Bonci received her master's degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh, where she is now an adjunct assistant professor of nutrition. She is a consultant to local and national schools and universities, including the University of Texas, on topics such as eating disorders and sports nutrition.

Bonci serves as the sports dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers (for 15 years), the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Riverhounds, The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She is a member of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute’s Sports Nutrition Board and a consulting nutritionist for the WNBA and US Women’s Rugby Team, and has served as the consulting nutritionist for the US Olympics Canoe and Kayak team.

As the contributing author to the sports nutrition manual by the American Dietetic Association, Bonci has written chapters for other textbooks including DeLee and Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, ACSM’s Primary Care Sports Medicine, the IOC Basketball Handbook, and Integrated Women’s Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care. She co-authored Total Fitness for Women and is the author of the American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion.

Bonci is a regular contributor to Runners World magazine, and has been a guest editor for Clinics in Sports Medicine: Sports Nutrition Update, 2007. Additionally, Bonci writes regularly for the Training and Conditioning Journal and sits on the editorial board of the Journal for Athletic Training. She also served as an author on the 2007 National Athletic Trainer’s Association position paper on disordered eating in athletes