Alison Gustafson

Last Revised: Apr 25th, 2025
Professional Biography
Dr. Alison Gustafson, PhD, MPH, RDN, conducts community based interventions focused on improving food access to underserved rural populations. She also focuses on health disparities related to rural and minority populations using mental health interventions and digital technology. Dr. Gustafson founded the Food as Health Alliance to combine the agricultural, medical and nutrition focused resources at UK in an effort to improve diet-related health outcomes across the commonwealth.