Teresita Saechao is a Professor and Nutrition Program Lead in the Department of Public Health at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA. She received her M.S. degree in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University and a B.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science from California State University, Sacramento.
She also holds a fitness specialist certificate from American River College. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Nutrition. Her research interests lie in advanced nutrition and human metabolism, nutrigenomics, and exercise physiology. Her background experience includes working in fitness, public health, and academic settings.
Professor Saechao has also been involved in planning and implementing wellness programs and is a member of the American Physiology Society and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.