NITHYASRI SUNDAR

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SUMMARY A diligent and innovative professional with nutrition, health, and wellness certification and a proven track record of engaging athletes and individuals in healthy dietary behavior and health coaching programs. Extensive experience in holistic nutrition, health, and wellness and training in Motivational Interviewing promoting healthy lifestyle changes. Possess excellent research and analytical skills along with a background in designing and supporting research projects. Able to cultivate trusting relationships with clients through compassion and understanding.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Sport Nutrition May 2021

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) GPA 3.87/4.0

Coursework: Advanced Sport Nutrition, Laboratory Methods in Human Physiology, Theories in health Behavior, Food Culture Community and Health, Clinical Sport Nutrition and Research, Sport Psychology, Program Planning and Evaluation, Dietary Supplements, Research, and Statistical Design

Certification, Health and Wellness Coach #255823 April 2021

Wellcoaches® School of Coaching

Coursework: Basics of Health Coaching, Assessment, Coaching Psychology, Coaching Relationship Skills, Coaching Presence, Compassion, Reflections, Mindfulness, Concept of Self, Positive Psychology, Motivational Interviewing, Transtheoretical Model of Change, SMART goal setting, Flow

Bachelor of Science, Clinical Nutrition May 2018

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India GPA 3.95/4.0

Coursework: Human Nutrition, Human Anatomy, and Physiology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Food Service Management, Research and Statistics, Nutrition through Life Cycle, Nutrition Assessment, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Public Health Nutrition

SKILLS

Dietary assessment, evaluation, and planning: Body composition, Diet plan based on energy and nutrient requirements, Weight loss/gain

Recipe creation and testing: Plant-based recipes, Culturally diverse recipes, Label reading, Creating client and educational handouts.

Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation: Logic model development, Project Management, Evaluation Plan, Executive Summary

MS Office Suite & Statistical Packages: G-Suite, SPSS, and JASP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Interprofessional Education (IPE) Graduate Scholar – Health Sciences, UCCS Nov 2020 – Present

Orchestrated in the coordination, planning, implementation, and evaluation of interprofessional community-based wellness efforts through the Center for Active Living (CAL), Hybl Building, and other university-community collaborations.

Assisted IPE workshops and webinars for on Compassion Fatigue, Diabetes prevention, Chronic Disease Management and Colorado Springs City Employee Wellness Program for 40 healthcare workers and community members to promote healthy behavior changes, respectively.

Conducted one-to-one and group weekly coaching sessions using SMART goals, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness coaching tools and techniques for 2 cohorts of 20 older adult participants in lifestyle medicine along with qualitative research.

Coordinated communication and logistics within and between UCCS IPE stakeholders.

Promoted program to community participants while providing excellent customer service.

Graduate Assistant, Sustainability Wellness and Learning (SWELL), UCCS Aug 2019 – Present

Created and tested recipes using local food through the Food Next Door program at SWELL.

Worked with the dining facility at UCCS to implement the principles of Menus of Change (MOC).

Educated athletes and individuals on healthy cooking and eating, recipes, food sustainability, energy availability, plant-based diet, local food, and athlete’s plate through posts and videos across different social media platforms.

Introduced to the community, the use of grains and millets in Indian cooking as a moderator and worked at various other forums as a part of Grain School for 2 years at UCCS.

Worked as a part of the Food Next Door Farm Subscription program to meet the food insecurity issues at UCCS during COVID-19.

Sports Nutrition Intern at Fort Carson Military Base, Colorado Springs Aug 2020 – Dec 2020

Calculated calorie and nutrient recommendations to create diet plans for 20 soldiers based on training status and special dietary requirements.

Designed a meal prep menu for 4 weeks for the DFAC kitchen winter cycle according to recommendations.

Created various client and educational handouts along with sample meal plans on overtraining, gut health, SIBO, low FODMAP diet, functional medicine, USADA and herbal supplements, keto diet, mindfulness, and emotional well-being.

Developed 5 dietary toolkit that includes handouts and templates for the meal plan, meal prep, healthy snack, and recent facts and evidence.

Calculated sweat rate, hydration status, and recommended fluids for the soldiers.

Researched and suggested multiple herbal and dietary supplements based on co-morbid conditions and training status.

Junior Nutritionist, Tweak & Eat, India May 2018 – Apr 2019

Provided feedback on portioning of macronutrients on the plate based on the client data and tweaking it to be healthier.

Formulated 3-6-9-month meal plans online from the database and added recipes/meals to the database.

Nutrition Intern at Nutrizione Clinic, India May 2018 – Dec 2018

Assessed body composition for 25 clients with diverse demographics using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA).

Calculated energy and nutrient requirements and created monthly diet plans based on lifestyle disorders.

Organized seminars and talks for amateur athletes.

CERTIFICATIONS

The International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK Level 1) Jan 2019

Introduction to Translational Nutrigenetics – Institute of Nutrigenetics, India Sep 2018

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