Professional Experience

2006 - Current ~ Director. Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Eastern Michigan University.

2005 - Current ~ Full-Time Lecturer. Director of the Office of Nutrition Services, Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics, Eastern Michigan University

1998 - 2005, 1995 ~ Adjunt Instructor/Lab Preceptor. Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics, Eastern Michigan University

1997 - 2006 ~ Western Wayne WIC Temporary Coordinator. Monroe County WIC Acting Coordinator.

1997 - Current ~ Nutrition Contract Services, self-employed

1994 - 1997 ~ Nutrition Specialist. Wayne County RESA Head Start, Wayne, MI

1994 - 1996 ~ Contigent Clinical Dietitian. Oakwood Hospital Downriver, Lincoln, MI

1990 - 1992 ~ Food Service Manager. Oakwood Skilled Nursing Center, Trenton, MI

1984 - 1988 ~ Food Service Supervisor. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

1981 - 1984 ~ Dietary Supervisor. Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, MI

Academic Involvement

Eastern Michigan University Student Dietetic Association Advisor (2005 - Present)

Wellness at School: A Lifestyle Approach to Improving Public Health Early Focus on Increased Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition. BCBSM Grant. 2008-2010

National Food Service Management Institute Grant, Focus Group Facilitator, 2008

Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, Peer Reviewer, 2007

Thesis Committee Member:

• Nutritional Qualtiy of Lunches at a Seventh-Day Adventist School. M. Justine Martkert. November 2006
• Student Perceptions of the Shift from Soft Drink Vending Machines to Milk Vending Machines in School. Jillian B. Trapini. February 2007
• Nutrient Intakes in College Students in a Midwestern Regional University Compared to the Recommeded Dietary Guidelines. Rukmini Sen. June 2008

Distinguished Graduate Alumna Eastern Michigan University, 2005

Better Bones Brighter Future Grant Recipient, 2003

Lunch & Learn Presenter, WIC, FAD Diets, 2003

Michigan WIC Conference Presentation, 2001

Poster Session Presentation, American Dietetic Association, 2001