PhD, RDN, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
Sustaining Partner Roundtable Chair
Eric Ciappio, PhD, Balchem
Association of Nutrition Departments and Programs (ANDP) Representative
Diane Stadler, MS, PhD, RD, Oregon Health & Science University
New Members of Nominating Committee
Amanda J. MacFarlane, PhD, Health Canada
Richard Mattes, MPH, PhD, RD, Purdue University
ASN elects new leadership positions every year. Candidates include the most highly respected professors, researchers, and clinicians, with rich backgrounds in generating new nutrition knowledge, community engagement, public policy advocacy, and academic leadership across a broad spectrum of nutritional science areas.
