Biography
I was raised in Soda Springs Idaho and graduated from University of Idaho in the Coordinated Program of Dietetics in 1998. I completed my master’s degree in nutrition at Utah State University studying percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in persons with cystic fibrosis. I worked at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City as a clinical dietitian and clinical nutrition manager from 2000 to 2011. I earned a PhD from Utah State University in May 2012. My dissertation studied the integration of nutrition education classes into English as Second Language classes for recently resettled refugees. I was a nutrition lecturer and assistant professor at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point from 2011 to 2014.
Research Interests
Clinical nutrition, pediatric malnutrition, and nutrition educationTeaching Interests
Nutrition education and counseling, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition through the life cycle, dietetic internship preparationEducation
- Nutrition and Food Science, , Utah State University (2012)
- Nutrition and Food Science, , Utah State University (2002)
- Family and Consumer Science, Food and Nutrition, Dietetics , University of Idaho (1998)
Licenses and Certifications
- State of Utah , Certified Dietitian (1999 - 2024)
- American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (1998 - 2024)
Honors and Awards
- Utah Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Award of Merit, Utah Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2021 - 2021)
Memberships
- American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (2016 - Present)
- American Adademy of Nutrition and Dietetics (1997 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Member, Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group Malnutrition Committee (2017 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2016 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2015 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2012 - Present)
- Other, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group (2020 - 2022)
- Officer (specify in Other), Utah Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2019 - 2021)
- Committee/Council Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Library (2016 - 2018)