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Denver Metropolitan Area

•Conduct nutrition consults in English and Spanish with YMCA members, including personalized assessment and intervention, and utilizing motivational interviewing techniques and medical nutrition therapy as needed, to assist with chronic disease prevention and management, sports nutrition, and meal planning•Conducted free sessions with prospective clients to discuss potential benefits of nutrition counseling, resulting in a 92% conversion rate to paying clients•Engage with members and staff at monthly lobbying events•Serve as point of communication for all nutrition programming Downtown Denver YMCA•Communicate with and provide interpretation for Spanish-speaking members and participants of food security programs•Design curriculum, develop SOP, and deliver weekly youth-focused nutrition enrichment activities to up to 165 children from low-income families attending after-school programs•Recruit and manage volunteers for nutrition enrichment activities and provide mentorship•Mentor and support dietetic interns•Applied best practices for writing for a low-literacy audience through contribution to monthly newsletter for participants of food distribution program•Developed inventory and FIFO protocol for food distribution program to reduce food waste by an estimated 70%

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

•Research Assistant in the Systems Thinking for Obesity Prevention Lab•Leading a team in the data cleaning and analysis of a dataset of over 3,000 participants to study the effect of menu labeling on ordering behavior•Serve as co-investigator in a project studying food insecurity among middle-income residents of a rural mountain community in Central Colorado who are not eligible for federal food assistance programs•Analyzed dataset of 1,500 participants' restaurant ordering behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and drafting manuscript of descriptive results•Developed Stata code to replace missing values for key variables using multiple imputation methods•Conducted baseline and follow-up audits of 25 restaurants in Longmont and Westminster, CO to assess the beverages available on kids’ menus before and after the implementation of a healthy beverage policy. Provided analysis of descriptive data with short notice.•Developed surveys utilizing Amazon's Mechanical Turk to collect and analyze baseline data of children's beverage ordering habits at restaurants and perceptions of health claims on restaurant menus•Conducted content analysis of chain restaurants' corporate social responsibility statements using NVivo, analyzed aggregate data using Stata, and contributed to manuscript of findings•Provided training on introductory use of Stata software to 3 colleagues and provide ongoing program and statistical support•Administrative work: IRB application submission

•Mapleton Public Schools Nutrition Services (Adams County, CO): 300 hours-Assisted kitchen managers in food production, tray line service, and personnel management-Completed audits of the Afterschool Snack Program in three schools twice during the semester and assessed cycle menus to ensure compliance with federal regulations-Conducted needs assessment and developed staffing recommendation to maximize workforce efficiency-Created menus for students with special diets, including renal diet and egg allergies•Weld County WIC (Evans, CO): 300 hours-Utilized motivational interviewing techniques to counsel up to 11 high-risk participants per day during 3 weeks of staff relief with limited supervision-Conducted staff training on housing resources in Weld County-Taught two courses and fielded questions on infant feeding to pregnant WIC participants-Wrote blog post and newsletter, tailored to literacy levels of WIC participants and community partners-Developed sample PES statements and general counseling plan for Risk Factor 357 – Prescription/non-prescription drugs that interfere with nutrients for dietitians to use in high-risk appointments•Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (Aurora, CO): 400 hours-Facilitated weight management classes for up to 20 veterans: in-person, telephone, and video modalities-Co-taught cooking class for female veterans, emphasizing knife and food safety and healthy snacks-Provided nutrition counseling to PACT patients with diabetes and malnutrition and bariatric patients-Delivered 2 in-services to nursing staff for nutrition-related documentation in inpatient wards-Researched, created, and delivered in-service to nutrition staff on women’s health issues-Developed educational handout for patients about Intermittent Fasting-Completed inpatient nutrition assessments, including NFPEs, with little supervision-Provided education on administering home tube feeds, diabetes, and nutrition for weight gain

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

•Teaching Assistant for: Nutrition through the Lifecycle (fall 2019, 2020), Nutrition Assessment (spring 2020, 2021), Integrative Nutrition and Metabolism (fall 2021), and Nutrition Teaching and Counseling Techniques (spring 2022)•Manage course page on Canvas•Grade assignments and provide constructive feedback to enhance student understanding of the course material•Develop quiz questions and materials for dietary assessment project•Develop case study assignments and facilitate in-class discussions•Assist students one-on-one during office hours

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

•Research Assistant in the Health Behaviors Lab•Assisted with participant study recruitment and materials•Collected anthropometric, survey, and food photography data at health fairs•Data entry and management in RedCAP•Analyzed survey data collected in intervention targeting rural parents of preschool-aged children•Developed intervention materials including workshop handouts for participants in InDesign•Coded videos in accordance with the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) to measure gross motor skills of preschool-aged children•Coded videos of parent-child interactions using the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) tool•Assisted with the execution of an interdisciplinary study examining children's ordering and consumption of vegetables in a restaurant. Collected observational and plate waste data

Greater Denver Area

•Tutored undergraduate chemistry, biology, anatomy, and physiology

Greater Denver Area

•Worked in organic chemistry laboratory to modify and finalize content for organic chemistry courses•Employed peer mentoring strategies and served as group leader during organic chemistry classes•Utilized laboratory techniques including reflux and distillation and instruments including infrared spectrometer and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscope

Denver, Colorado, United States

•Compile database of development and environmental indicators at the municipio level for Central American countries (with an emphasis on Nicaragua) for future analysis of the effects of climate change on seasonal food insecurity in coffee-producing regions•Conduct literature reviews and write blog posts about issues relevant to climate change, coffee production, and health and food security of coffee farmers•Field work: conduct surveys in the Matagalpa and Jinotega departments of Nicaragua•Analyze survey data•Draft policy briefs

Denver, Colorado

Same responsibilities as Economist I (see below), as well as:•Project management activities including client communication and team organization•Contribute to reports, manuscripts, and proposals

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

•Member of the Public Health Economics Program•Conduct literature reviews•Prepare documents for publication, presentation, and proposals•Code in statistical software, including Stata and SAS, to create analytic data files, manage datasets, and analyze data (through descriptive statistics, model verification, and a variety of regression analyses)•Conduct cost effectiveness analyses and policy/program evaluations•Build and analyze economic and epidemiological models•Experience using awardee-provided datasets and publicly-available datasets including the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES), and National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

•Managed a database in Microsoft Excel of more than 5,000 students for the largest student-run organization on campus•Communicated and worked closely with members of the Athletic Department and other student directors of Carolina Fever•Delegated tasks to committee members

Chapel Hill, Nc

•Organized phone banks for a variety of Democratic candidates, including Virginia governor Terry McAuliff•Contacted local politicians for club events•Helped coordinate activities for the biannual Proud to Be a Democrat Week

Chapel Hill, Nc

•Planned fundraising events, such as bake sales, and coordinated volunteers•Solicited donors through letter writing campaigns

Blacksburg, Va

•Employee of Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine•Experience with equine, camelid, and food animal care

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Nutrition, 4.00/4.00

•Thesis: The Role of Parenting Practices in Preschoolers' Screen Time, Sedentary Time, and Physical Activity in Rural Colorado •Developed.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science, Economics, 3.88/4.00

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Carolina Fever, Young Democrats, Habitat for Humanity•Completed all graduation requirements.

Education record

•Completed two courses instructed in Spanish by local professors