Therapeutic Nutritionists
Emily moved to the greater New York City area after earning her M.S. in Nutrition Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before her program and dietetic internship at UAB, Emily received her B.S. in Human Nutrition from the Ohio State University.
Emily is a weight inclusive Registered Dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and Intuitive Eating. Emily has worked in a variety of levels of care for eating disorder treatment, including residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient. Emily is formerly a senior dietitian at the Renfrew Center of New York City, where she guided clients in healing their relationship with food and their bodies through the principles of Intuitive Eating and Body Neutrality. Emily is currently the Registered Dietitian and in-house eating disorder expert at New York University. At Jaeger Nutrition, Emily offers collaborative, client-led nutrition care and meal support to those in eating disorder recovery.
In her free time, Emily enjoys reading, hiking, cooking new recipes, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.
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Emily is an independently licensed dietitian affiliated with Jaeger Nutrition.
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Emily Pruden
MS, RD
Senior Dietitian
Maria grew up in Michigan and attended the University of Michigan where she received her B.S. in Biology. After graduation, Maria moved to Florida, where she completed her M.S. in Clinical Nutrition through Rutgers University and her dietetic internship at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
Maria is passionate about helping others develop non-restrictive sustainable eating habits that support their well-being. She works with clients to improve their relationship with food, exercise, and their bodies using philosophies including intuitive eating, weight neutrality, and the All Foods Fit model. Maria worked as the Sports Nutritionist for the Tampa Bay Rays as well as the Center for Discovery, where she led intensive outpatient eating disorder programming. Currently, Maria helps clients of all different backgrounds through one on one nutritional counseling, combining her deep knowledge of exercise with advanced nutrition counseling skills.
Maria spends her free time cooking, baking, running, playing with her nieces and nephews, and spending time with her border collie.
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Maria is an independently licensed dietitian affiliated with Jaeger Nutrition.
Maria Seitz
MS, RD, LDN
Adolescent Specialist
Jessica Jaeger
MS, RD, CDN
Founder
Jessica was born and raised in Long Island, NY. She was an English major at the University of South Carolina's Honors College and received her B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from New York University. Jessica went on to receive her M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics with a concentration in exercise physiology from Long Island University.
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Jessica is an expert Registered Dietitian who specializes in eating disorders, intuitive eating, and sports nutrition. She has worked at inpatient and outpatient eating disorder treatment centers, on college campuses as a dietitian and adjunct professor, and in private practice. Jessica is currently an adjunct professor at Hofstra University. She offers individual eating disorder nutrition therapy, intuitive eating coaching and a variety of workshops. Jessica loves working with clients who want to improve both their physical and mental health through food.
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Jessica and her team of colleagues published a study in the academic journal Nutrition Today entitled "Dealing with Disordered Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth," which serves as a resource for physicians, Registered Nurses, Registered Dietitians, and psychotherapists navigating disordered eating screening and treatment. Jessica is also the creator of the respected parents' resource Creating a Food and Body Neutral Home.
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In her free time, Jessica enjoys cooking and baking, yoga, reading, spending time outdoors and on the water, and spoiling her two rescue dogs, Penny and Duke.
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