Clara Lau, Phd Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc

• Program Manager of Beef Checkoff Funded Human Nutrition Research Program that support key beef industry strategies and research priorities.• Monitor, review and interpret current relevant peer-reviewed nutrition science studies and issues impacting the nutrition program and provide research perspective to the communications and issues management teams.• Compose technical summaries, fact sheets, research briefs and other materials to be disseminated by the nutrition research program to target audiences (including nutrition researchers, health professionals and consumers).• Manage partnerships with national level scientific societies and associations to establish awareness of the Beef Checkoff nutrition research program.• Develop and manage the Request for Proposal process for nutrition research program.• Serve as a reviewer of scientific content for nutrition communication programs.• Monitor Dietary Guidelines for Americans process• Compose written and oral public comments for the Beef Checkoff to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and to USDA/DHHS in response to the Committee's Advisory Report

Washington Dc

Washington D.C.

• Work with Executive Director to manage Beef Checkoff funded Human Nutrition Research Program that support key beef industry strategies and research priorities.• Work with the Executive Director and industry leaders in developing nutrition research priorities for the beef industry.• Monitor, review and interpret current relevant peer-reviewed nutrition science studies and issues impacting the nutrition program and provide research perspective to the communications and issues management teams.• Compose technical summaries, fact sheets, research briefs and other materials to be disseminated by the nutrition research program to target audiences (including nutrition researchers, health professionals and consumers).• Manage partnerships with national level scientific societies and associations to establish awareness of the nutrition research program.• Work with the Executive Director to monitor and manage program budgets.• Assist in development and management of the Request for Proposal process for nutrition research program.• Serve as a reviewer of scientific content for nutrition communication programs.

Washington Dc

• Contribute expertise to Marketing Specialists by setting realistic and reasonable goals for nutritional quality of USDA Foods based on the current legislature, policy, directives and the relevant innovations of food science and technology.• Participate in USDA and Federal nutrition committees that focus on the progression of improving the nutritional quality of USDA Foods or updating and disseminating dietary guidance to the public.• Analyze sensory attributes and nutritional content of sample beef and pork products submitted by vendors for Federal food and nutrition assistance programs and provide evaluation of products to LS Program and vendors.• Chair Beef and Pork Commodity Nutrition Subcommittee of the Commodity Nutrition Working Group to develop strategies to improve the nutrition profiles, predominately sodium and fat contents, of USDA Foods. Includes direct communication with vendors to develop healthier products that are valuable nutritionally and economically to purchase for the Federal food and nutrition assistance programs.• Author backgrounder and position papers on application of nutrition and quality policies, and nutrition-related articles for the agency quarterly newsletter.• Attend food technology and nutrition science conferences to stay up to date on latest research in relevant fields.

Columbus, Ohio

• Conducted review of scientific literature on relationships with nutrients and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Pediatric Obesity and other pediatric topics. Authored internal report, “The potential impact of nutrition on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms”.

Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Foods And Exercise

Bs, Nutritional Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: DCF, intramural sports

Ba, Psychology