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Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Science
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Nutrition Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1714 9th Avenue South
358A Learning Resource Center
Birmingham, AL 35294-1270
Phone: (205) 934-7474
Fax: (205) 996-2072
E-mail: bkitchin@uab.edu
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Beth Kitchin earned her undergraduate degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and her master’s degree in human nutrition and foods from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. She is presently working on her Ph.D. in Health Education and Promotion in UAB’s School of Public Health.
Beth is presently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics teaching several undergraduate courses and directing the activities of the EatRight Information Hotline and the Tone Your Bones Hotline. She has been the patient educator in UAB’s Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic since 1997. Together with Don Lein, M.S., P.T., she has developed the popular Tone Your Bones osteoporosis education class, the Tone Your Bones Osteoporosis Nutrition and Exercise program, and the weekly Tone Your Bones exercise class. Beth was awarded the Outstanding UAB Woman Staff Member Award in 2001.
Beth can be seen weekly on Birmingham’s Fox 6 morning program Good Day Alabama. She is also a popular actress on the local Birmingham theatrical scene.
Research Interest
Interpersonal communication and patient education, Mass Communication and Health Behavior
Courses Taught
- Nutrition 222: Nutrition and Health
- Nutrition 220: Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
- Beth is currently developing a course in Medical Journalism with Dr. Hugh Merrill from the UAB Department of Communication Studies
Representative Publications
Peel C, Lein D, Kitchin B, Morgan S. "Tone Your Bones": a model for health education for older adults. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2001;15:23-28.
Kitchin B, Morgan S. Nutritional Considerations in Osteoporosis. Current Opin Rheumatol. 2003; 15: 476-480.