Student
University of California, Davis
Shawna Wyatt, M.S., is a recent graduate of the Master of Science program in Nutritional Biology at the University of California, Davis, and an incoming Dietetic Intern at the Department of State Hospitals–Napa. Her research focuses on the role of dietary patterns in chronic inflammatory diseases, with an emphasis on psoriasis. As Nutrition Lead for a pilot dietary intervention, she coordinated study implementation and evaluated the effects of a 6-week nutritionally balanced dietary intervention on diet quality, dietary inflammatory potential, and psoriasis severity in adults with psoriasis. Her work also includes a narrative review examining the relationship between diet, systemic inflammation, and psoriasis. Shawna is passionate about translating nutrition research into evidence-based dietary strategies that improve patient outcomes. Her research interests include clinical nutrition, inflammation, dietary pattern analysis, and nutrition interventions for chronic disease management.