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Ana Abad-Jorge, Ed.D., RDN is an Assistant Professor at James Madison University, teaching Clinical Nutrition I and II, Life Cycle Nutrition, Foundations of Nutrition Practice and Nutrition for Wellness. Before joining JMU, Dr. Abad-Jorge served as Program Director and Assistant Professor for the Bachelor’s in Health Sciences Management at the University of Virginia for 6 years. Before transitioning to academia in 2014, Dr. Abad-Jorge had a 27-year clinical nutrition career at UVA Health, serving as a pediatric and neonatal RDN in various clinical areas including acute pediatrics, pediatric clinics, and the Newborn and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. She also served as the program director for the UVA Health System Dietetic Internship Program for close to 20 years. Dr. Abad-Jorge earned her Master’s in Food Science & Human Nutrition from the University of Florida in 1986 and her Education Doctorate in Higher Education and Adult Learning in 2012. She has received numerous institutional and professional awards, including the ADA Foundation Doctoral Scholarship in 2010. Dr. Abad-Jorge has over 38 publications in the areas of pediatric and neonatal nutrition, nutrition higher education, and healthcare management education. Dr. Abad-Jorge currently serves as a program reviewer with the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) and is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND).
Sessions:
10/8/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sessions:
10/8/2023
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Dr. Marie Allsopp is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Nutrition Science, a position she has held since January of 2019. She is passionate about pursuing pedagogical practices to increase undergraduate student engagement and her line of scholarship of teaching and learning includes using multi-media to engage students, collaborative learning, service-learning, flipped classrooms, diversity, and inclusion. In fall of 2019, Marie was a fellow of Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). Prior to full-time academia, Marie accrued over a decade of work experience as a registered dietitian in clinical, community, and customer service settings in North Georgia and South Florida. After completing her doctorate in 2015, Marie held full-time posts at Miami University (OH) and later at Mississippi State University. Marie has received recognition professionally as a practitioner, program director, and assistant professor for her dedication and service. In 2021, Marie began a two-year program of work to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in nutrition and dietetics, after being selected as the Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion in Nutrition and Dietetics: Overcoming Obstacles to RDN Recruitment, Education and Advancement Fellow with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Breta Alstrom is an award-winning dietitian who specializes in pediatric integrative and functional medicine for neurodivergent children. Her career and education have been unique with a focus on pediatric nutrition from Day 1; she received a Master’s degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center focused on complex pediatric care and neurodevelopmental disabilities, leading her to become an advocate for a medical model that centers accommodations for disability and family needs. Breta operates a virtual private practice, NeuroNutrition KC, that prioritizes family health and wellness for children with complex health needs by carving out a space where families are heard, acknowledged, and play an active role in their child’s care.
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10/8/2023
Nurturing Neurodivergence: Nutrition and Care Considerations for Children with Autism and ADHD
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hannah completed her bachelor's degree in nutrition at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She then moved back to her hometown of New York City, where she completed her masters and dietetic internship at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. During this time, she worked with organizations such as the American Heart Association and the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, and became involved in research, health informatics, and health advocacy. Hannah completed her dietetic clinical rotation at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, working in all units, including eating disorders; substance abuse, psychotic disorders and affective disorders; and severe mental illness. This rotation influenced her decision to continue working in this area for her career. At Children’s Hospital Colorado, Hannah covers all inpatient and partial hospitalization psychiatry services, as well as the Eating Disorder Day Treatment Program and medical admissions; she also supports the outpatient adolescent medicine clinic. A competitive swimmer for 16 years, Hannah still finds enjoyment in being active. Outside of work, you can likely find her at the pool, hiking and walking with her dog Azula, dancing to her favorite music, or cooking.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Monica Amburn, MS, RDN, has a 20-year career spanning multiple settings, with a focus on business development and strategic food and nutrition communications in retail and corporate settings. Currently, Monica serves as Vice President at Eat Well Global, a highly specialized strategic consultancy with a mission to empower global change agents in food and nutrition through insights, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. Prior to this position, Monica spent over ten years working in the food retail industry, first as a corporate dietitian and communications manager with Southeastern Grocers, representing the BI-LO and Winn-Dixie brands. Following this position, Monica served as Senior Director of Health and Wellness at Vestcom, where she supported the healthyAisles® health and wellness attribute database and developed bespoke retailer communications aligned to regulatory guidelines for display at the point-of-sale. Monica completed her Bachelor’s degree and dietetic internship at Radford University, and her Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of North Florida. Monica is a long-time member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is a member of the Food and Culinary Professionals and Dietitians in Business and Communications DPGs.
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10/9/2023
Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling: Exploring Systems to Inform and Empower Consumer Choice
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Betsy Anderson Steeves is a Senior Research Scientist at the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition and a 20+ year member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). She holds a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee in community nutrition and a doctoral degree from Johns Hopkins University in public health. Betsy has spent over 10 years conducting research in the areas of food and nutrition security, food access, and chronic disease prevention, with the goal of increasing equitable access to food particularly among maternal and child populations. In 2021-2022 Betsy served as the AND Foundation’s Accelerating Food Security: Supply Chain Innovation Fellow.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
10/10/2023
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jeanette M. Andrade is an assistant professor of nutritional sciences and master’s in dietetic internship director at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. She holds a B.Sc. in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, a M.S. in Dietetics from Eastern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in Human Resource Education at the University of Florida. Dr. Andrade's long-term goal is to minimize the rapid progression of chronic kidney disease in patients through dietary modifications. Her research interests are focused on reducing inflammation and improving nutritional status of those with kidney disease through modifications of foods and nutrients and nutrition education among both health professionals and patients. Dr. Andrade is an affiliated faculty in the Center for Latin American Studies at UF. She is a member of Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP), an organizational unit within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Society for Nutrition, the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, and the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
JinAe Arneklev is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner that has close to 20 years of experience in primary care. Her passion is combination of research and patient care. During her training at Johns Hopkins University, she participated in research with hypertension in Korean Americans. She is a National Health Service Corp Scholar who worked with the underserved population in inner city Baltimore. Prior to her current role at the JHU Center for ALS Specialty Care, JinAe worked with the HANDLS study (Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan in Neighborhood of Diversity) with the National Institute of Aging at NIH. Her current role includes teaching nutrition to the ALS patients.
