Amy Stephens, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDS, is a sports dietitian with more than 25 years of experience in performance nutrition and eating disorder treatment for competitive athletes. Based in New York City’s West Village, she provides in-person and virtual counseling for teens, collegiate athletes, and adults seeking to enhance performance, recover from injury, or build a healthier relationship with food.

As New York University’s first sports dietitian, Amy has played a key role in advancing the university’s athletic programs, including supporting the NYU women’s cross country team in winning its first-ever Division III national title. She also works with professional runners from the Empire Elite Track Club, a team pursuing U.S. Olympic Trials qualification, and regularly travels with athletes to national competitions to support fueling and recovery.

Amy is a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS)—a rare combination that allows her to integrate high-performance nutrition with evidence-based eating disorder care. A nationally recognized speaker, she presents at conferences across the country and frequently leads panels for New York Road Runners (NYRR). Her expertise has been featured in Runner’s World, The Washington Post, Insider, and The New York Times Running Newsletter, and she will be speaking at the 2026 New England Sports Medicine Conference.

Amy earned her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and her Master’s in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. Her work emphasizes practical, flexible, food-first strategies that support both performance and long-term health.

Outside of work, Amy enjoys running near her home in Westchester, spending time with her four children and two dogs, and experimenting with new recipes. A lifelong runner, she has completed ten marathons—including two Boston Qualifiers—and two ultramarathons.