Staff Directory

Cristina Nesbitt

Title:
Associate Director/Performance Nutrition (MBB, WBB, XC, MG, WG)
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Began at Mississippi State:
June 2026

Job Responsibilities:
Serves as the primary performance dietitian for Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball, men's and women's golf, and cross country while overseeing Olympic performance nutrition. Provides nutrition counseling, body composition analysis, sweat testing, team educations, and cooking demos, amongst other day-to-day roles, while also serving as the primary dietetic internship preceptor.

Education:
University of Alabany, SUNY, 2015 (BS of Human Biology)
Winthrop University, 2017 (MS of Human Nutrition)
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, (Las Vegas 2018 Dietetic Internship)

Past Experience:
University of Kansas: Football Sports Nutritionist - June 2018 - December 2018
North Carolina A&T University: Sports Dietician - July 2019 - December 2020
LEB Oro Spain: Performance Nutrition Consultant - October 2022 - May 2023

Personal:
When Cristina and her husband, Jalen, a collegiate basketball coach, are not working with student-athletes, they enjoy traveling to experience different cultures, explore local cuisine, and discover recipes to recreate at home.