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Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, MS, RDN

Associate Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States

Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, RD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and Research Health Scientist at Durham VA Medical Center. Dr. Porter Starr is Co-Director of the Duke Center for Aging Clinical Nutrition Laboratory, and her research and professional experience focuses on understudied, older adult populations at high risk for chronic health conditions and functional disability. Her research is funded by the National Institute of Health as well as the Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Her current research includes investigating the impact of balanced protein supplementation with exercise on muscle quality in older adults with chronic health conditions undergoing weight loss interventions; exploring the impact of virtual nutrition and exercise interventions on physical function and weight maintenance; and assessing the effect of perioperative protein supplementation on physical function and postoperative outcomes in vulnerable populations. Dr. Porter Starr earned her MS and PhD in Foods and Nutrition at the University of Georgia. She is also a Registered Dietitian and received a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology at the University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology. Dr. Porter Starr serves on the American College of Surgeons’ Geriatric Surgery Verification Committee and has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR.

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