Markita Lewis, Ms, Rd Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

- Develops and implements programs and initiatives to support the strategic goals of the National Peanut Board in collaboration with the NPB Marketing and Communications team- Assists with the planning and execution of NPB’s health professional outreach initiatives- Produces health, nutrition, and wellness content for website, social media, collateral.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Wellness and Chill is a website for those who believe that just as a person is more than the sum of their parts, so is the world. it is dedicated to examining the intersections of life at culture, health, and current events. Created in April 2017 by Markita Lewis, she maintains the website and contributes regularly to blog posts on a variety of.

-Wrote evidence-based articles and blog posts for a variety of nutrition, health and wellness clients including Else Nutrition, HeadsUp Health, Viome, Visual Veggies Software, Transparent Labs, Chomps, Montreal Weights, BiGH, and Perfect Keto.- Adapted writing style for B2B and B2C audiences including parents, athletes, health and wellness enthusiasts.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

-Utilized motivational interviewing and the Nutrition Care Process to provide patient-centered MNT to inpatient and outpatient clients from a variety of ages and medical conditions - Supported patients in developing healthy relationships with food while educating on conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, GI disorders, renal disease, and liver.

LAC + USC Medical Center

- Utilized the Nutrition Care Process, NFPE skills, and communications with multidisciplinary teams to identify malnutrition and optimize patient outcomes- Provided Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients for conditions including GI disorders, diabetes and other endocrine disorders, renal disease, cardiovascular disease, pancreatitis, malnutrition, cancer.

Foods And Nutrition Department

Graduate student conducting research in the lab of Jung Sun Lee, PhD, RD.Co-author for review paper on food purchasing practices of older adults.Aided doctoral student with protocol development for dissertation on food purchasing practices and diet quality of low income older adults.Developed and defended thesis proposal; collaborated to submit IRB for.

University Of Georgia

Generated article and event ideas with students of multiple disciplinesWrote articles about food-related topics targeted towards a college student demographicPeer-edited articles for local and national online publication on Spoon University’s websiteAssisted with community event planning for monthly food-related events.

Knapp Hall, Louisiana State University

Conducted and assisted with studies in the lab of Carol J. Lammi-Keefe, PhD, RD and Holiday Durham, PhD, RD. Recruited, screened and assessed participants for clinical research study on AMD (age-related macular degeneration)Entered and analyzed data in JMP software for use in thesis and presentationsCollaborated with 4-H to conduct dietary intake study in.

Performed laboratory techniques in the lab of Jenifer Fenton, PhD, MPH. Performed IGF-1 ELISA assays on human serum samples.Conducted epidemiology research on serum proteins and anthropometric measures and their influence on diverticulosis.

Master'S Degree, Foods And Nutrition

Activities and Societies: Foods and Nutrition Diversity Committee (Graduate Representative), Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources.

Bachelor'S Degree, Nutrition And Food Sciences, Pyschology, Alumna

Activities and Societies: Student Dietetic Association, Hispanic Student Cultural Society (President, 2013-2014; Vice President.