Chelsea Kracht, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management

University of Kansas Medical Center

Dr. Chelsea Kracht is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Division of Physical Activity and Weight Management in the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kracht received her PhD in nutritional sciences in 2018 from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Kracht completed her postdoctoral training at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), where she received a competitive NIDDK T-32 Training in Obesity fellowship, and a NICHD K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award. She has been on Faculty since 2024.

Dr. Kracht studies child and caregiver health, focusing on movement behaviors from pregnancy to age 5, especially in home and childcare settings."