Leave a place better than you found it! Beth McCall shares incredible advice for RD’s transitioning into a new role and insight for future sports RD’s on how to get their foot in the door.
Beth McCall (formerly Miller) is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics located in Durham, NC. Her mission as a sports dietitian is to provide athletes with accurate, scientific-based nutrition knowledge and care to fuel them for top sports performance. Additionally, she has a passion for assisting athletes of all ages and the general population in acquiring skills necessary to optimize health for their lifetime.
Beth currently serves as the Director of Sports Nutrition for Duke University, where she began the first-ever sports nutrition department in May 2017. In this role, she is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and managing all performance and clinical nutrition services provided to student-athletes representing all Varsity athletic teams. Beth provides individual as well as team nutrition education and counseling to enhance the health and performance of all athletes. She also coordinates meals, snacks and competition fueling for all competitions. Beth serves as a founding member of the Duke Integrative Performance Excellence Group, through which she coordinates with a multidisciplinary team to service all of the health, wellness and performance needs of all student-athletes through a well-rounded approach.
Beth is a current member of the Pit Crew for Cheribundi, working with the company to deliver educational resources on the benefits of tart cherry juice to elite athletes as well as the general public. She also volunteers her time with a local paralysis recovery center to provide nutrition education to their clients.
Beth came to Duke following two years at UCLA where she served as the Director of Sports Nutrition with the Bruins. Prior to UCLA, she served as a Graduate Student Intern for the Sports Nutrition Department at Florida State University.
A native of Watertown, Wisc., Beth graduated from Tennessee Tech University in 2013 with a degree in Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics. While at Tennessee Tech, she was a multi-sport student-athlete, participating in cross country, softball and track and field. Miller later earned a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from Florida State University in 2015. She lives in Durham with her husband Timmy and their two dogs, Thor and Mya
