Lt Col Dahle is the Deputy Department Head and Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He implements undergraduate coursework designed to increase critical thinking skills and develop clear scientific communication, especially around the topic of human nutrition.

Lt Col Dahle received a direct commission to the Air Force as a Dietetic Intern at Wilford Hall Medical Center in 2002. He has served in numerous medical operational support assignments throughout his career with emphasis on critical care nutrition and community nutrition focused on disease prevention and weight management. In 2006, he deployed to Balad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he worked as part of an integrated medical team to stabilize critically injured U.S. and allied troops so they could be transported from Iraq to higher echelons of care. In 2012, he expanded his educational focus to include exercise science, earning a M.S. with an emphasis on sports performance enhancement and injury prevention. Upon being accepted as an instructor at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 2014, he completed a second M.S. with a focus on biomechanics at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. After 2 years of teaching at the Academy, Lt Col Dahle was selected to complete a PhD, which he earned at the University of Colorado, Denver at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. His dissertation focused on human metabolism. Lt Col Dahle has course directed multiple classes at USAFA, to include Introductory Biology, Human Nutrition, Optimizing Human Performance, and Biomechanics. He recently earned the Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator (TSAC-F) certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He resides in the Colorado Springs area with his wife.

PhD in Integrated Physiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. Dissertation focus: Effects of Adaptive Thermogenesis on Measures of Resting Energy Expenditure in Anthropometric and Tissue-Organ Models, Aug 2021

M.S. in Biomechanics, Utah State University. Thesis: Effects of High Intensity and Sprint Interval Training Frequency on 1.5 Mile Run Times in Air Force ROTC Cadets. May, 2016

M.S. in Exercise Science, California University of Pennsylvania, Dec 2013

B.S. in Dietetics, Brigham Young University, Apr 2002

Deputy Department Head, Department of Biology, United States Air Force       Academy, May 2024 – current

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, United States Air Force Academy, Aug 2021 – current

Director of Academic Operations, Department of Biology, United States Air Force Academy, Aug 2022 – June 2024

Instructor of Biology, Department of Biology, United States Air Force Academy, Aug. 2016 – May 2018

Health and Wellness Center Flight Commander, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Apr. 2010 – Jun 2014

Medical Group Executive Officer, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jun 2011 – Jun 2012

Health Promotions Manager, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Japan, Apr 2008 – Jul 2010

Chief of Nutritional Medicine, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Japan, Jul 2007 – Apr 2008

U.S. Air Force Dietetic Internship Coordinator, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, Jan 2007 – Jun 2007

Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Nutritional Medicine Flight Commander, Balad, Iraq, May – Sep 2006

Clinical Dietitian and Internship Instructor, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, Aug 2005 – Jun 2007

Nutrition Program Manager, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, MT, Jul 2003 – Aug 2005

Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center, 2020

Biomedical Sciences Corps Specialist of the Year, Air Force Medical Services (FGO Category), 2014

Outstanding Performer, 52^nd Medical Group Health Services Inspection, 2013

Field Grade Officer of the Year, 52^nd Medical Group, 2013

Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, 2010

Outstanding Performer, 18^th Wing Unit Compliance Inspection, 2009

Dietitian of the Year, Air Force Space Command (CGO category), 2004

Col Miriam E. Perry Award winner for Outstanding Dietetic Intern, 2003

His current research interests revolve around characterizing longitudinal changes in health and fitness markers in Air Force Academy cadets, with a goal of building effective interventions to optimize cadet readiness for active-duty service.