Kristen Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a Registered Dietitian specializing in gastrointestinal nutrition, intestinal failure and home nutrition support. She received her bachelor’s degree in Dietetics at Bowling Green State University and her Master’s degree and internship in Human Nutrition at Arizona State University. She completed her PhD in Human Nutrition at The Ohio State University where she studied the impact of dietary interventions for disease prevention. Kristen has spent most of her clinical years working with intestinal failure patients and specializing in intestinal rehabilitation and home parenteral nutrition. She is an active member in The Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and is the coauthor of the iThrive program, which is a nutritional guide for consumers with intestinal dysmotility. Kristen has spoken nationally on the management of acid/base imbalances in clinical practice, improving nutrition support education for physicians and the management of intestinal failure patients. In addition to these presentations, she has published several articles and book chapters dedicated to the clinical management of intestinal failure.