Monique Richard, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, IFNCP, RYT-200

Expertise

Integrative and functional nutrition, yoga, herbs, functional foods, farmers market nutrition, culinary medicine, food insecurity, diabetes, gut health, global health, international nutrition, nutrition communications

About

Monique Richard is an award-winning registered and licensed dietitian-nutritionist (RDN, LDN) and nationally recognized nutrition expert who brings a deeply integrative, person-centered lens to nutrition and lifestyle medicine. She is the owner of Nutrition-In-Sight, a private practice providing personalized nutrition counseling, media communications, and consulting.

Monique holds a master of science (MS) in clinical nutrition with a minor in psychology, is an Integrative and functional nutrition certified practitioner (IFNCP), and a registered yoga teacher (RYT), offering a uniquely holistic approach to health and healing.

Monique serves as faculty at the University of Western States (UWS), where she teaches a class on success and sustainability in private practice to doctoral students in UWS’s doctor of clinical nutrition (DCN) program. She has worked in outpatient primary care settings serving individuals and families across the lifespan and health spectrum and is a sought-after writer, speaker, and media contributor. She is a former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and completed a fellowship with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation developing a first-ever advanced training program in integrative and functional nutrition.

Her passion for food security, sustainability, sharing food stories, and preserving cultural heritage have led to professional contributions that have included international teaching, public health outreach, and academic presentations in Haiti, Egypt, China, India, Italy, and Israel. She has held numerous leadership roles in a variety of professional, nonprofit and public health organizations.

Serving as a past president of the International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAAND), Monique continues to lead and advocate across clinical, academic, and media spaces, striving to make evidence-based, practice-informed nutrition accessible, engaging, and actionable for all.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nutrition and Dietetics, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Nutrition, East Tennessee State University
Internship, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

Certifications

Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist (RDN)
Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist (LDN)
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP)

Awards

Excellence in Practice, Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2025
Excellence in Service, Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023
IAAND Service Award, International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAAND), 2022
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year, International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAAND), 2021
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year, Tri-Cities Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (TCAND), 2021
Reader's Choice Winner for Best Dietitian and Best Nutritionist, Johnson City Press, 2019
Emerging Dietetic Leader, Tennessee Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (TAND), 2019
Emerging Dietetic Leader, Tri-Cities Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (TCAND), 2018
Today's Dietitian Top 10 Dietitians Making a Difference, Today's Dietitian Magazine, (2018

Professional Organizations

Fellow, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2018–Present
Advisory Committee Member, College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Sciences at East Tennessee State University, 2016–Present
Chair, Past-Chair, Member Services Chair, Mind-Body Co-Chair, Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM) Dietetic Practice Group with The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2010–Present
Vice President, A Place of Healing: An Eating Disorder Resource Center
Member, Kappa Omicron Nu, 2009–Present
Member, National Society of Leadership and Success, 2009-Present
Member, Phi Kappa Phi, 2009–Present
Member, Gamma Beta Phi, 2007–Present
Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2007–Present
Member, Sigma Alpha Lambda, 2007–Present
Member, Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, 2007–Present
Nominating Committee, Commission on Dietetic Registration, 2022–2025
National Media Spokesperson, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2022–2023
Member, College of Clinical and Rehabilitate Sciences at East Tennessee State University, 2016–2021
Past President, President-Elect, Student Outreach Chair, International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IANND), 2009–2020
Mission Member, Inaugural RDN, Azil Foundation, 2015
Board of Directors, Plant Based Prevention of Disease, 2014
Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, 2008–2010
Member, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital “Live It” Program