Natasha Hansen joined Sanford Sports as the senior sports dietitian in November 2023. Hansen comes from the University of Kansas where she had been the Director of Performance Nutrition since summer of 2018.
Prior to her time at Kansas, she was the first Director of Sports Nutrition at The University of Southern Mississippi where she established their nutrition program from the ground up. She also previously spent time working as a Sports Dietitian at Texas A&M University.
Hansen is a Registered Dietitian and a member of the following organizations:
- Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition
Hansen graduated with her Masters of Nutritional Sciences from Iowa State University in spring of 2019 and became a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) in fall of 2020. Outside of work, she enjoys snowboarding, golfing, cooking, exercising and spending time with friends and family.
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