Lauren “Casey” Flowers obtained her MS in Clinical Nutrition at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Her thesis was completed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and was published in the Journal of Nutrition in Clinical Practice. Initially, Casey utilized her clinical nutrition skills in the hospital in-patient ICU setting before shifting her focus to out-patient weight management in bariatrics. In Nashville, she worked as the Program Dietitian where she assisted in the improvement of patient outcomes by developing and re-vamping support group programs and the center’s social media presence. Casey has focused her career on improving health equity in weight management and bariatrics, and accepted a position at Morehouse Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. She also enjoys teaching plant-based nutrition in a community cooking class and weight management curriculum to dietetic, pharmacy, and medical students. As an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she has assisted in the development of the Weight Management Practice Group’s resource page, written for Weight Matters Magazine, and appeared on the local Memphis and Atlanta news. Casey currently sits on the Education Committee for the Georgia ASMBS Chapter, and she has served as co-director for the ASMBS 2022 and 2023 Nutrition Course. Most recently, Casey was awarded the Excellence in Nutrition award at the ASMBS 2023 National Conference this past June in Las Vegas, Nevada.