Chanika Moses Smith

Chanika Moses Smith, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Nutrition Coordinator, Department of Human Sciences

Bio

Chanika Moses serves as the Sam Houston athletic department’s Sports Nutrition Coordinator and is a registered dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a member of the practice groups Sports and Human Performance Nutrition and Integrative and Functional Medicine. She conducts nutrition counseling, grocery shopping tours, cooking demonstrations, and develop meal plans for optimal health and performance for Sam Houston State student-athletes.

Mrs. Moses graduated from The University of Houston with a bachelor's degree in human nutrition and foods and completed the Coordinated Masters and Dietetic Internship Program with emphases in Nutrition with a minor in Health from Sam Houston State in 2004. She is also pursuing a master's degree in health informatics from Grand Canyon University.

She comes to SHSU after previously serving as a Resident Dietitian of Dining Services at Texas A&M University, where her main focus was to assist students who had food allergies and special diets.

Chanika was born and raised in Texas and currently lives in College Station. She is married to Barry Smith. The pair has 3 boys, Austen, Roman, and Jordan. She enjoys watching her sons play baseball.

Education

Sam Houston State University, Dec 2004 − Master’s of Science in Family and Consumer Science Emphasis in Nutrition, Minor - Health, Completed ADA-approved Dietetic Internship

University of Houston, May 2003 − Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Foods (ADA Certified)

Areas of Expertise

Food allergies
Health informatics
Nutrition informatics