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10/8/2023
Diversity at End of Life: How Different Beliefs and Values Impact the Nutrition Plan
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Megan started her career in Chicago after completing University of Illinois Chicago’s coordinated nutrition program in 2002. She worked at several hospitals all over the city, gaining a mass of experience in several clinical areas, including pediatrics and intensive care. Gaining an interest in illness prevention and policy, she earned her MPH in Health Policy and Law from Loyola, and then moved to Denver where she began working for the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System as an outpatient primary care dietitian. After several years, she transitioned into food operations management and is now Acting Chief of Nutrition and Food Service.
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10/10/2023
Sustainable Success: Innovations in Hospital Food Services for a Healthier Planet
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cheryl Bacon is the Director of Clinical Nutrition and the Dietetic Internship at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial, Harvey, IL. She received her Master's in Clinical Nutrition at Rush University and is currently a PhD candidate at Rush, working towards her PhD in Health Sciences. Prior to serving in her current role, Cheryl practiced as an oncology and nutrition support clinician. Cheryl has served on several committees including leadership positions in local dietetic associations. She was Chair of the ACEND Board in 2021-2022 and is currently a member of ACEND’s Expanded Standards Committee.
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10/9/2023
Beyond Entry Level: New Advanced Practice Doctoral Standards for the RDN
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Christina Badaracco is a healthcare consultant at Avalere Health, where her focus is on evidence generation, quality measurement, and elevating the role of nutrition in healthcare. She also regularly writes, teaches, and presents about nutrition, cooking, and sustainable agriculture—including co-writing The Farm Bill: A Citizen’s Guide in 2019, publishing five cookbooks with the Transamerica Institute, and co-developing a culinary medicine elective at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Christina previously worked for the EPA, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, Oakland Unified School District, NIH Clinical Center, and more. She currently serves on the board for Slow Food DC, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Farm Bill Task Force, the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative’s nutrition working group, and other organizations. She earned her Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and her bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with a minor in Italian Language and Culture, from Princeton University. She completed her dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and was selected as a 2021 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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10/8/2023
Improving Patient Outcomes and Advancing Careers: The Value of Clinician-Researcher Collaborations
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Fallon Bader, MS, RDN is a culinary dietitian, community-builder, and entrepreneur. She is Founder and Owner of The Sprouting Kitchen, where she hosts innovative outdoor cooking classes taught on local farms with a focus on teaching participants to create accessible and flavor-forward seasonal recipes with minimal waste. She completed her bachelor's in nutrition at Penn State University, dietetic internship at Cornell University, and master's in health education at the University of New Mexico. She is passionate about bolstering sustainable food systems through community-level culinary education and believes involving folks in the process of growing, harvesting, cooking or sharing a meal together is key to her work. She served as the Chair of the Hunger and Environmental Dietetic Practice Group from 2021-2022 and was awarded the 2019 New Mexico Young Dietitian of the Year.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Judy Barbe’s interest in food started early. She realized later that her enthusiasm was unique: most 10-year-olds don't pore over the Betty Crocker Cookbook for a slumber party menu... she served ice cream-stuffed cantaloupe. With a master’s degree in food science and human nutrition, she has been exploring food ever since. She is the author of two books: Your 6-Week Guide to LiveBest, Simple Solutions for Fresh Food & Well-Being and LiveBest Seasonally. She delivers food, nutrition and health information through digital, television, radio, and print publications. Her recipes and recommendations have been featured on many sites including CookingLight.com, ReaderDigest.com, Prevention.com, and TheHealthy. As a food creative, she shares information through her website, original recipes, speaking engagements, and online cooking classes. She has been recognized as an outstanding dietitian and is a past chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Culinary Professionals dietary practice group and current member of the House of Delegates.
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10/8/2023
Learning Lounge: From Stage Fright to Stage Lights: 5 Strategies to Present with Confidence
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM
Jennifer Barnoud is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist working as a college health nutrition counselor at the University of Texas at Austin. She completed her undergraduate degree with a double major in psychology and nutrition at Middle Tennessee State University and completed her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship at the University of Memphis. She began her career treating eating disorders at IOP and PHP levels of care before moving into providing nutrition counseling in a college health setting for the past 8 years. The convergence of medical nutrition therapy and eating disorder treatment has provided an ideal landscape to bridge the gap between these two areas. In her practice, she works to assist patients in optimizing their modifiable health and nutrition behaviors by creating body attunement and alliance and challenging counterproductive approaches to nutrition. Throughout her career, she has provided training for other dietitians and healthcare providers on inclusive and weight neutral care.
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10/10/2023
Overcoming Weight Stigma: A Conversation to Face Personal and Professional Bias
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Michelle Barrack, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at California State University, Long Beach and a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Dr. Barrack has a Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology from San Diego State University and a PhD in Nutritional Biology from the University of California, Davis. She has published research on topics addressing adolescent athlete bone health, bone stress injury, the Female and Male Athlete Triad, dietary supplements, and nutrition for endurance runners. She previously worked as a Team Dietitian for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Athletics. In 2023, Dr. Barrack was awarded the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Barrack currently serves as President of the Female and Male Athlete Triad Coalition. As a former NCAA Division I cross-country athlete, she appreciates the translation of scholarly research to practical recommendations for athletes to optimize their nutrient intake, health and performance.
