Jacqueline Cotumaccio, RDN, CDN

Biography

Jacqueline Cotumaccio is a highly skilled Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with a strong foundation in applied performance nutrition, clinical counseling, and athlete-centered care. She currently serves as the first Sports Dietitian for Temple University Athletics, where she leads all aspects of the university's performance nutrition programming for all NCAA Division 1 teams. Jacqueline provides strategic oversight, individualized counseling, and interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize athletic performance, recovery, and long-term health. In this role, Cotumaccio addresses a wide spectrum of nutrition-related concerns through individual counseling and team talks, develops sport-and-gender-specific guidelines, hydration strategies, travel nutrition plans, and works directly with coaches, athletic trainers, medical providers, and campus dietitians. Her leadership includes managing fueling station operations, supervising interns, developing educational materials, and representing the department on initiatives such as the Food Insecurity Task Force and the Eating and Body Image Council. Cotumaccio's previous experience includes working as a Registered Dietitian at MS Nutritional Wellness in New York, where she conducted in-depth nutrition assessments and provided medical nutrition therapy to a wie age range of clients. Earlier in her career, she served as the Sports Nutrition Student Manager and Volunteer Registered Dietitian at the University of Delaware's Performance