A sports dietician with a true love of working with athletes of all ages and backgrounds, Stacey Scrabis began working as a nutritional specialist with Embry-Riddle student-athletes in 2008. In July 2019, Scrabis joined the university full time as a health promotion specialist splitting her time between her continued work as the Eagles’ nutritional specialist and working with students, faculty, staff and the ROTC program.
Scrabis has spent much of her 23-year career as a clinical dietitian specializing in oncology and intensive care. She has also been a nutrition educator for the Florida Women, Infants and Children program, as well as an outpatient dietitian specializing in weight management and oncology. In addition, her growing business, Nutrition Connection, keeps her busy conducting health seminars, developing corporate nutrition programs, consulting for groups and individual clients in the community. Scrabis also works as a consultant for pharmaceutical companies and analyzes and develops meals and menus for companies throughout Florida.
Scrabis also works as an adjunct professor at Daytona State College and has been a guest speaker on various radio and television broadcasts. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and was nominated “Recognized Young Dietitian” for the state of Florida in 2001. She was the treasurer for the 16thDistrict, Volusia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for two years and served on the board of directors as the nominating committee chair for one year.
Scrabis was a four-year letterwinner in track at Florida State University from 1990-94 and she graduated with a double major in Dietetics and Nutrition & Fitness. She completed her Dietetic Internship at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, and her master’s degree in Dietetics from the University of North Florida. Scrabis is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and also has certifications in Adult Weight Management and Child & Adolescent Weight Management.