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10/9/2023
Perspectives on the Science and Application of the Female and Male Athlete Triad
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
At 17 years old, Justin Batchelder incurred a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). While adjusting to life with a disability, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and became a Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR). After volunteering with Metro Caring, an anti-hunger organization, Justin worked as their Nutrition Ed Coordinator in a community-oriented role. After several years he adjusted his hours to pursue a master’s in nutrition, which he completed in 2021. He dreamt about greater health for everyone in the SCI community; their proclivity for chronic disease is inextricably linked to nutrition. He focused his school projects on SCI and started noticing a paucity of nutrition-related support for the SCI community. His goal is to bolster these services through evidence-based practice. Justin enjoys a good cup of coffee, museum wandering, reading, adaptive exercise, bowling, trivia, and scuba diving. Justin completed his dietetic internship in May 2023 at Metropolitan State University and is a registered dietitian nutritionist.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr. Sapna Batheja is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the MS/RD program in the Department of Food and Nutrition Studies at George Mason University. Batheja’s research interests are how to leverage technology to create dietary behavior changes and impact overweight and obesity. Additional research interests include evaluating the level of acculturation and intergenerational differences in dietary habits among Black Americans and Latino Americans. As a Registered Dietitian, Batheja has had extensive experience in a variety of DC-based community settings, including schools, policy, and grant management. Before coming to Mason, Batheja was an Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator for the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at Howard University.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Megan Baumler is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at St. Catherine University and is the director of the Graduate Program in Nutrition and Dietetics. Megan is involved in research on ultra-processed foods, cross-cultural nutrition assessment, and interprofessional approaches to oral health in underserved populations. Megan has also served as an Evidence Analyst for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Evidence Analysis Library.
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10/8/2023
The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Dietary Patterns, Appetite Regulation, and Health Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
As a nationally recognized nutrition consultant, entrepreneur, and speaker, Tammy Beasley continues to devote her experience and passion to the field of behavioral health. Over her 30+ year career, Tammy has collaborated with multi-disciplinary clinical and executive leadership teams to develop innovate nutrition programs to bring sustainable hope and healing to clients. She is the first RDN certified as an eating disorder specialist (CEDS) with iaedp in 1993 and continued her advocacy for RDNs’ role on the eating disorder treatment team as the first RDN to join the Certification Committee in 2008 and first RDN to serve as Certification Director from 2013-2017. During her service, CDR approved the CEDS certification for RDNs in June 2015, a landmark decision that validated the role of nutrition in eating disorder treatment and set the stage for Tammy to participate as one of the co-authors of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Practice/Standards of Professional Performance (SOP/SOPP) for dietitians in eating disorders published in November 2020. Most recently, Tammy completed her M.S. in Organizational Leadership in 2021, integrating her commitment to servant leadership with her passion for mentoring and training. She is a trustworthy resource for national media, has extensive experience on live TV, is a frequent guest on nutrition podcasts and has been interviewed for USA Today, the NY Post, Parade and Today’s Dietitian. Her commitment to nutrition healing through the mantra of “do no shame” supports both the multi-disciplinary treatment team and individual clients in their partnership towards recovery.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evelyn received her Master of Science degree in Nutrition while completing her Dietetic Internship at The Ohio State University. While there, she also minored in Human Development and Family Science and was a graduate trainee for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. After becoming a Registered Dietitian in 2014, Evelyn worked at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, then moved to Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings treating children with a variety of complex medical and developmental diagnoses (ex. Pediatric Feeding Disorders, Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Prematurity, Epilepsy, TBI, Transplant). Over the past few months, she has transitioned to a fully outpatient role where she will continue to work in the transdisciplinary Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program, but also provide care to many other complex pediatric patients. Evelyn plans to continue to use her knowledge from the inpatient setting to support children and their families and ensure they meet their nutritional needs in the context of their home.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Nurturing Neurodivergence: Nutrition and Care Considerations for Children with Autism and ADHD
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr. Berger is a PhD-investigator and registered dietitian who has devoted her career to studying the nutritional determinants of early growth and brain development. Dr. Berger received her doctorate in Nutritional Sciences at The University of Georgia (UGA). She completed fellowships with Dr. Leann Birth at UGA and Dr. Michael Goran at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Berger currently holds a faculty appointment at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The goal of Dr. Berger’s research is to understand human milk biology and determine its influences on infant growth, brain development, and cognitive functioning. She aims to explicate the factors in human milk, including those derived from maternal diet, that shape the structure of the infant brain, the framework for future neurodevelopment. Dr. Berger’s work has shown that exposure to simple and complex carbohydrates in utero and through breastfeeding associates with brain development using MRI at 1 month and cognitive capacities at 24 months of age in full-term infants. Her current NIH-funded research builds on her previous findings and examines the role of human milk oligosaccharides on brain development in preterm infants. Ultimately, this work will enhance our understanding of human milk biology, with implications for the nutritional care of preterm infants.
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10/9/2023
Unraveling the Mysteries of Human Milk: Present and Future
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Rachel Berton, RDN, LD is a Community Dietitian Nutritionist with Open Hand Atlanta. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from The Ohio State University and completed her dietetic internship through Oregon State University. Prior to working with Open Hand, she worked in a variety of settings ranging from clinical dietetics to agriculture. In her current role, she provides day-to-day management for the Innovations in Nutrition grant from the Association for Community Living awarded to Open Hand. All via telehealth programming, her tasks include providing group nutrition education and Medical Nutrition Therapy to the older adult population. Additionally, she oversees survey and data entry in conjunction with the Nutrition Services Liaison and creates culturally sensitive content for presentations and handouts. She is currently working toward Board Certification as a Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Outcomes and Recommendations from Telenutrition Intervention in Senior Centers
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Allison B. Blackmer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FCCP, FASPEN Allison is the Director of Clinical Practice, Quality and Advocacy at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Allison joined the ASPEN team in this role in the spring of 2021 after more than a decade of clinical experience. Allison completed her PharmD degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2008 and then completed two years of post-graduate residency training at the University of North Carolina, specializing in pediatric pharmacotherapy. Upon completion of training, Allison served as a faculty member at the University of Michigan and the clinical pharmacist on the pediatric surgery service at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (2010-2014) and then as a faculty member at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy and as the clinical pharmacist in the Special Care Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado (2014-2021). She remains adjunct faculty at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy. In her role at ASPEN, Allison serves many roles directing the clinical practice, safety/quality, and advocacy efforts in order to improve the efficacy and safety of nutrition support for all patients.
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10/8/2023
The Bigger Picture of Shortages in Nutrition Support: Implications for Clinical Practice
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Lynn Blanchard is the Director of the Dotdash Meredith Test Kitchen, located in Des Moines, Iowa. Lynn ensures that all recipes that appear in DDM publications are thoroughly tested by staff culinary specialists in conditions that replicate home kitchens. Brands tested in the Des Moines location include Allrecipes, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Home, Forks Over Knives, Magnolia Journal, Midwest Living, and Traditional Home. It’s been a delicious journey for Blanchard. After graduating from the Iowa State University with Bachelor of Science degrees in Consumer Food Science and Community Nutrition, Lynn joined the Meredith Corporation staff in 1985 as a home economist, testing recipes and assisting with food photography. In 1996, she began managing the Test Kitchen photo studio as the Senior Food Stylist. During this time, she styled food for many of the Meredith food publications. She assumed the responsibilities of her present position in 1999. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and cooking for family and friends.
