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Various Experiences

I have aquired diverse and varied experience throughout my course of study. These experiences have helped me to grow and prepare for my dietetic career.

Kitchen Volunteer

Kitchen Volunteer

Here, I am pictured at the soup kitchen that I volunteer with weekly.

Health Promotion

Health Promotion

I promoted healthy eating and hydration at a local elementary school for National Nutrition Month. Pictured here is my "Healthy Hydration" poster, displayed at the school.

5K Glow Run

5K Glow Run

I am pictured with the Northwest Student Dietetic Association that I served as the Vice President for. We are at our annual 5K run that supports Backpack Buddies.

DPD Foods Lab

DPD Foods Lab

I gained hands-on experience throughout my classes, especially in this food science lab.

Food Service

Food Service

Shown here is a tray serving line that I observed at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, NY.

Knowledge

Knowledge

As shown by these actual textbooks from my DPD, the program offered a thorough and in-depth platform for studying dietetics.

Sustainability

Sustainability

I viewed a sustainability program that supports nutrition for developmentally disabled individuals residing in group homes in the Suffolk County area of NY.

Dietetic Field Experience

 

My professional dietetic experience in my DPD program includes a 60 hour practicum field experience in these areas:

 

  • Medical nutrition therapy, counseling, enteral nutrition, and food service management at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, NY.

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  • Observation of menu planning, sustainability, and nutrition education for the developmentally disabled with a group home program in New York's Suffolk County.

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  • Knowledge of hemodialysis procedure and the dialysis diet at a clinic in St. Joseph, MO.

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  • Observation of the nutrition care process in a long term care unit in Maryville, MO.

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  • Viewing of duties performed by a Hy-Vee grocery store dietitian in Maryville, MO.

 

Other professional experiences include:

 

  • Planning, decor, and food preparation of a large quantity meal event

 

  • Food service in the food court and catering department at Northwest Missouri State University

 

  • Service on a school lunch program serving line at a private elementary school in Maryville, MO.

 

  • 2013 MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas) Conference

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  • 2012 Kansas University Clinical Nutrition Seminar

Volunteer Experience

My varied volunteer experiences include:

 

  • Weekly volunteering at a local soup kitchen

 

  • One-on-one nutrition counseling and assessment/diagnosis/intervention/monitoring/evaluation of two female athletes on my university's championship tennis team.

 

  • ​Promotion, planning, and participation of an annual 5K run that raised funds for the Backpack Buddies program to support local food-insecure children

 

  • Promotion of National Nutrition Month and nutrition education to students at a local elemetary school

 

  • Participation in a nutrition sustainability program called "Sprouts: Get Out and Grow!" that taught young children to grow and harvest their own foods 

 

  • Nutrition education and health/fitness promotion at Maryville Community Center in Maryville, MO

 

  • Teaching a nutrition class at Maryville Community Center during their annual New Year's Fitness Challenge

 

  • ​Serving food at a Thanksgiving event for elementary school children and families

 

  • Meal service for a fundraising event at a benefit for a community museum in Maryville, MO

 

  • Menu planning for a local preschool

 

  • Other services and events completed as the Vice President for the Northwest Student Dietetic Association

Academic Experience

My academic experience includes earning a GPA of 3.85 in my undergraduate DPD major of Foods and Nutrition: Dietetics at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. My academics included demanding and rigorous coursework and experiences. The following areas were included:

 

  • Medical nutrition therapy

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  • Medical nutrition counseling

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  • Macronutrients

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  • Micronutrients

 

  • Pharmacology

 

  • Nutrition and diet behavior

 

  • Food science â€‹

 

  • ​Quantity food preparation

 

  • Food service management

 

  • Community nutrition

 

 

  • Nutrition through the life span

 

  • Family and individual wellness

 

  • Human development

 

  • Microbiology

 

  • Physiology

 

  • Organic chemistry

 

  • Elementary biochemistry

 

  • Medical terminology

 

  • Practicum in food and nutrition

 

  • Fundamental liberal arts coursework

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