School of Nursing

Catherine Heinlein is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. Dr. Heinlein received her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics with an emphasis in Foods and Nutrition from California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Master of Science degree in Nutrition Science from the University of Southern California. Dr. Heinlein is also a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). Her Doctorate of Education was received from the College of Education and Organizational Leadership at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California. Dr. Heinlein is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the American Association for Diabetes Educators, the American Dietetic Association, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Dr. Heinlein's clinical experience was primarily in maternal and infant nutrition, diabetes education, critical care, cardiac care, and medical-surgical care at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. In collaboration with an Azusa Pacific University graduate, Darle Moulton, RN, MSN, Dr. Heinlein assisted in the start-up of Huntington Hospital's Sweet Success Diabetes in Pregnancy Program. Her role as Community Nutrition Dietitian at Pomona Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, California, enabled her to reach and educate diverse population groups.

Dr. Heinlein teaches undergraduate and graduate nutrition courses at Azusa Pacific University in the School of Nursing and the course, Nutrition for Exercise and Sports for Applied Exercise Science majors in the School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences. Dr. Heinlein continues to practice at the School of Nursing's Neighborhood Wellness Center in Azusa where she provides nutritional counseling to patients with pre-diabetes, diabetes, and other illnesses requiring Medical Nutrition Therapy. She is also a nutrition consultant for the Webb Schools in Claremont, California.

Dr. Heinlein taught nutrition courses at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California and at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She was a Food Service Specialist in the United States Army.