Margaret Samson, Ms, Rdn Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provides high-quality and evidence-based medical nutrition therapy for patients, including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning and interventions• Conducts disease-specific nutrition educations for patients, families and caregivers• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care• Collects data for performance improvement and quality assurance audits

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Plan, develop and implement culturally relevant digital nutrition education content, curriculum and materials.• Contribute to background research to support development of nutrition education materials and curriculum development.• Use Google and Meta web analytic tools to inform social marketing strategy and content creation• Work with internal and external creative staff, including: videographers, graphic designers, web developers and external marketing team.• Collaborate with team members to ensure successful execution of digital education deliverables.• Use research and evaluation findings to create innovative materials

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed grant-funded research study intended to improve knowledge of food access programs in clinicians, and improve utilization of food access programs in low-income families• Conducted and analyzed all study data, from conducting key informant interviews, to statistical analysis using SPSS software.• Created Qualtrics surveys, multiple semi-structured interview guides and other project documents necessary for the study to be carried out• Prepared and submitted IRB process for project in a timely manner

• Conducted key informant interviews with food access stakeholders related to Rhode Island COVID-19 response.• Created codebook and thematically coded 25 interviews using NVivo QSR.• Oversaw undergraduate research lab with 6 undergraduates

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Created audience-tailored educational materials for social media, nutrition education lessons and monthly newsletters• Acted as Interim EFNEP program manager during May through September 2020• Delivered nutrition education to various low-income diverse populations, ranging from youth to seniors• Developing, implementing, and training staff on new curriculums• Collaborating with Program Director and EFNEP Project Manager to conduct community needs assessment• Overseeing and auditing program data for three EFNEP staff

Kingstown, Rhode Island

• Developing and validating of an instrument to measure observed parental feeding practices in video-recorded home meals• Recruiting and initial data collection for Strong Families Start at Home study• Conducting dietary recalls using NDSR program• Training, managing and overseeing two undergraduate research assistants

Kingstown, Rhode Island

• Responsible for grading exams and projects. • Overseeing and evaluating undergraduate teaching assistants.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Used JMP to examine relationships between sociodemographic factors and dietary diversity. • Aided in the development and evaluation of a measure of dietary diversity.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Prepared accurate medical records during patient appointments, using proper medical terminology on Intergy Electronic Medical Record system.• Sent electronic lab orders, prescriptions, referrals and authorizations for physician.

Master Of Science - Ms, Nutrition

Thesis: "Construction and Validation of a Video Coding Tool for an Intervention to Improve Parental Feeding" Advisor: Dr. Alison Tovar

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Nutrition

Graduated with a dual Nutrition Science/Applied Nutrition concentrations and a minor in Psychology.

Dietetic Internship

Experiences in community nutrition, hospital food service, general clinical, and critical care nutrition therapy.