Kelsey Vierow Email & Phone Number

Prime is an 18-week immersive learning experience that focuses heavily on the end-to-end design process and broad foundational skills. In my previous career, I had already been building my abilities to guide a user through complex processes; through Prime I learned terminology for these skills and was able to grow and refine them even further while practicing them in new contexts.-Methods: User-centered design, informational architecture, affinity diagramming, interactive prototyping… Show more Prime is an 18-week immersive learning experience that focuses heavily on the end-to-end design process and broad foundational skills. In my previous career, I had already been building my abilities to guide a user through complex processes; through Prime I learned terminology for these skills and was able to grow and refine them even further while practicing them in new contexts.-Methods: User-centered design, informational architecture, affinity diagramming, interactive prototyping, data synthesis-Tools: Figma, Sketch, Axure RP, Google suite, Wireframe.cc, Otter.ai, Trello-Soft Skills: Motivational interviewing, empathy, time management, pattern-finding, collaboration, project management Show less

Minneapolis, Mn

In this role, I was responsible for the user experience of young patients and families. From initial informational interviews to gain context and perspective, to managing a rotating care team of doctors, nurses, and support staff, to finally creating a content strategy of custom-tailored education resources prior to discharge from the hospital, many times I was the only consistent face that a family had day-to-day throughout their hospital stay. I translated and tailored the complex world of… Show more In this role, I was responsible for the user experience of young patients and families. From initial informational interviews to gain context and perspective, to managing a rotating care team of doctors, nurses, and support staff, to finally creating a content strategy of custom-tailored education resources prior to discharge from the hospital, many times I was the only consistent face that a family had day-to-day throughout their hospital stay. I translated and tailored the complex world of human nutrition and metabolism into only the essential information that families at any education level could understand and successfully take home to implement.-Project management: Responsible for managing and ever-fluctuating patient caseload and multiple priorities-Informational architecture: Individually planned and executed a redesign of the nutrition department drive-Content strategy: Defined reusable templates and designed department education materials for clarity, consistency, and accessibility. Created instructional templates for seamless project hand-offs-Public speaking: Presentations include quarterly medical resident education sessions, a national Integrative Medicine conference, wellness discussion sessions with homeless youth, and appearing on Children’s internal TV network Star Studio each year for National Nutrition Month-Collaboration: Worked closely with numerous disciplines with a common goal of optimizing the patient/family experience. Served as a preceptor for rotating dietetic interns and trained in countless new employees Show less

As a weight-loss dietitian, I quickly learned that food itself plays only a small part in our overall well-being. Our childhood experiences, nervous system regulation state, cultural and societal factors are all undervalued components in how we experience ourselves and the world around us. I honed my motivational interviewing skills; working to change and better yourself is a vulnerable process and I brought empathy to each of my sessions in order to help clients feel seen, motivated, and… Show more As a weight-loss dietitian, I quickly learned that food itself plays only a small part in our overall well-being. Our childhood experiences, nervous system regulation state, cultural and societal factors are all undervalued components in how we experience ourselves and the world around us. I honed my motivational interviewing skills; working to change and better yourself is a vulnerable process and I brought empathy to each of my sessions in order to help clients feel seen, motivated, and supported wherever they were in their journeys.-Utilized motivational interviewing to facilitate behavioral change in order to support clients in reaching their goals-Member of the Core Team that enhanced effectiveness of programming by designing and editing education materials, optimizing client interactions, and troubleshooting pain points Show less

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

This dietetic internship program was an intensive learning environment where I grew my clinical skills in a supervised practice setting. I balanced classwork, clinical practice, project management, studying for board exams, and weekend jobs for supplemental income all while delivering high-quality results.-Completed three rotations: 1200+ hours of clinical practice, 6-week community nutrition rotation, and foodservice management across the Mayo Clinic patient services and retail… Show more This dietetic internship program was an intensive learning environment where I grew my clinical skills in a supervised practice setting. I balanced classwork, clinical practice, project management, studying for board exams, and weekend jobs for supplemental income all while delivering high-quality results.-Completed three rotations: 1200+ hours of clinical practice, 6-week community nutrition rotation, and foodservice management across the Mayo Clinic patient services and retail foodservice systems-Multiple priorities and deadlines were managed consistently and effectively-Managed a research project that included assigning roles and delegating tasks to other interns, managing a strict timeline, collecting and synthesizing data, writing a research report, and collaborating with other disciplines including the research department. I was a co-author of the final research paper that has since been published Show less

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As a research assistant in a health sciences laboratory, I was responsible for executing extensive research projects that investigated the relationship between specific neuropeptides and effects on the body as part of a multidisciplinary team.-Provided support at every stage of the research process including data collection, synthesis, and presentation-Developed and implemented new protocol procedures for lab tasks, applied numerous lab skills including real-time PCR, RNA/DNA… Show more As a research assistant in a health sciences laboratory, I was responsible for executing extensive research projects that investigated the relationship between specific neuropeptides and effects on the body as part of a multidisciplinary team.-Provided support at every stage of the research process including data collection, synthesis, and presentation-Developed and implemented new protocol procedures for lab tasks, applied numerous lab skills including real-time PCR, RNA/DNA extraction/quantification, and assisting in animal surgeries Show less

User Experience Design Student

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Nutrition Sciences

Activities and Societies: Minor in psychology, member of Drexel Nutrition Association and Drexel Dance Ensemble