Kate Sweeney, Graduate Intern, Nutrition

Kate Sweeney is a graduate intern from the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Kate develops nutrition education and promotion programs in conjunction with other graduate students at the school.

Kate graduated from Tufts in 2005 with a Bachelors in Biology. She also swam for four years at Tufts and was captain her senior year. She was a collegiate swim coach for four years after graduating. She has coached at New York University, Colgate, and Tufts.

While always interested in physical activity, she became interested in nutrition after watching her athletes struggle with eating the best foods for their performance and health. A the Friedman school, Kate is studying nutrition communication and hopes to combine the science of nutrition with communication practices so that college students can understand and practice good nutrition. Kate is also involved in personal training, teaching Spinning and swimming lessons at Tufts, heading the novice swim camp at Harvard, and writing on her blog, Culinary in Beantown.

She also enjoys competing in triathlons and playing the violin.