Allison M Acquisto (she/her)

Allison.Acquisto@jwu.edu

Biography and Expertise

A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University and A.T. Still University, Allison Acquisto DHSc, MAT, RDN, LDN has been a registered dietitian nutritionist since 1992, working in dietetics practice areas such as inpatient healthcare, long term care, and community nutrition. Allison was an intervention dietitian for The Women’s Health Initiative Study from 1994-1998. She was the owner of Cooking UP Good Nutrition from 2000-2010 providing health and wellness programs throughout the state of Rhode Island.

Since joining Johnson & Wales as an instructor in 1998, Acquisto has taught laboratory and academic courses in the College of Culinary Arts, College of Food Innovation & Technology and the College of Health & Wellness. She infuses student-centered learning with interprofessional experiences inside and outside of the classroom.

Acquisto has been the Supervised Experiential Learning Coordinator for the Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics program since 2022.

Education

Doctor of Health Science – DHSc
A.T. Still University

Master of Arts in Teaching – M.A.T.
Johnson & Wales University

Associate in Applied Science – A.A.S.
Johnson & Wales University

BS
University of Rhode Island