Dr. Dufault completed her doctorate degree at A.T. Still University. She retired early from her position as a US Public Health Service officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publish her findings of mercury in high fructose corn syrup and the first ever nutritional epigenetics model describing the role dietary factors play in the development of autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders.
In 2010, she co-founded the non-profit Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute where she serves as the Executive Director and Principal Investigator. She also works as a teacher, lecturer, and adjunct professor whenever possible. Dr. D is considered a leader in the field of nutritional epigenetics with 794 citations according to Google Scholar. In 2023, she was elected by the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) to serve as the At-Large Delegate for ASN’s Nutrient-Gene Interactions RIS (research interest section).
Dr. Dufault is the author of two books which are used in conjunction as curriculum to teach the subject of nutritional epigenetics. The curriculum has been used successfully in three clinical trials as a nutrition intervention to change dietary behaviors and improve health.
