Ms. Summers, a registered dietitian, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human nutrition at Winthrop University in South Carolina.  After the completion of her dietetic internship at the National Institutes of Health, Ms. Summers pursued a graduate degree in clinical epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Maryland.  During her studies, she worked in the areas of weight management and cardiovascular disease prevention.  Ms. Summers currently serves as a senior research dietitian for the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and Rippe Health Assessment.