Experience + Education

Education

University of Washington (anticipated graduation date December 2013)
Masters of Public Health Nutrition Program
Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics

University of Oregon
Bachelor of Science in Journalism with Sociology minor

Experience

Current: 

• Dietetic intern, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle
• Clinical development copywriter, writing consumer-facing health and wellness communications for print and online (2004-present)
• Freelance nutrition columnist ("On Nutrition"), The Seattle Times (March 2012-present)

Previous: 

• Dietetic intern, University of Washington Medical Center Roosevelt Clinic, Seattle (January-March 2013)
• Dietetic intern, Food For Fertility program, Seattle (January-March 2013)
• Researched and wrote patient education booklets on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and PCOS nutrition for the University of Washington Medical Center, 2012-13
• Dietetic intern, Edelman Public Relations, Seattle (July-August 2012)
• Newspaper reporter
• Writer and editor of a gardening newsletter for a retail plant nursery

Organizations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Student Member), 2011-present

• Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Dietetic Practice Group
• Weight Management (WM) DPG
• Women's Health (WH) DPG
• Diabetes Care and Education (DCE) DPG
• Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM) DPG
• Nutrition Entrepreneurs (NE) DPG
• Nutrition Education for the Public (NEP) DPG

Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Student Member), 2011-present
Greater Seattle Dietetic Association (Student Member), 2011- present
Institute of Food Technologists (Student Member), 2012
The Center for Mindful Eating, 2011-present

Public Speaking

"Food Label Forensics," UW Chapter of Business and Professional Women, November 16, 2012

"Nutrition, Health and You" (Celiac disease, type 2 diabetes, weight management), Puget Sound Chapter of the Turner Syndrome Society, March 2, 2013

"Snacking for Health," SOS Outreach, March 18, 2013

"Sugar and Your Health," Southwest Seattle Boys & Girls Club, May 25, 2012

Podcasts + Guest Posts

Podcast: "Trans-fat alternatives," The Science of Nutrition, October 22, 2012
Guest post: "Trans-fat alternatives: Healthy choice...or more of the same?" Nutrition Nuts and Bolts, October 3, 2012
Podcast: "Eggs and Heart Disease," The Science of Nutrition, August 20, 2012
Postcast: "Conjugated Linoleic Acids and Grass-fed Beef," The Science of Nutrition, March 24, 2012

Volunteer Work

Children's Research Institute; assisting with a childhood obesity project (February 2012 to present)
Rainier Valley Food Bank (2010)
Snohomish County Master Gardeners (2002-2004)

Conferences + Additional Training

• Education session: "Recognizing and Treating Eating Disorders in Patients with Diabetes," Seattle, presented by the Diabulimia Helpline and Center for Hope of the Sierras
• Workshop: "Renal nutrition," presented by Northwest Kidney Center, Seattle
• 2012 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), Philadelphia
• FNCE pre-conference workshop: "Nutrition as Medicine: Confronting Cardiometabolic Syndrome"
• Workshop: "Health at Every Size in Clinical Practice" at Be Nourished, Portland, OR
• Workshop: "Motivational Interviewing" at Be Nourished, Portland, OR
• 2012 BlogHer Food Conference, Seattle
• 2012 Harborview Medical Center Nutrition Conference, Seattle
• 2012 Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference, Vancouver, WA
• 2012 Greater Seattle Dietetic Association Spring Conference
• 2011 Greater Seattle Dietetic Association Fall Conference