SMU Athletics

Brittney Bearden has been the Sports Dietitian for SMU Athletics since April of 2016. Bearden works with SMU student-athletes to maximize athletic performance through proper nutrition by educating through one-on-one nutrition counseling, team presentations, grocery shopping tours and cooking demonstrations. Bearden also develops team menus and evaluates the safety, legality and efficacy of nutrition supplements.

Bearden is also the Sports Nutrition Manager for Ben Hogan Sports Medicine. Prior to SMU, Bearden worked as the Sports Performance Dietitian at Indiana University where she was responsible for developing a comprehensive nutrition program geared toward improving the training, performance, and recovery of all student-athletes. 

Bearden graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's degree in nutritional sciences. While in College Station, she worked for the Texas A&M Performance Nutrition program. She completed her dietetic internship at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and obtained her master's degree in exercise physiology at Auburn while working as a Graduate Assistant Sports Dietitian.

Bearden is a Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is also a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and is a Licensed Dietitian (LD) in the state of Texas.