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10/9/2023
Write and Test Recipes with Confidence!
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr. Bowers is currently the Dietetic Internship Director at the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System. She earned her PhD in nutritional sciences with a minor in microbiology and immunology from the University of Arizona and interned at the Houston VA Medical Center. Dr. Bowers has extensive experience in clinical nutrition and in educational positions. She earned a certification in Evidence Based Practice from the Fuld Institute at the Ohio State University in 2022.
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10/10/2023
Innovations to Advance Clinical Skills Education and Practice
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Dr. Andrew (Drew) A. Bremer is a board-certified internist, pediatrician, and pediatric endocrinologist, and has a Ph.D. in pharmacology. Prior to joining the NIH, Drew was an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. His areas of interest and expertise include pediatric and adult endocrine disorders, the impact of maternal diet and gestational obesity/diabetes on fetal programming, the developmental origins of health and disease, the impact of the intrauterine environment on long-term maternal and child health outcomes, childhood obesity, and the role of nutrition in development and health throughout the life cycle. In addition to being the Chief of the Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch (PGNB) at NICHD, Drew also served as the Acting Chief of the Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch (PPB) and the Program Official for NICHD’s Neonatal Research Network, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, and Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research from 2019 - 2022. He is also a Co-Chair on the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Steering Committee, the NIH Liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Nutrition and Section on Obesity, and a Senior Liaison to the NIH Office of Nutrition Research.
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10/9/2023
Serving the Future: A Vision for Nutrition Research
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
After receiving her degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in Venezuela and working as a Clinical Dietitian, Lucia moved to the U.S in 2009 seeking professional growth as her country was engaged in political conflicts that were closing doors for healthcare professionals. In 2012, she completed her MS in Nutritional Sciences from SJSU at San Jose, CA, and by 2013 she became an RDN. The process was not easy, during her journey Lucia experienced some of the challenges faced by minority students, and immigrants, to achieve credentialing and lead in the food and nutrition profession. Therefore, her goal is to make sure that every Latinx student feel supported and confident during their journey. She worked as a Clinical dietitian at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as well as LAC-USC Hospital and taught graduate level classes at USC. Her experiences as a registered dietitian include Pediatrics neurology, burns, critical care, eating disorders, metabolic disorders and academics. Lucia’s advanced certification include Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. After moving to Colorado, Lucia joined MSU Denver as full time faculty and the Undergraduate Program Director and also works as a PRN RDN in a local Hospital in Colorado. She is devoted to helping Latinx students succeed and diversify the workforce.
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10/9/2023
Building the Next Generation of Latinx RDNs
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Jennifer has been a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) and a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) for over 30 years. Her work as a nutrition support clinician started in the surgical/trauma ICU where she was responsible for the nutrition management if critical care patients and conducted research on enteral delivery methods. Jennifer’s leadership experience in nutrition support includes being the past president of the NJ Chapter of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and past chair of the Nomination Committee for Dietitians in Nutrition Support (DNS). Currently, Jennifer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers, SHP in the Masters of Science in Clinical Nutrition GP in Newark, NJ. In addition to teaching and mentoring students, Jennifer is involved in planning many inter-professional education efforts within Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences. In 2022, Jennifer was the recipient of NDEP’s Outstanding Nutrition and Dietetics Educator Northeast Region.
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10/10/2023
I Heard Your Student Placed a Feeding Tube! Teaching Tips For Educators and Preceptors
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jessica is a seasoned and dynamic researcher with diverse experience in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. She founded Southpaw Insights in 2008 to conduct meaningful research that helps organizations understand what people think, feel, and do. Jessica has conducted results-oriented research for both agencies and end clients across a broad swath of sectors, including food, retail, consumer packaged goods, education, and financial services. She focuses on rigorous questionnaire design to collect high-quality data, as well as using data to tell a story that leads clients to action. Jessica began her career in the non-profit sector, interviewing inmates in both state prisons and city jails across New York. She then worked for several years in the research and insights departments of major public relations agencies, including Ogilvy and Edelman, where she managed the much publicized Edelman Trust Barometer. Jessica holds a PhD in Survey Methodology from the University of Michigan and an M.S. degree in Applied Social Research from Hunter College. She graduated cum laude from Connecticut College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Sociology and minored in German and Hispanic Studies.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
Foundation Pre-FNCE® Nutrition Symposia: Discerning and Derailing Consumers’ Cycle of Food Shaming
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Becky Brosch, MS, RD, LD, is the National Sr. Director of Nutrition Services for DaVita, in her role she supports teams that include over 2000 dietitians. She is a graduate of University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston with Nutrition and Dietetics BS and obtained MS in Project and Program Management at Brandies University. In her role, she enjoys the opportunity to be a subject matter expert in development of national level programs that provide resources, training and tools to support our team of renal dietitian as they improve the quality of life and well-being for over 200,000 patients. Her career focus on patients in the renal community has brought her interest in this case study in CKD. Furthermore, she serves as as contributing editor and author for articles and perspectives in Nephrology News and Issues.
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10/9/2023
Confronting Incongruity in Evidence-Based Practice: A Case Study in Chronic Kidney Disease
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Renae Brown serves as a contract dietitian for Open Hand Atlanta, where she lends expertise in connecting Georgians to nutrition education and counseling. Prior to this role, she served four years as Chief Dietitian for the Georgia Division of Aging Services, overseeing Older Americans Act nutrition programs across the state's diverse 159 counties and 12 Area Agencies on Aging. Having trained and served in outpatient primary care at the Memphis VA Medical Center, Renae thrives in creating innovative ways to connect patients to clinicians. Her primary goal is to develop community interventions that promote optimal nutritional status and social connection across the lifespan.
