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Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - Engaging the Public To Build Trust in Science: Strategies for Nutrition Professionals To Understand and Respond to Misinformation

Saturday, July 25, 2026
5:20 PM - 5:55 PM ET
Location: National Harbor 10-11

Organized by ASN's Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy (CASP)

    Chair(s)

  • Lisa M. Troy, PhD

    Associate Professor
    University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
    Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Speaker(s)

  • William K. Hallman, PhD (he/him/his)

    Distinguished Professor
    Rutgers University
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Tamar Haspel (she/her/hers)

    Columnist
    The Washington Post
    Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD (he/him/his)

    Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosure(s): American Society for Nutrition (ASN): Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Gates Foundation: Consultant (Ongoing)

    • Moderator(s)

  • Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers)

    Chief Mission, Impact and Strategy Officer
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
    Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

    Disclosure(s): Administration for Community Living: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

    • Speaker(s)

  • Kris Sollid, RD (he/him/his)

    Senior Director, Research & Consumer Insights
    International Food Information Council
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure(s):
Lisa M. Troy, PhD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
William K. Hallman, PhD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Tamar Haspel: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD: American Society for Nutrition (ASN): Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
Gates Foundation: Consultant (Ongoing)
Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN: Administration for Community Living: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Kris Sollid, RD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.