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Strengths/Skills
'Critical' thinker
'Big' thinker
Candidate Bio
research settings including national and regional organizations like the NIH, USDA, and the Institute for Translational Research in my hometown of Chicago. I am a doctoral student at Rush University where my graduate coursework includes courses on Issues in Diversity & Inclusion and Research Ethics. As a subject-matter expert in Integrative and Functional Nutrition Research I look forward to contributing my knowledge and expertise in Nutritional Genomics.
Contributions and Leadership Achievements
Organization | Position | Term | Contribution |
USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) | Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Member | 2 Years | As a subject-matter expert in Integrated and Functional Nutrition, I created topics of interest in my field that informed revisions to current guidance and suggest new guidance. As a committee, we prepared and submitted to the Secretaries of the HHS and the USDA a report of scientific recommendations, with rationales, to inform the development of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). |
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | Expert Workgroup Panel Member | Ongoing | I have worked with clinicians and researchers, completing 6 projects using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics framework for the Evidenced-Based Research Library. |
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP) Student Member | 2 Years | Assisted in planning educational activities for the Regional Dietetic Practice Group Annual Meeting. Trained by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as an NDEP Council non-voting member to execute a survey for the graduate students regarding a Professionalism Rubric. |
American Dietetics Association | Student Scoop Contributor | 1 Year | Wrote and submitted an article about my personal experience attending the Food and Nutrition Expo for the first time and shared my knowledge of the Evidence Analysis Library in its infancy. |
Employment
Employer | Title | Years | Location |
Rush University | Ph.D. Student Researcher | 3 | Chicago, Illinois |
USDA | Grant Reviewer | 4 | Chicago, Illinois |
Northwestern University’s Clinical Research Center | Bionutritionist | 2 | Chicago, Illinois |
Practice Areas
Years in Practice Area:
Approximate number of years as a member of this DPG/MIG": 4
Honors and Awards
Organization | Award | Year | Contribution |
American Nutrition Association (ANA) | Speaker Honorarium | 2022 | Educated conference attendees with an engaging case-based presentation that highlighted the nutritional assessment and clinical application of Nutritional Genomics in patients with Major Depressive Disorder. |