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10/9/2023
Outcomes and Recommendations from Telenutrition Intervention in Senior Centers
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Rosalee is the Regional Dietitian for the Western Regional Health (WRHA) Authority in Jamaica W.I. Her major focus is on the training and development of nutrition and dietetics professionals resulting in improved patient care. She is a preceptor of nutrition and dietetic interns. She is a visionary and advocate and initiated the development of a supervised practice program for candidates unable to get into a traditional program. Her work spans diabetes support, especially for children, adolescent, and their caregivers, and the development of support groups. She holds a Doctorate in Behavioural Health from Arizona State University and a Master’s in Nutrition from the University of the West Indies Mona. She has a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics and an internship with the Ministry of Health Jamaica, where she is registered and licensed as a dietitian. She is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and a Diplomate of the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a Caribbean Board Certified Diabetes Educator. She holds a post-graduate certificate in Integrative Health from the University of Arizona, Andrew Weils Center for Integrative Medicine. She is an educator and trainer and holds a post-graduate diploma in education and training from Vocational Training Development Institute Jamaica. Her recent focus is on the use of behavioral health and lifestyle medicine for noncommunicable disease treatment. She is a member of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), the Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians (CANDi), and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
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10/8/2023
Building a Global, Inclusive and Sustainable Food and Nutrition Profession
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
In 2022, Lyndi Buckingham-Schutt joined Iowa State University as an Assistant Professor of Community Nutrition and Health and a Human Science Extension and Outreach State Specialist in Nutrition and Wellness. Prior to her role at Iowa State University, Lyndi was the Director of Wellness and Nutrition Policy, where she was responsible for developing and implementing The Harkin Institute’s wellness and nutrition policy agenda, research projects, and educational outreach. From 2013-2017 Lyndi was an USDA Fellow for Childhood Obesity Prevention at Iowa State University and studied the effect of a physical activity, nutrition, and behavioral intervention during pregnancy to improve maternal and fetal outcomes. Lyndi’s research focuses on evidence-based policy approaches to improve food and nutrition systems that support access to healthy food, sustainable development, and food equity. Lyndi received a BA in Exercise Science from St. Olaf College, a BS in Dietetics from Iowa State University, and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Nutritional Science from Iowa State University. Outside of Iowa State, Lyndi is the past-chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Legislative and Public Policy Committee, and a member of Above and Beyond Cancer board and Iowa ACE’s 360 board.
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10/9/2023
Food and Nutrition Security in Action: The Role of the RDN in Nutrition Incentive Programs
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ken Buraker (he/him) is a gifted storyteller and strategist who connects hearts and minds to compelling issues. As Chief Creative Officer of Urban Emu, Mr. Buraker drives the creative vision, innovation, and execution for a diverse portfolio of respected federal agency, corporate and nonprofit clients. With roots in leading creative and digital solutions at big agency brands Ketchum and Porter Novelli, Mr. Buraker’s passion is making creativity and technology work as a force for good. With nearly 30 years of award-winning work in health and nutrition education outreach, he draws insight from pop culture and data analytics to focus on tomorrow’s promise. He cultivates fearless creativity among his teams and clients by intersecting brand strategy, visual storytelling and digital innovation to inspire transformative customer experiences through every touchpoint in multi-channel delivery. Since 2004, Mr. Buraker has worked with USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion to create the MyPlate visual design and led the user experience and design development of SuperTracker and the recent Shop Simple with MyPlate app. In addition, he has overseen the design and branding for the past four editions of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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10/8/2023
Using Data-Driven Strategies to Develop Nutrition Education Tools
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jennifer Burris, PhD, RDN, CSSD, CNSC, CDCES, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and part-time faculty teaching and/or assisting in Nutrition at New York University (New York, NY), California State University Channel Islands (Calabasas, CA), and Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA). Jennifer’s research focuses on the integrated role of nutrition, physical activity, and dermatology, particularly acne, to promote overall patient wellness. She has a passion for nutrition and is currently a Sports Nutrition Consultant for the Ventura County Fire Department (Ventura County, CA), targeting the unique nutrition needs of first responders. Jennifer also has extensive experience as a clinical dietitian, previously focusing on acute care at the University of California, Irvine, pediatric patient care within the Metabolic Disorders and Genetic Inborn Errors of Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Orange County (California), and long-term care for Dietitians of Orange County (California).
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10/8/2023
Glowing Skin Is In! Can What You Eat Really Impact Your Skin?
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Briana Butler is a registered dietitian nutritionist and former professional athlete serving and is the Co-owner and lead dietitian of Stef & Bri wellness and sister brands Power Portions and The GNAW Collective. In her position, Briana advocates for creating culturally inclusive wellness spaces for active women of color, improving cultural inclusivity in performance nutrition, and comprehensively supporting professional athletes. Briana holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Performance from the University of Southern California and a master’s in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center—the latter she received after playing in the WNBA and overseas for three years. Since switching careers, Briana has worked with wellness clients and collegiate and professional athletes nationwide through her private practice and other world-renowned brands such as NBA G-League, Southern Methodist University, EXOS, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, and the Dallas Cowboys. In addition, Briana has worked as a national media spokesperson for GotMilk, has delivered food and nutrition TV segments nationwide for brands such as POM Wonderful, Newman’s Own, and Nestlé, and regularly serves as a keynote speaker for sports programs, youth athletes, and companies.
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10/9/2023
Communicating with Cultural Competence in Sports Nutrition
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr. Lauren Butler is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and serves as an Assistant Professor in the Nutrition and Foods Program at Texas State University. Dr. Butler holds a doctoral degree in Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, where she was trained as a nutrition epidemiologist. She completed postdoctoral work with the University of Florida’s Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program, where she conducted community-engaged research and interventions. Dr. Butler’s research aims to advance social justice and health equity through weight-inclusive and non-diet behavioral health interventions. She utilizes a mixed methods systems-approach to develop population-specific strategies to address weight stigma, body image concerns and disordered eating behaviors, and improve cardiometabolic health among marginalized communities. Dr. Butler leads the Food Freedom Research Team through which she mentors graduate and undergraduate students to address internal and external fatphobia, healthism, ableism, racism, weight bias and mental health stigma. Her recent work includes understanding perspectives on using a weight-inclusive approach to address body image concerns and disordered eating among LGBTQ+ community members.
