Leanne Barry DCN, MSACN, MBA, MPH

About: 

Dr. Leanne Barry has been an adjunct faculty member at several universities for over eight years and has taught a variety of courses in the field of health and wellness, public health and nutrition.

Leanne also currently works at Tufts Health Plan in the Department of Population Health and Wellness Programs (Watertown, MA).  She leads a team with a focus on worksite wellness, population health, managing disease management programs, and health promotion and disease prevention.  Leanne’s prior places of employment include the Healthy Community Coalition (Farmington, ME) and the Women, Infants, and Children Program (Auburn, ME).

Dr. Barry lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts.  Ipswich is a coastal town just north of the great city of Boston.  Outside of work and school Leanne enjoys running, cooking, reading, and spending time with family, especially her 7-year-old nephew.

Education:

• Doctor of Clinical Nutrition (2020), Maryland University of Integrative Health
• Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition (2017), New York Chiropractic College
• Master of Business Administration (2015), St. Joseph’s College
• Master of Public Health (2012), University of New England
• Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (2010), University of Southern Maine
• Associate of Science in Dietetic Technology (1999), Southern Maine Community College

Classes Teaching:

Dr.  Barry teaches Nutrition Across the Lifecycle 1:  Adolescence, Adulthood, and Older Age and Virtual Health Care Clinic.

Publications:

• “A Multi-Faceted Approach to Weight Loss: A Case Report” (Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, 2020)

Professional Associations:

• American Public Health Association
• Massachusetts Public Health Association
• Society of Public Health Education
• Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
• American Nutrition Association
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics