Skills

Nutrition education for general wellness, weight loss, athletic performance, and diabetes prevention

Nutrition for pregnant/postpartum women, infants and children

Knowledge of the National Diabetes Prevention Program’s “Lifestyle Change Program”

Health Promotion/Wellness

US Navy’s Ship Shape Program

US Navy’s Health Promotions “Secrets to Successful Weight Loss” curricula.

Nutrition counseling techniques

Health Behavior Theory

Food-borne illness prevention/food safety

Infectious disease surveillance, prevention & control

Experience

Nutritionist I April-Present

Onslow County WIC, Jacksonville, NC

Provide basic nutrition education for women, infants, and children

Select food packages for clients based on their medical nutrition needs

Public Health Volunteer Sept-Oct 2016

American Red Cross, US Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan

Health Promotions Department: Educated patients in nutrition at the pilot Lifestyle Medicine Clinic using the National Diabetes Prevention Program's Lifestyle Change curricula, where a 90% combined patient weight loss was observed, a reduction in their risk of Type 2 Diabetes, as well as an improvement in their overall health.

Occupational Medicine Clinic: Conducted immunization surveillance and performed data entry of over 400 hospital staff for the Occupational Health Clinic using medical records and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization schedule and guidelines.

Health Promotions/Public Health Nutritionist Intern May-Sept 2016

US Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan

Educated patients in nutrition at the pilot Lifestyle Medicine Clinic using the National Diabetes Prevention Program's Lifestyle Change curricula, where a 90% combined patient weight loss was observed, a reduction in their risk of Type 2 Diabetes, as well as an improvement in their overall health.

Educated service members on popular effective and non-effective athletic performance supplements, and nutrition for endurance and strength training athletes.

Taught the nutrition segments of the Navy's “ShipShape Weight Management Program.”

Counseled patients on weight management using the US Navy’s Health Promotions “Secrets to Successful Weight Loss” curricula.

Education

Master of Public Health, Concentration: Nutrition, Liberty University, October 2016

Graduate Public Health Coursework:

Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Public Health Administration, Behavior Theory,

Biostatistics, Research

Graduate Nutrition Coursework:

Nutrition, Food-borne Illness Prevention, Nutrition & Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Obesity &

Eating Disorders, Performance Nutrition

Additional Graduate Coursework:

Prevention & Control of Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & Immunology

Practicum Project: ShipShape Lifestyle Change Program for Overweight and Obese Military Members

Additional Projects: Supplement Safety and Nutrition Brief, Hospital Staff Immunization Surveillance for

Navy Medicine West JCAHO Inspection

Bachelor of Arts, Concentration: History, Delaware State University, May 2009

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