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10/10/2023
Overcoming Weight Stigma: A Conversation to Face Personal and Professional Bias
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Winona Bynum is the executive director of the Detroit Food Policy Council (DFPC) an education, advocacy and policy organization led by Detroiters committed to creating a sustainable, local food system that promotes food security, food justice and food sovereignty in the city of Detroit. Winona is a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN) and a graduate of Wayne State University’s Coordinated Program in Dietetics, studied Public Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and is pursuing a Master of Science in Ethical Leadership at the University of Detroit Mercy. Last year, she finished her three-year term on the National Organization of Blacks and Dietetics (NOBIDAN) executive committee (past chair 2021-2022). She serves on the board of directors of Diversify Dietetics and was president-elect/president of the Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association (2018-2020). Winona is a native Detroiter who is dedicated to helping others gain access to the knowledge and foods needed to make healthier choices; and to helping to create and maintain a fair, equitable, and sustainably-operating food system in the City of Detroit so that doing the healthy thing is the easy thing.
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10/8/2023
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lonni Byrd is the Double Up Bucks Manager at Nourish Colorado, based in Denver, CO. She has 15+ years serving as a community program advocate for BIPOC communities and has both lived experience and expertise on food justice, food access, and nutrition programs for those underserved in the food system.
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10/9/2023
Food and Nutrition Security in Action: The Role of the RDN in Nutrition Incentive Programs
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Chelsea Capelo, MBA, RDN, LD, is the Director of Clinical and Patient Operations with Luby's Culinary Services food service management. She is an experienced leader in project management, training & development, and healthcare strategy. She oversees all areas of patient services, menu software, retail wellness, and menus to meet the nutritional needs of patients, residents, and students of all levels. Chelsea specializes in food service systems, quality assurance, and menu management. Additionally, she has a wide range of experience working as a registered dietitian in all levels of healthcare, including community health and retail menu management. She is also active in business development and company growth initiatives with Luby's Culinary Services. Chelsea obtained an MBA at Texas Woman's University in 2021. She is the Business Development Director in the dietetic practice group, Dietitians in Business and Communications. Chelsea enjoys collaborating with dietitians in multiple dietetic practice groups, including the member interest group Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition.
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10/8/2023
Rethinking RDN Leadership from Curriculum to Corporation
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ashley Carter is a registered dietitian who believes in providing nutrition education with a culturally focused approach. She is the co-founder and director of EatWell Exchange, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps improve access to healthier foods, and initiatives to teach low-income, minority communities how to cook nutritious and affordable foods. Based in Miami, she works with communities throughout the nation to help increase access, knowledge, and affordability of healthier foods. Her specialty involves simplifying scientific and nutritional information for communities to understand. She provides training and events for health care professionals as well to teach the importance of cultural foods and inclusion throughout their profession and how that can positively impact the clients they serve. Ashley graduated from Florida State University with a degree in dietetics and a minor in religion and obtained her master's in nutrition with a focus on health informatics from the University of North Florida. She has been in the maternal and child health field for 10 years and is currently pursuing her certified lactation certification. She is an adjunct professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University teaching Science of Nutrition. Ashley has been featured in Eating Well, Today’s Dietitians, Essence, Miami Times, VeryWell Fit, Well+Good, and Kids Eat in Color. She was included as “40 Black Dietitians, Nutritionists, Chefs, and Food Influencers To Know and Love” by Loseit.com. Her goal is to provide realistic generational changes using foods accustomed to different cultures to decrease negative health outcomes like diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
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10/10/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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10/8/2023
Culinary Demo- Fall Into Flavor: Sweetly Spiced Recipes with No Added Sugar
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
With over 14 years of experience, Christy has worked in multiple positions within the acute, outpatient, and food service setting including clinical management, regional clinical management, and assistant director of clinical and patient services. In 2018, Christy transitioned into a nutrition informatics position and is now serving as the director of a menu database team for patient meal ordering software. Christy leads 11 dietitians in menu builds, allergy management, and customization of databases for new facility implementations. She also develops user training materials, collaborates with corporate teams, and assists with the development and testing of multiple applications. Aside from her work experience, Christy is an active member of the Memphis Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Mississippi affiliate, and a supporter member of the Tennessee affiliate where she has served in multiple leadership roles and committees.
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10/8/2023
Get the Most Out of Electronic Medical Record Integration with a Menu Software System
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dawn Clifford, PhD, RDN is a Professor at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses in nutrition education and behavior change counseling and has experience implementing and directing university-based weight inclusive health coaching programs. Dr. Clifford conducts research and is an accomplished speaker in the areas of motivational interviewing and weight inclusive approaches to health and well-being. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and is the co-author of Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness and author of 5-Minute MI: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Health When Time is Short.
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10/10/2023
The Struggle is Real: Providing Weight-Inclusive Clinical Care in a Weight-Centric World
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Rebecca Cline, MPH is a Senior Inclusion Specialist at Lakeshore Foundation, in Birmingham, Alabama, working with the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD). She has a Master of Public Health from Samford University, is a Certified Diabetes Lifestyle Coach, and is an ACE Certified Health Coach. Her work is focused on educating community members and professionals on access to nutritious eating, adapted and assistive cooking utensils, kitchen accessibility, and independent and healthy lifestyle tips as well as adapted sports and recreation, walkable communities, and universal design.
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10/8/2023
How to Include People with Disability in Nutrition Services and Programming
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
As a Dietitian, Daniel Colella has over 11 years of experience providing Medical Nutrition Therapy and nutrition counseling for various individuals and across the lifespan. His current position as a Program Coordinator with the Department of Veteran Affairs in Loma Linda, California, allows him to oversee and facilitate comprehensive lifestyle interventions for the treatment of obesity. In his free time, Daniel volunteers with Peer-Support Harm Reduction organizations to help individuals transform difficult psychedelic experiences into opportunities for learning and growth while in a non-ordinary state of consciousness. This volunteer work allowed Daniel to be a part of the first federally-funded clinical trial of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Veterans with PTSD in the United States. By providing a unique dietetic and nutrition perspective to this research, Daniel hopes to inspire other Dietitians and nutrition professionals on the potential role they have in this fast growing space.
