Jenna Salkovitz, MS, RD, LDN is a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist and Coordinator of Food Operations at Van Dusen Nutrition®. Jenna currently works full-time in the Needham office and sees clients for Individual Nutrition Counseling and Therapeutic Meal Support®. Additionally, she is a clinician who staffs our STEP® eating disorders program.

Jenna’s mission is to show individuals that food is not something to be feared, but something to be loved. She is passionate about mental health and the importance of nourishing your body physically but also mentally.

Jenna received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Keene State College. She then earned a Masters Degree in Nutrition and Health promotion from Simmons University. While in her masters program, she completed a thesis research project along side two other colleagues to create a standardized definition of eating disorder recovery. She completed her dietetic internship at the University of New Haven.

Jenna then went to work at Mclean Hospital in Belmont, MA covering 10 different inpatient units. While at Mclean, she was able to see patients with an array of psychiatric diagnoses including: depression, anxiety, active psychosis, schizophrenia and eating disorder patients with additional psychiatric co-morbidities. This is where her passion for nutrition and mental health, and specifically eating disorders, developed.

Jenna is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Behavioral Health Nutrition Dietetics Practice Group.