Susan L. Roberts, JD, MS, RD

                                                                                              ...Integrating food, agriculture, health, and law

Resume

Recent Writings

Application of Modern Biotechnology to Food and Agriculture: Food Systems Perspective
25 J. Nutr. Beh. 319 (2003)

Making the Connection Between Nutrition and Agriculture
46 Catholic Rural Life 14 (2003)

School Food: Does the Future Call for New Food Policy or Can the Old Still Hold True?
7 Drake J. Agric. L. 588 (2002)

Hunger in Iowa
September 2003

Women: The Key
to Food Security
December 2001

Recommendations & Status Report of the Iowa Food Policy Council
A collaborative publication of the Drake University Agricultural Law Center and Susan L. Roberts
January, 2003

Media

High Tech Foods
PBS NewsHour, April 4, 2000

Susan Roberts is uniquely qualified to integrate food, agriculture, health and law in developing strategies for safer, more sustainable, more just food systems which in turn catalyze greater health and prosperity among individuals, communities, environments, and nations. It is her unique education, extensive experience, and passion which gives Roberts a visionary approach to address and solve problems whether working on international food security and health, engaging individuals through various media, in providing innovative ideas to business and industry, in collaborating with legal firms, or in working on policy with institutes, NGO's or government.

As a medical researcher, government administrator, entrepreneurial business owner, and legal consultant, Ms. Roberts has developed and demonstrated a myriad of skills which give her unique qualifications. Her visionary approach is based on the demonstrated skills of:

• Strategic planning and drive to achieve results . For example, Roberts developed, implemented and evaluated award winning health and wellness programs for business and industry to solve health care cost problems. Companies experienced major improvements in employee health and cost savings. In a program for a major health insurance company, all employee health parameters improved and health care costs were reduced by 64% over a six month follow-up; or, in another major project Roberts developed an innovative national program for the US Department of Transportation addressing and improving major health problems and costs experienced by the trucking industry.

• Communicating to inform and motivate an audience . Ms. Roberts's has written for newspapers such as the Des Moines Register including a syndicated Beyond Diet series, for national magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, and for professional law and medical journals. Roberts is a compelling speaker who has addressed both consumer and professional groups from 10 to a 1000. She has also interviewed on both local and national radio and television on such programs as CBS news radio and the PBS Lehrer Business Hour.

• Motivating people through leadership to perform their best by fostering a positive and challenging environment that delivers results . Ms. Roberts demonstrates these skills in many arenas from supervising and mentoring staff to meet high goals, in being elected to lead peers in national professional groups, to counseling patients to improve their health. For example, Robert's experience and success in dealing with obesity and weight loss has been highlighted with patients featured in numerous newspaper articles and national magazines.

• Understanding of business and entrepreneurship from confidence and maturity that comes with the experience of owning a very successful, unique consulting business for over 20 years putting Roberts in the top 5% of her nutrition profession in earning power.

• Analyzing policy and legislation from experience in government administration, food and agriculture legal policy work, and legal internships in legislation and lobbying in both state government and the national congress.

• Interpreting complex nutrition research for medical and legal professionals and consumers based on experience undertaking human medical research.

Ms. Roberts graduated with distinction in Dietetics, Food and Nutrition from Iowa State University . She completed a Dietetic Internship to become a Registered Dietitian and a Master of Science degree in Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health at The University of Iowa College of Medicine. Ms. Roberts received her Juris Doctorate of Law with honors from Drake University School of Law and is a member of the Iowa Bar.

 

Contact Information:
8830 NW 35th St.
Ankeny, IA 
515.480.5898
susan@susan-roberts.net

www.iowafoodpolicy.org