Research Discipline/Bio
Elizabeth is a PhD Candidate in the Behavioral Nutrition Program, Department of Health Studies and Educational Psychology. Her research interests include intergenerational trauma and eating behavior, trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, autoethnography, and qualitative research. She is a registered dietitian (since 2003) with more than fifteen years of teaching experience as an adjunct professor at various institutions including Hunter College’s School of Urban Public Health (undergraduate program in nutrition and food studies), American University (graduate program in health studies), Montclair State University (undergraduate program in health and nutrition sciences), and Saint Peter’s University (undergraduate and accelerated program in nursing). Currently providing individualized nutrition counseling services for a private telehealth practice based in New Jersey.
Educational Background
Master of Science, Clinical Nutrition, New York University, 2003.
Master of Science, Journalism, Northwestern University, 1994.
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1992.
Honors/Awards
Graduate Writing Fellow, Teachers College, 2022-2023.
Chair, Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals, Dietetic Practice Group, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2014-2015.
Publications/Exhibitions
Eilender, E. (2025). Fighting at Papaya King: Hot dogs, the Holocaust, and intergenerational trauma. Journal of Autoethnography, 6(2), 167-174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2025.6.2.167
Eilender, E. (2025, July). Examining the use of autoethnography in nutrition and dietetics: What I learned from a pilot database search of the literature [poster presentation]. 2025 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) International Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eilender, E. (2025, February/March). Growing up with Holocaust survivors: Strategies for managing varied and complex data collection for an autoethnography on eating behavior [online video presentation]. 2025 International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative. www.iaani.org.
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Last Updated: Jul 7, 2025