Nyree Dardarian, EdD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nutrition Science Department and Director, Center for Nutrition & Performance
Expertise nutrition Food

Nyree Dardarian is an assistant clinical professor and director of the Center for Nutrition & Performance in the Department of Nutrition Sciences. She is a licensed and registered dietitian and a board-certified specialist in Sports Dietetics. Her research projects focus on collegiate and professional athlete knowledge and behavior change, metabolism and nutrition centered workplace wellness.

Dardarian developed the formulation of Dragon Gels™, an in-sport fuel used exclusively by the teams she supports. Dardarian is the sports nutritionist for professional sports teams Philadelphia Union (Major League Soccer) and the Philadelphia Flyers (National Hockey League).

Contact

917.907.1915 nyree.dardarian@drexel.edu

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In The News

Can Probiotic Supplements Improve Athletic Performance? Maybe, but Doctors Won’t Recommend Them—Yet.
Jan 29, 2025
Nyree Dardarian, EdD, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Jan. 29 Outside article about probiotic supplements impact on athletic performance.
2025 Food Trends
Jan 14, 2025
Nyree Dardarian, EdD, assistant clinical professor, and Danny Nguyen, a student, both in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, were interviewed on a Jan. 14 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) “Good Day Philadelphia” segment about food trends for 2025.
Why You’re Hungrier When It’s Cold
Nov 22, 2024
Nyree Dardarian, EdD, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Nov. 22 Outside article about why a person feels hungrier when they’re cold and how to recalibrate diet and nutrition needs to during cold-month workouts.
RFK’s Promise to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Nov 19, 2024
Nyree Dardarian, EdD, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured on a Nov. 19 episode of WHYY’s “Studio 2” about why President-elect Trump's presumptive Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message on vaccines, pharmaceuticals and ultra-processed foods resonates with so many Americans.

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