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10/10/2023
Exploring the Nexus: Dietetics and the Psychedelic Space
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sherry Coleman Collins is a Marietta, GA based registered dietitian nutritionist with more than 15 years experience in food allergies, pediatric clinical nutrition, school foodservice and nutrition communications. She has spoken at dozens of professional conferences, is a frequent guest and freelance writer, and serves as an expert to the media. She spearheaded the developed the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Certificate of Training in Food Allergies and authored the Academy's 2016 Practice Paper on the Role of the RDN in Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management. She has completed the FARE Pediatric Food Allergy Certificate of Training. Sherry works as a consultant helping to provide reliable and science-based information about food allergies, for professionals and consumers. Find her via @DietitianSherry on social media.
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10/9/2023
Making Infant Feeding of Common Allergens Practical
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr. Colin is an assistant professor with the University of North Florida, and an officer in the United States Army Reserve. She believes that in order to elevate the dietetics profession, we must prove the value of registered dietitian nutritionists through objective data directly linking medical nutrition therapy with outcomes. She is also a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure Subcommittee and a collaborator on the Academy's Breastfeeding and Diabetes Registry Studies. Her research focuses on measuring medical nutrition therapy impact through use of the Nutrition Care Process and Terminology and is an advocate of registry study participation among practicing registered dietitian nutritionists. With a vision that registered dietitian nutritionists will share the spotlight with physicians, nurses, and other allied health professions, Dr. Colin’s quest is to inspire registered dietitian nutritionists to become leaders in healthcare. Success is an evolution, and registered dietitian nutritionists will gain greater appreciation as experts within healthcare as services they provide continue to become highly valued as the key to prevention and treatment. This journey will involve critical research to maintain proficiency, ethical clinical care, expansion and education of peer providers, progressive professional and cultural advocacy, and community engagement.
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10/10/2023
Going Beyond Glycosylated Hemoglobin: How Dietitians Impact Outpatient Diabetes Care and Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Marian Cornett is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (Dietitians Australia) with more than 30 years’ experience in varied roles across clinical care, community health, health promotion, sports nutrition, teaching and research both in Australia and Canada. Her areas of clinical expertise are eating disorders and sports nutrition. Marian currently lives in Port Fairy, a small rural community in Victoria, Australia where she works part-time as a generalist dietitian in the local health service. Marian is currently undertaking doctoral studies at Monash University researching Professional Identity in Dietitians - Influences and Implications. Marian’s research interests include professional identity in dietitians within broader political, social and cultural contexts
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10/8/2023
Building a Global, Inclusive and Sustainable Food and Nutrition Profession
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Caree Jackson Cotwright serves as the Director of Nutrition Security and Heath Equity for the Food and Nutrition Service at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In this role, Dr. Cotwright leads a whole-of-Department approach to advancing food and nutrition security. She also serves as one of two Departmental representatives on accelerating action on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health goals to end hunger, improve nutrition and physical activity, and reduce diet-related diseases and disparities and implementing the corresponding National Strategy. Her work includes building public awareness of USDA’s actions to advance food and nutrition security, as well as collaborating and building partnerships with key stakeholders to maximize our reach and impact. Dr. Cotwright is on leave as an Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences in the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences’ Department of Nutritional Sciences. Her research centers on promoting healthy eating among infants through age five-years-old with a particular focus on accelerating health equity among historically underserved populations via community-based participatory research and focusing on developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining best practices and policies in the early child education setting. She has developed a variety of innovative interventions, which use theater, media, and other arts-based approaches. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and secured over $1M in grants focused on obesity prevention and health equity from Healthy Eating Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the USDA. From 2010-2013, she worked as an ORISE Research Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, where she was highly engaged in the early care education elements of the First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative dedicated to helping kids and families lead healthier lives. Dr. Cotwright holds a PhD in Foods and Nutrition and Community Nutrition and MS in Foods and Nutrition both from the University of Georgia and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Howard University and is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She lives in Athens, GA with her loving husband and adorable three daughters.
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10/9/2023
Serving the Future: A Vision for Nutrition Research
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Heather has served as the Didactic Program in Dietetics director at Virginia Tech for the past 13 years where she teaches courses in the profession of dietetics, food communications, and management in nutrition and dietetics. Prior to her academic position, she worked as the Kroger Mid-Atlantic Corporate Dietitian for six years where she provided nutrition education to customers, pharmacists, store management, community stakeholders and on multiple media channels. Prior to that, Heather was the Director of Nutritional Services in an 800-member continuum of care retirement community and served as a consultant for multiple long-term care communities and two hospice organizations. She received both her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech and completed a supervised practice program with Aramark in Philadelphia. Heather is a recipient of the 2017 NDEP Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award for Area Six, the Virginia Distinguished Dietitian of the Year award in 2012, the Outstanding Alumni Leadership Award from her home college in 2012, and the Young Dietitian of the Year Award for Virginia in 2002. For the past ten years, Heather has been actively involved in the Nutrition and Dietetics Educators and Practitioners Applications Committee and served as the chair.
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10/9/2023
Crash Course: Collision of Master's Requirement and RDN Staffing Shortage
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Celina Cunanan, MSN, APRN-CNM, FACNM is the Chief Diversity, Equity & Belonging Officer at University Hospitals and leads the UH Office of Community Impact, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI). Celina is leading the CEDI office to develop and grow thoughtful, innovative programs to build a culture of Equity and Belonging within the organization, as well as to address social determinants of health in the many diverse communities that they serve. These signature programs include the UH Health Scholars pipeline program, the UH Second Look and Satcher Clerkship programs for graduate medical education recruitment, the UH Food For Life Markets to address food insecurity, and the UH LGBQT/Gender Services line. Celina was the inaugural Division Director for Nurse-Midwifery in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology from 2007 through June 2022, and System Chief for Nurse-Midwifery since 2017. Celina earned her BA degree as a dual major in Health & Society and Psychology from the University of Rochester, her BSN from St. Louis University , and her MSN in Nurse-Midwifery from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) . She earned her Women’s Leadership Certificate and Coaching Certificate from CWRU Weatherhead School of Management, and her DEI Certificate from Northwestern University.
