Coordinated all aspects of the Cooking Matters program for Tarrant County and the surrounding area. Cooking Matters is a program of Share Our Strength and consists of seven specialized curricula that cover nutrition and healthy eating, food preparation, budgeting and shopping. Cooking Matters’ culinary and nutrition volunteers teach these high-quality, cooking-based courses at a variety of community-based agencies—including Head Start centers, housing centers and after-school programs—with neighborhood locations that make it easy for adults and families to attend.

-Led three to four patient education classes weekly focusing on program imperatives-Prepared all class materials and outlines that successfully support patients during treatment-Supported patients individually via telephone follow-up each week-Collected weekly data and track trends on program treatment variables-Participated in cross-disciplinary team support-Mentored new employees during their initial months of employment

−Impacted the health decisions of students by offering health education programming on substance use, stress, nutrition, exercise, and sexual health topics−Developed, edited and distributed nine newsletters to inform students of current health issues and campus health resources−Instructed 17 Health Promotion students about how to develop strong peer health education skills−Determined student health behaviors by coordinating data collection and the dissemination process for National College Health Assessment to 1,000 college students −Mentored 25 students in the Health Ninjas Peer Health Education program−Assisted in organizing on-campus Health Expo and Health Fair that attracted 1,000 students, staff and faculty

−Collected data for research to determine the effects of community −Devised and implemented research protocols for community based participatory projects−Contributed to the development of a community based participatory research manual for communities interested in research projects