Megan A. Kniskern MS, RD, LD/N, CEDS-C has committed 17+ years growing, learning, and evolving the dietetics space to include eating disorder support, weight-inclusive nutrition care, and mental health nutrition therapy to heal food and body dysfunction for everyone.

She is the owner of MAK Nutrition Services, LLC based in Phoenix, AZ, providing outpatient nutrition therapy all over the country, for all food struggles, centering mental health, and holistic care. Megan has worked at all levels of care, developed numerous treatment programs, and provides advisory services to treatment centers’ nutrition and culinary programs around the country. A Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian and Approved Consultant through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) since 2014, she provides individual and group supervision all over the world.

Megan is an Associate Teaching Professor at Arizona State University, teaching management, leadership, professional preparation, and nutrition undergraduate courses along with a graduate eating disorders and substance use disorder course which she developed. The greatest highlight of teaching is recognition from students as she was nominated for Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions, Teacher of the Year in 2019 and 2022, and 2023.

She is currently serving on the Weight-Inclusive Toolkit Committee, the first ACEND approved curriculum to be included in future DPD programs. Co-author of the Revised 2020 Eating Disorder Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Practice (published), Megan has served in past leadership roles with the Behavioral Health Nutrition (BHN) DPG and continues to volunteer with the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD).