Education/Training
Louisiana State University, Dietetic Internship
- 900 hours of clinical, community nutrition and food service management
- Completed December 2004
Louisiana State University, May 2004, Master of Science, Human Nutrition and Foods
Thesis: The Relationship Among Alcohol Consumption, Dietary Intake and Body Mass Index in Young Adults
- Awarded a Teaching Assistantship
- Served on the LSU Advisory Committee for the Didactic Program
- Appointed to the LSU Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Committee
Louisiana State University, May 2002, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
- Completed the Upper Division Honors Program
- Undergraduate Thesis: The Effects of Soy Protein on Bone Mineral Density on Ovariectomized Rats
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Areas of Specialization/Research
- Child Nutrition/Childhood Overweight and Obesity
- Nutrition Education
- Community Nutrition
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Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 2005-2008
Project Coordinator for LA Health, a school-based childhood obesity study conducted in rural parishes in Louisiana
Project Manager for Military Health Behaviors in Career Personnel, an Internet-based intervention conducted with military personnel in Fort Bragg, N.C.
Project Manager for Beat Gene, a pilot study conducted to determine whether binge eating has a genetic component
Louisiana State University, 2004
Temporary, part-time instructor
Louisiana State University, 2002-2003
Teaching assistant for HNF
Professional Registration/Licensure
2005-present: American Dietetic Association
2005-present: Louisiana Dietitian/Nutritionist License
Professional Organizations Affiliations
American Dietetic Association
Louisiana Obesity Council
2006-Received Certificate in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management |
Awards/Grants
- Recipient of the Edith Spring Arnold Scholarship, 2004
- Awarded the June Martin and Walter Rudd Honors Thesis Award, 2002
- Awarded the Upper Division Honors Distinction in Dietetics, 2002
- Awarded Outstanding Sophomore by Gamma Sigma Delta Honors Society, 2002
- Awarded Louisiana Dietetic Association Outstanding Dietetics Student, 2001-2002
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Publications/Presentations/Patents
Abstracts
- Co-authored and published The Effects of Soy Protein on Bone Mineral Density on Ovariectomized Retired Breeder Rats, The FASAB Jounal, 2003
- Co-authored and published The Effects of Soy Protein on Bone Mineral Density on Ovariectomized Rats, The FASEB Journal, 2001
General Publications
Nutrition News - Cutting Food Costs: Planning, Shopping, Saving, January 2009
Nutrition News - November is American Diabetes Month, November 2008
Nutrition News - Fall is the Season for Apples and Cranberries, October 2008
Nutrition News - Catfish and Peaches are Good for Your Health, August 2008
Nutrition News - Benefits of Blueberries, July 2008
Nutrition News - Eat Vegetables, Move More: The Benefits of Soy Foods, April 2008
Presentations
- Presented material at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology conference in 2001 in New Orleans, La., and in 2003 in San Diego, Calif.
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