Aleksandra S. Kristo is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management, at the University of Alabama. She received her BSc in Dietetics and Nutritional Science from Harokopio University in 2004, MSc in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Ph.D. in Food and Nutrition Sciences from the University of Maine in 2008 and 2012, respectively, then completed Postdoctoral Training in the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at Tufts University, JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston in 2013. Before joining the University of Alabama in 2025, she served as faculty at Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, and California Polytechnic State University. Dr. Kristo’s research interests include personalized nutrition for cardiovascular and metabolic health optimization; interplay between diet/dietary interventions and chronic disease risk factors; nutrition assessment and education in youth and adulthood in relation to chronic disease risk.