Alicia Sinclair has been in the fields of health education
and nutrition for over a decade. She is a health educator with specialties in
overweight and obesity as well as nutrition education. Her clinical experience
includes work at St. Luke’s Obesity Research Center in New York City. There,
she treated patients with binge eating disorder. As a consultant, she has
worked with Shape Up New York, a free family fitness program where she taught
participants strategies for healthier eating. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science
in education from the University of Maine, a Master’s in counseling psychology
from New York University and a Doctorate in Health and Behavior Studies from
Columbia University. Dr. Sinclair is the co-author of The Fundamentals of
Nutrition and Health as well as Nutrition Today. She currently
teaches various health and wellness courses for the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey as well as health and nutrition courses for the City
University of New York. Alicia finds balance
through cooking, regular exercise, and spending time with her husband and
daughter.