Elham Almahmoud Email & Phone Number

United States

Austin, Texas, United States

-Facilitate dynamic discussions on various nutrition and lifestyle topics with undergraduates, guiding them in critical research evaluation and identifying reputable resources.- Assess and grade assignments, providing constructive feedback to support student development.

Austin, Texas, United States

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Liven is a digital therapeutic software that aims to revolutionize diabetes management. My contribution:●Co-authored usability and feasibility study to test the user friendliness and effectiveness ofthe Liven application in managing Type 2 Diabetes virtually.● Established the collaboration between our startup team with the research center we’re testingour application through.● Contributed to the design and content writing of the Liven's website.

The Smart Health Initiative aims to develop and utilize innovative health technologies to support and promote personalized healthcare. My contribution:● Researched & developed a review of regional and international Biobanks, which providedimportant insight for the establishment of a national Biobank.● Planned, organized and managed the logistics of an academic poster showcase event.● Conducted market research and developed a database of regional Pharmaceuticalcompanies.● Trained on Complete Protein analysis using MaXis Q-TOF tool at the Bioscience Core Lab.● Contributed to the design and content of the Smart Health Initiative Website.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

● Conducted nutritional assessment, developed dietary plans and provided education to adultand pediatric patients.● Elected based on my performance evaluation to work as a staff relief intern, in which Iprovided expected practices for a dietitian.● Evaluated the growth of pediatric patients, and developed dietary plans that assists theirgrowth and fluid needs.● Calculated Enteral nutrition feeding requirements, identified suitable nutritional formula andmonitored feeding tolerance for adult and pediatric patients.● Calculated formula milk requirements for neonates and infants, and instructed parents onhow to prepare them.● Collaborated with dietitians to evaluate a protocol for unifying the management of insulindependent diabetes for inpatients using “Insulin Sliding Scale”. My role was developing theeducation material, and training the patients on how to follow the new protocol.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

● Co-authored a descriptive cross-sectional study ”Assessing Diet Diversity and Food Variety ofAdults Living in Saudi Arabia During Covid-19 Quarantine”.● Reviewed the literature, Collected and Cleaned data for various ongoing research projects.● Contributed to the translation and verification of the “Physical Inactivity and Long SittingBehaviors” Questionnaire from English to Arabic.● Measured body composition of using “Inbody” and “Skinfold Calipers”.● Scheduled and coordinated meetings between study participants and researchers.● Developed a program to keep employees healthy, which included health educationalnewsletters and walking and socializing activities.● Developed dietary plans for study participants undergoing a virtual intervention for lifestylemodification.● Simplified nutritional research information into lay summaries for the public and clinicians innon-nutritional fields.● Created content for an educational animation about dietary recommendations to preventsports related injuries.

A 12-month fellowship program focused on humanistic co-design process for the identification, documentation, and prototyping of early-stage innovation in Assistive Technology projects under the mentorship of MIT research scientists.I had the opportunity to work on two projects: 1) Rafeeq: A smart pen grip that eases handwriting for children with hypotonia and assists the child in applying the right amount of pressure on the pen. 2)ARL: A web extension that serves as an automatic interpretation of Arabic Sign Language (ArSL) for an engaging user experience for persons with deafness & hearing impairment.

Practiced dialogue and leadership skills in various international forums in combating deeply rooted stigmas and stereotypes regarding race and religion.

Saudi Arabia

● Conducted dietary assessment, planning and education for patients with various diseasesincluding: Oncology, OB/GYN, family medicine nutrition, Pediatric Cardiology.

● Conducted dietary assessment, planning and education for patients with various diseasesincluding: Bariatric surgery, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, General Pediatrics.

● Organized Nutrition related events for the students and the public.● Led different subcommittees within the club.● managed the communication between faculty and students.

Master'S Degree, Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist

Bachelor'S Degree, Clinical Nutrition

High School, Science