Lori Porter

Lori Porter

Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice and Dietetics Program Director

Phone:765-285-8903

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Room:HB 214L

Lori Porter, Ed.D. RDN is the Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice. In this role, she works with the College of Health Leadership Team, faculty, staff and community partners to develop and administer interprofessional collaborative activities. Dr. Porter’s research and area of interest is in Interprofessional Education and collaborative competency attainment in health professions. She also has an interest in team-based care and leadership in healthcare. Prior to working in academia, Dr. Porter worked as the Director of Professional Standards at the American Board of Medical Specialties, Director of Educational Content Development at the American Association of Diabetes Educators, Director of Practice at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Humana Health Careas a Clinical Dietitian. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.  Dr. Porter received her Ed.D. from Northcentral University (Organizational Leadership), MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management (Marketing), and B.S. from Michigan State University (Dietetics). She completed her dietetic internship at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. She is also a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Institute of Organization Management, a professional development program focusing on nonprofit management.