Department Chair - Nutrition and Health and Wellness Programs

• Jun 2023 - Present

Registered Dietitian

• Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

Nephrology Dietitian

• Jun 2020 - Oct 2021

-Counseled patients on renal, diabetes, cardiac, GI disorder, and food intolerance diets to improve laboratory and overall health outcomes and quality of life. -Provided evidenced-based medical nutrition therapy to hemodialysis patients. -Performed nutrition assessments and food diary analysis of patient diets. -Collaborated with care givers in-person and via phone to discuss barriers and solutions to improve nutritional care outcomes. -Created patient-friendly education materials to aid in reinforcing positive behavior change. -Encouraged patients to create achievable goals, held patients accountable to goals through repeated conversations, and assisted patients in modifying goals when barriers identified. -Maintained close in-person and remote communication with patients, care-givers and health-care team to ensure adherence to prescribed diet. -Developed strong rapport and collaboration with key decision makers. -Leveraged research insights to support clinical interdisciplinary team in decision making. -Provided scientific support of clinical efficacy and economic value of nutrition related products to patients and to internal business partners. -Collaborated effectively with various cross-functional departments to improve patient outcomes. -Assisted medical director and nursing staff in mitigating economic and clinical impact of pharmaceutical agents. -Achieved #1 territory metrics ongoing since 2020 for hospitalizations, laboratory parameters, catheterizations, vaccinations. Show less

Online Adjunct Instructor

• Jan 2014 - Jun 2021

Taught courses in sports nutrition, dietary supplements, and ergogenic aids to graduate students. Taught courses in sports nutrition, dietary supplements, and ergogenic aids to graduate students.

Registered / Licensed Dietitian

• Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

-Provided evidenced-based medical nutrition therapy to long-term care patients. -Performed nutrition assessments and 24-hour recall analysis of patient diets. -Coordinated nutritional care with nursing to ensure timely tray delivery and assisted with patient observation of meal/snack consumption. -Maintained close in-person communication with patients, care-givers and health-care team to ensure adherence to prescribed diet. -Delivered high-impact clinical presentations to key decision makers to influence behavior to improve outcomes. -Developed strong rapport and collaboration with key decision makers. -Leveraged research insights to support clinical interdisciplinary team in decision making. -Provided scientific support of clinical efficacy nutrition related interventions to patients and health care providers. -Collaborated effectively with various cross-functional departments to improve patient outcomes. -Assisted dietary manager balancing therapeutic food offerings with financial impact. -Implemented policies and procedures for patient body weight measurement and analysis. -Responsible for various patient outcomes and exceeded metrics in a timely manner. Show less

Part-time Instructor

• Aug 2017 - Dec 2019

*Taught exercise physiology lectures and labs to 1st year physical therapy doctoral students. *Taught exercise physiology lectures and labs to 1st year physical therapy doctoral students.

Creative Team Consultant - Art Production

• Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

• Responsible for proofing fine-art prints to ensure consistency in quality. • Manipulated and prepared images for proofing and final print. • Coordinated workflow for proofing and printing images. • Mitigated sources of printing issues in conjunction with printing facility. • Responsible for proofing fine-art prints to ensure consistency in quality. • Manipulated and prepared images for proofing and final print. • Coordinated workflow for proofing and printing images. • Mitigated sources of printing issues in conjunction with printing facility.

Program Director / Associate Professor

• May 2017 - Jun 2018

-Program Director for Sports and Health Sciences; remote administrator. -Taught online undergraduate and graduate courses in nutrition and exercise science. -Revised and updated program curriculum to ensure high-quality content. -Converted courses from textbooks to online education resources. -Produced exercise science laboratory videos for use in courses. -Guided and advised faculty to develop innovative and technologically advanced tools for course content implementation. -Supervised 7 full-time faculty and 35 part-time faculty. -Responsible for evaluating, hiring and terminating faculty. -Coordinated solution-driven disciplinary actions with professional development emphasis. -Developed and conducted regular faculty meetings for dissemination of internal information and implementation of initiatives. -Updated and maintained Intuitional Learning Objective Mapping for the program. -Generated monthly reports for administrative review regarding various programmatic metrics. -Exceeded leadership metrics in a timely manner. -Established partnerships with key opinion leaders to develop new opportunities for students. -Responsible for over 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Show less

Coordinator - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program - Cooperative Extension

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

*Applied and received ~$250,000 grant to fund EFNEP programming. *Ensured national standards set forth by NIFA were applied and adhered to in local programming. *Served the low-income community of Clark County, NV. *Managed 2 program officers and instructional staff. *Applied and received ~$250,000 grant to fund EFNEP programming. *Ensured national standards set forth by NIFA were applied and adhered to in local programming. *Served the low-income community of Clark County, NV. *Managed 2 program officers and instructional staff.

Assistant Professor

• Jul 2010 - May 2014

• Taught undergraduate graduate courses in nutrition and exercise science. • Advised undergraduate and graduate students. • Conducted research projects in area of expertise. • Collaborated with departmental colleagues on various research projects. • Coordinated graduate assistants in exercise physiology. • Presented data at scientific meetings. • Maintained laboratory equipment. • Taught undergraduate graduate courses in nutrition and exercise science. • Advised undergraduate and graduate students. • Conducted research projects in area of expertise. • Collaborated with departmental colleagues on various research projects. • Coordinated graduate assistants in exercise physiology. • Presented data at scientific meetings. • Maintained laboratory equipment.

Assistant Professor; Program Coordinator for Health & Exercise Science

• Aug 2005 - May 2010

• Program Coordinator for Health and Exercise Majors. • Taught undergraduate courses in nutrition, health, exercise science, and research methods. • Chairperson for honors theses in Exercise Science. • Advised students. • Counseled athletes and students as a registered dietitian. • Revised exercise science curriculum to include two tracks: Health and Fitness and Clinical. • Developed a fitness program for seniors in the community utilizing Exercise Science Interns. • Developed an internship handbook for students. • Webmaster for the School of Health, Exercise and Sport Science. • Developed multiple websites for the School of Health, Exercise and Sport Science (hes.lr.edu). • Maintained the exercise physiology laboratory. • Ordered and purchased equipment for the exercise physiology laboratory. Show less