About Dr. Laurie Schubert
Dr. Schubert earned the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition and is the Chair of the Medical, Health and Wellness committee for USA Ninja. A sports dietitian with 15+ years’ experience, Dr. Schubert works with athletes of all ages, sports, and positions, as well as medical or physical issues. She is experienced with a wide range of sports; entry-level to top-level; injured to healthy; power, team and endurance. Dr. Schubert is not a fan of any particular diet or philosophy but understands both popular diets and how to feed an athlete for their sport. She provides recommendations based on athlete need and preference.
Credentials
- International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Nutrition: Earned in 2024. Dr. Schubert will attend the formal graduation in Lausanne, Switzerland at the IOC headquarters building in 2025.
- Chair, Medical, Health and Wellness Committee of USA Ninja (Part of USA Pentathlon): 2024, ongoing. Leads the responsibilities for anti-doping and SafeSport, as well as policies and guidelines for competitions, coaching and training.
- PhD: In this case, a nutrition science nerd and proud of it! Skilled at keeping up to date with current developments in sports nutrition and expert at turning complicated science into specific and doable actions for an athlete.
- RDN/RD: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist/Registered Dietitian. Anyone with this credential has fulfilled specific undergraduate requirements, has 1200 hours of supervised experience and passed a national credentialing exam. Dr. Schubert already had an undergraduate degree in chemistry, so she met these requirements in her DPD studies.
- NBC-HWC: National Board Certified Health & Wellbeing Coach, skilled at motivating athletes to make themselves better through diet. Certified through Wellcoaches and the International Consortium for Health & Wellness Coaching.
- CSSD: Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Board certification in sports nutrition that can only be achieved after logging over 1500 hours of face-to-face experience with athletes. Dr. Schubert is NOT currently certified due to not having enough hours to re-certify after having almost no business for a year and a half thanks to COVID. She’ll be back!
- Safe Sport Trained: Active until 10/1/2025.
Education
- Bryn Mawr College, AB, Chemistry
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD, Nutritional Sciences
- University of Delaware and Benedictine University, DPD Requirements
- Loyola University of Chicago, Dietetic Internship
Speaking
Dr. Schubert is available for keynotes, seminars, workshops, and training. She has presented at academic conferences and meetings and to a broad variety of sports. Dr. Schubert has given talks everywhere from weight rooms, muddy football fields, and echoing racquetball courts to conference rooms and seminar halls. It’s unclear if she can give a stellar seminar without ACDC blaring in the background.
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