Began at Auburn: November 2024

Education: Nalbandian attended Arizona State University and received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (2020). During her time at ASU, she completed an internship with Athleat Lab from 2018-2020 and aided in three research hydration studies. 

Job Responsibilities: Nalbandian serves as the dietitian for Women's Basketball and Women's Soccer. Additionally, she oversees students workers and nutrition interns. 

Experience: Nalbandian served as the Director of Sports Nutrition at Austin Peay State University working with all 17 teams. Before that, Nalbandian was an Assistant Sports Dietitian at SMU, working mostly with Football and also as the primary dietitian for Women's Soccer, Women's Track & Field, Women's Swim & Dive and Women's Golf. In addition, she completed her Fellowship at University of Louisiana and was the primary dietitian for Women's Soccer and Track & Field. Nalbandian then went on to complete an internship at Impact Basketball in the Summer of 2021 and worked closely with NBA Pre-Draft athletes. Nalbandian started her Sports Nutrition journey at UAB where she completed her internship in the Spring of 2021 with UAB Football.

Personal: Nalbandian is a native of Los Angeles, California and is a proud first generation American-Armenian. Both of her parents were professional athletes. She has traveled to 25 states and nine countries.