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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Provide nutrition support recommendations and medical nutrition therapy for adult inpatients, including a neurology intensive care unit• Assess daily caloric intake, implement nutrition interventions related to infant and toddler formulas, provide enteral/parenteral nutrition recommendations, and monitor growth charts for pediatric inpatients• Initiate and monitor the ketogenic diet and the Modified Atkins diets for more than 80 patients as part of a multi-disciplinary clinic for pediatric epilepsy

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Attended daily interdisciplinary rounds in an adult critical care unit and provided nutrition support recommendations• Diagnosed malnutrition using the nutrition-focused physical exam and according to the AND/ASPEN guidelines• Completed daily assessments, educations, and consults for cardiac and transitional care units

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

44-week supervised practice program with a concentration in disease management/health promotionDISEASE MANAGEMENT• Delivered inpatient medical nutrition therapy and enteral/parenteral nutrition support during 14 weeks of core clinical rotations including 9 adult ICU settings and 6 specialty pediatric settings• Completed a 20+ page research paper pertaining to the nutrition therapy of a patient status post esophagectomy • Counseled 37 individuals on medical nutrition therapy in both inpatient and outpatient settings• Functioned as an entry level dietitian for 7 weeksHEALTH PROMOTION• Impacted 457 individuals through group nutrition education classes in various community-based settings• Developed and delivered a 2017 Nutrition Toolkit Presentation to 90 Caterpillar, Inc. employees• Counseled an individual with intellectual disabilities for 6 weeks on health eating and active living• Performed health and wellness coaching to a client over 10 weeks who lost a total of 6 pounds

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Coordinated scheduling and communication between the office staff, patients, and Dr. Allen• Scored neuropsychology tests, drafted patient reports, and set up testing equipment • Completed other daily administrative tasks such as collecting payments, responding to medical information requests, and creating patient files

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Assisted the Evaluation Team of the CDC 1416 Grant, a community-engaged research study implementing evidence-based, environmental strategies to reduce the prevalence of obesity in rural Kentucky• Compiled county needs assessments, transcribed coalition meetings, coded transcripts using NVIVO, drafted the evaluation plan, and constructed infographics as part of a 4-person evaluation team

Master'S Of Science In Nutrition And Food Systems, Human Nutrition

Thesis: Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Examination of Community-Based Obesity Interventions in Rural.

Bachelor Of Science In Food Science

Minor in Chemistry Graduated Cum Laude