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  • Evaluated current research regarding diet recall methods and suggested best methods for parent population
  • Taught lessons on sugar intake and fruit consumption to low-income elementary school students
  • Enforced food safety practices during cooking lessons
  • Used motivational interviewing techniques during classes to help students apply nutrition education to their lives
  • Conducted nutrient analysis of  200 recipes
  • Made recommendations for recipe modifications to meet nutritional guidelines for  elementary-aged children

 

 

Community | Recipe for Success

​172 hours

Hospital Food Service Management | Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center

​172 hours

  • Conducted patient food service tray line speed assessment, made suggestions for improving efficiency
  • Performed sanitation inspection, made recommendations for improvement
  • ​Used CBORD to track inventory and calculate food cost for each cost center
  • Participated in patient rounds to gather feedback on patient food service
  • Assisted in designing and teaching of Bloodborne Pathogens and Electrical Safety classes to meet JCAHO requirements
  • Conducted nutrient analysis and developed nutrition information for retail cafeteria menus
  • Created signage highlighting Sodexo Wellness and You! menu items in retail cafeteria
     
  • Assisted with data collection: muscle strength and power tests and resting metabolic rate, running energy expenditure,  maximal aerobic capacity tests using a Parvomedics Metabolic Cart
  • Assisted with data input: entered 3-day and 7-day food diaries into ESHA Food Processor SQL nutrient analysis program
  • Served as liaison between participants and researchers during tests and procedures
  • Undergraduate research abstract accepted into student poster session at the Northwest American College of Sports  Medicine 2011 conference and Oregon State University Scholars Archive
  • Deliver tailored nutrition education to socio-economically disadvantaged and at-risk populations
  • Classes focus on the USDA MyPlate and Dietary Guidelines for Americans and include cooking demonstrations
  • Monitor implementation and food service practices of the Kids Cafe program

Research Assistant | Oregon State University - Nutrition and Exercise Sciences Department

​March 2010 - June 2011

Nutrition Educator | Houston Food Bank 

​October 2011 - present

Dietetics Experience

Work ​

Experience

 

Dietetic

Internship
 

 

  • Developed and costed special diet cycle menu for student allergic to peanuts, eggs, soy protein, chicken and bakers yeast
  • Determined district-wide cost of non-disabled soy milk and special diets supplements
  • Planned and implemented plate waste study assessing breakfast waste between offer-versus-serve and straight serve schools
  • Taught in-service covering pureed diets to cafeteria staff at elementary school
  • Created and taught 30-minute, interactive MyPlate and food groups lesson to 130 kindergarten students

School Food Service Management | Houston Independent School District

128 hours

  • Responsible for four 10 year old campers' insulin regimen during the overnight camp 
  • Taught children how to calculate and administer insulin doses for meals
  • Treated hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
  • Performed routine blood glucose checks and measured blood ketones as necessary
  • Developed and implemented diabetes educational game that will be kept for future camps

Diabetes | Texas Lions Camp Type 1 Diabetes Session 

​95 hours

  • Completed 8 weeks of supervised practice in a large teaching facility
  • ​Completed 3 weeks of staff relief coverage in medicine, inpatient rehabilitation, and surgical intermediate units
  • Implemented Nutrition Care Process in a variety of units: acute care for elderly (ACE), general medicine floor, intermediate unit, and intensive care unit, stroke, neurological intensive care unit, cardiac care unit, and shock/trauma intensive care unit  
  • Provided diabetes, renal, low sodium, heart healthy, general healthy nutrition, and high fiber diet education to inpatient population
  • Developed and presented presentation on acute kidney injury that will be used as a reference by clinical dietitians

Clinical | Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center

429 hours

  • Developed 6-week culturally tailored nutrition and physical activity education program, including physical activity, cooking demonstrations, and a grocery store tour for Chinese Americans
  • Coordinated implementation of program at the HOPE Clinic with assistance from three volunteers
  • Taught English portion of the program that was translated into Mandarin by a volunteer 

Culminating Experience | Asian American Health Coalition/H.O.P.E. Clinic

145 hours

  • ​Assisted with preparation of annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) USDA multi-million   dollar grant proposal
  • Coordinated recipe testing of over 100 recipes for SNAP-Ed, recipe calendars and Healthy Recipes website (now known as the state-wide Food Hero initiative)
  • Maintained the Oregon Nutrition Education Program website
  • Input program evaluation data for nutrition programs: Start Smart Eating and Reading, Professor Popcorn
  • Developed Plant Part Insect Snacks for Growing Healthy Kids curriculum
  • Created semi-permanent display to increase SNAP awareness and participation

 

Nutrition Education Program Student Coordinator​​​​ | Oregon State University Extension Services

​June 2010 - June 2011

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