Sharonda Wallace, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN

Sharonda Wallace, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN, is Dean of the MPH Degree
Program at Chamberlain University’s College of Health Professions.
She joined Chamberlain University in 2020, bringing over 25 years of
experience as both a healthcare practitioner and educator in the public
health field.
Prior to joining the staff at Chamberlain, Dr. Wallace held a variety of
leadership positions in healthcare, marketing and nutraceutical research.
She also served as associate director, director, and dean for academic
dietitian programs and public health programs at San Francisco State
University, Cal-Poly Pomona and West Coast University.
Throughout her career, Dr. Wallace has been awarded research grants
in the areas of nutrition, public health and community health education.
When she isn’t busy publishing articles and book chapters in these fields,
she enjoys volunteering with her son Malkam at the Young Men’s Service
League, where she also serves as Philanthropy Grade Level Chair. Dr.
Wallace has been a member of several industry boards, both in California
and near her current home in the greater Dallas, Texas area. She currently
holds memberships in the American Public Health Association, the Texas
Public Health Association, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the
Interprofessional Education Collaborative.
Dr. Wallace has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from UCLA and
a master’s degree in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from Tulane
University. While attending Tulane, she also completed her dietetic
internship training to become a Registered Dietitian. Dr. Wallace holds a
doctorate degree in Nutrition from Penn State University and completed
her post-doctoral training at Columbia University in New York.