UC San Diego

MEDIA
• Tritoncast (7/8/2020)

Jasmine Chu is UC San Diego's Director of Performance Nutrition. 

Since joining UC San Diego Athletics in September 2017, Chu has led the effort to build and expand upon sport nutrition support available to the Triton scholar-athletes through nutrition education and creation of an environment that supports performance-friendly nutrition habits. 

The sport nutrition team teaches Triton scholar-athletes how to optimize their athletic performance and recovery as well as also develop lifelong nutrition habits to support their overall health and well-being beyond the college years. 

Chu brings several years of sport nutrition experience to campus, previously working with USA Volleyball (2013-16). During this time, Chu supported Team USA athletes during their summer competition seasons and at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as part of the sport nutrition team. 

A native of San Diego, Chu is a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD). She received her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and master’s degree in human nutrition from the University of Alabama.