Ms. Roberts has focused her career on health promotion, disease prevention and weight management. She was named Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the Maryland Dietetic Association and Clinical Director of the Year by Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She has contributed to numerous consumer publications, including nutrition articles in Fitness and Better Homes and Gardens. Ms. Roberts has been a coinvestigator of several research studies that have been published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.