Director
Jackie McLaughlin is a former Registered Dietitian (RD) and Licensed Nutritionist (LDN) and has contributed to educational programming at Penn for greater than 20 years. She received her BA in sociology with a concentration in social work from LaSalle University and her MS in clinical nutrition from Drexel University. Her many years of professional practice focused on nutritional health issues facing women and children living in poverty. Jackie has extensive experience spanning provision of clinical services, program development and evaluation, health advocacy and nutrition policy initiatives, CBPR and bench research, and undergraduate teaching.
Prior to her role as Director of Pre-Health Programs, Jackie was Associate Director for the Master of Public Health program at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. Jackie is a current member of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions and the Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. She assures delivery of an excellent curriculum designed to meet the Pre-Health Programs students’ educational and professional goals and fosters a vibrant learning community at Penn.
In her personal time, Jackie continues to apply her professional skill set around active aging and wellness and supports the Food is Medicine national initiatives. Jackie’s lifelong avocation is painting.
