Erica Howes, Phd, Mph, Rdn Email & Phone Number

Salem, VA, US

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Postdoctoral researcher in the Dietary Assessment Lab (PI: Valisa Hedrick) and Laboratory for Eating Behaviors and Weight Management (PI: Brenda Davy).

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

2020-2023: Graduate Teaching Assistant for Medical Nutrition TherapySummer 2020 & 2021: Instructor of Record for Nutrition Across the Lifespan- Delivered course content through Canvas using recorded lectures, activities, and readings/videos.- Provided opportunities to connect with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists through scheduled live Q&As.- Evaluated.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Owner and Registered Dietitian for Erica Howes Nutrition, LLC- a private practice providing virtual nutrition counseling to clients with eating disorders and disordered eating. - Helped clients work toward and maintain eating disorder recovery through a goal-oriented approach. - Used principles of motivational interviewing to help clients achieve their.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Provide medical nutrition therapy to adult and adolescent patients with eating disorders at the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient levels. - Meet weekly with patients for counseling sessions to discuss patients' current relationships with food, any nutrition problems, and tolerance of meal plan.- Develop meal plans for patients undergoing.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Adjunct Instructor for Nutrition for Health and Disease, an introductory nutrition course for health science majors. - Design and distribute online materials for two sections of the online course. - Utilize Blackboard and VoiceThread for organizing and administering course content.- Evaluate student progress through assignments, quizzes, tests, and.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Completed 11 months of supervised practice experience with a focus on Medical Nutrition Therapy at VCU Health, a large, urban medical center.- Screened patients for nutritional risk, completed the nutrition care process, and documented care in the electronic medical record. - Specialty rotations included: cardiology research, employee wellness at the.

Corvallis, Oregon

Oversaw labs and assisted in teaching and grading for undergraduate courses in the Didactic Program in Dietetics at Oregon State University.Courses:NUTR 235, Science of Foods LaboratoryNUTR 241, Applications in Human Nutrition (E-Campus and Corvallis campus)NUTR 311, Foodservice Prodution and PurchasingNUTR 446, Managing Food and Nutrition ServicesNUTR.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

Responsible for issuing tokens to be spent at the Corvallis-Albany Farmers' Market on Saturdays. Market customers can use their SNAP benefits or debit cards to obtain currency to spend at market vendor booths during the season. Implemented incentive programs to promote the use of SNAP at the market, including Double Up Food Bucks Oregon and That's My Farmer.

Provided weekly drop-in tutoring for General Chemistry for varsity intercollegiate athletes at Miami University. Communicated study strategies and clarify concepts for general chemistry lab and lecture classes.

Organized, planned, and led biweekly review sessions for an introductory Human Physiology class. Tailored sessions to the needs of students with the goal of improving understanding and comprehension of course content, and therefore improved performance on exams.

Alexandria, VA

Contributed to community nutrition projects in the Nutrition Guidance and Analysis Division of the center, including menu analysis, food and nutrition updates for online consumer tools, and consumer nutrition promotion materials.

Assisted students one-on-one in better understanding introductory science classes on a weekly basis. Utilized a variety of teaching methods to explain course content and aid students in exam preparation and study skills.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Nutrition, Foods, And Exercise

Dissertation Title: The Impact of Weight Bias and Stigma on Energy Misreporting in 24-Hour Dietary Recalls

Master Of Science (M.S.), Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Nutrition, Health Promotion And Health Behavior

Master's Thesis Title: Image-based dietary intake assessment ability of dietetics students and interns

Bachelor'S Of Science In Kinesiology And Health, Dietetics

Activities and Societies: Miami University Varsity Cross Country Captain, Miami University Varsity Track and Field Captain, Miami.