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10/8/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sue joined MANNA in 1999 as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). At MANNA, Sue has held several positions prior to being appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2012. Sue garnered national recognition in June 2013 when she co-authored a key study, “Examining Health Care Costs Among MANNA Clients and a Comparison Group” published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. This research study examined the health care cost savings associated with MANNA’s model and has ongoing impact on nutrition policy nationwide. Sue has presented MANNA’s work at conferences and meetings across the country. She has also testified in front of the United States Congress. Sue is an Advisory Board member of the national Food Is Medicine Coalition and served as co-vice-chair from 2019-2022. In 2019 Sue was invited to join the Food Lab Accelerator at Google as a product owner for Food Is Medicine. Other accolades include, the 2015 Jefferson College of Population Health Education Hero Award, Comcast’s Newsmakers selection, the Cancer Treatment Center’s America Caregiver Women of the Week Award, and Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders Award. In May 2022 Sue was the Keynote Speaker for the graduating ceremony for Jefferson College of Health Professionals and she received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Thomas Jefferson University.
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10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Patricia Davidson is a Professor in the Nutrition Department at West Chester University-PA. Clinical positions as a registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist include in and out-patient diabetes education. She is active in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on various task forces including NCPro and RD Standards of Practice. She also serves on the Association of Diabetes care and Education Specialist research committee. Her research centers on prevention and management of diabetes and diabetes quality of life, and interprofessional education. She has extensive experience presenting and has authored/co-authored numerous manuscripts published in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Journal, Nutrition and Clinical Practice, and American Medical Association Informatics Journal.
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10/10/2023
Going Beyond Glycosylated Hemoglobin: How Dietitians Impact Outpatient Diabetes Care and Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Steve Davis has been practicing medical malpractice law for the past 29 years. He has a well-established trial law firm which provides legal representation and counsel to individuals across the country who have been injured due to medical malpractice. Steve’s legal skills and success have been well-recognized in Texas and nationally. As a seasoned medical malpractice lawyer, Steve takes on complex litigation, taking the time to learn the medicine involved in his clients’ cases. Since 2012, Steve has devoted a significant portion of his practice to the prosecution of Wernicke’s encephalopathy cases and has successfully handled these cases in Texas and nationally. Steve is here to share his expertise on the topic of Wernicke’s encephalopathy, since all too often, successful litigation has proven that healthcare providers have failed to timely initiate empiric thiamine repletion, particularly for patients at risk of malnutrition, including bariatric surgery patients, patients with chronic alcoholism, and prolonged hospitalizations related to chronic illnesses. It is these clients who have ended up with permanent neurological injuries that end up requiring life-long care which imposes multi-million dollar damage claims. Steve is planning to share with you some medicolegal case scenarios which have been successfully tried or settled in a court of law. Each of these cases involve breaches in the standard of care by registered licensed dieticians who, because these clinicians failed to utilize requisite resources including their clinical experience, knowledge, skills and training, caused or contributed to permanent and profound neurological injuries of his clients.
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10/9/2023
Refeeding and Wernicke’s: Keeping Patients Safe and RDNs Out of Court
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Paula Davis JD, MAPP, is the Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, a training and consulting firm that partners with organizations to help them reduce burnout and build resilience at the team, leader, and organizational level. Paula left her law practice after seven years and earned a master’s degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. As part of her post-graduate training, Paula was selected to be part of the University of Pennsylvania faculty teaching and training resilience skills to soldiers as part of the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness program. The Penn team trained resilience skills to more than 40,000 soldiers and their family members. Paula is the author of Beating Burnout at Work: Why Teams Hold the Secret to Well-Being & Resilience, which is about burnout prevention using a teams-based approach. Beating Burnout at Work was nominated for best new book by the Next Big Idea Club, which is curated by Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Malcom Gladwell, and Daniel Pink. In addition, her book was the #1 best-selling title for her publisher, the Wharton School Press. Her expertise has been featured in and on The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post and in many other publications. Paula is also a contributor to Forbes, Fast Company and Psychology Today. Paula is a guest lecturer for the Wharton School Executive Education programs. Paula is also a two-time recipient of the distinguished teaching award from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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10/9/2023
Breaking Burnout: A Systemic Approach to Workplace Well-being
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Suzanne de la Monte, MD MPH is a Professor of Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University with appointments at the Rhode Island Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital. Her A.B. was from Cornell University, MD from the Weill Medical College of Cornell, and MPH from the Blumberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Her residency training in Anatomical and Pediatric Pathology was from Hopkins and Neuropathology fellowship was from Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. de la Monte launched her career as a physician-scientist while on the faculty at MGH and Harvard Medical School. In 2000, she joined the faculty at Brown, where she conducts basic, translational, and clinical research on mechanisms and consequences of brain insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction, leading her to coin the term ‘Type 3 Diabetes’ to reflect the main underlying problems in Alzheimer’s and other dementing neurodegenerative diseases. Her lab actively investigates how lifestyles and unintended exposures cause neurodegeneration due to brain insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and metabolic dysfunction. These efforts dovetail with assessments of novel approaches for therapeutic intervention. Beyond her academic research activities, Dr. de la Monte is an educator and mentor to junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate, medical, college, and high school students, a practicing pathologist and neuropathologist, medical-legal consultant, medical scientific writer and editor, and reviewer of scientific research proposals. In her spare time, Dr. de la Monte embraces extra-curricular interests, including golf, spinning, weight training, theater, music, history of religion, and Paleo cooking.
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10/10/2023
Nutrition and Neurological Health: Understanding the Link Between Diet and Cognitive Decline
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Michelle Weber Dehgan is the Research/Education Coordinator for Speech-Language Pathology at TIRR Memorial Hermann, as well as, a practicing clinician. She graduated with Communication Sciences & Disorders degrees from The University of Texas @ Austin (BS) in 1995 and The University of Houston (MA) in 1997. She has completed additional education and training in research & epidemiology. She has special interests in dysphagia, brain injury, ethics, spinal cord injury, and supervision. She became Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing & Swallowing Disorders in 2007 (pediatrics & adults). She is the ASHA CE administrator for Memorial Hermann Health System and for The Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals. She presents locally and nationally on topics related to medical speech-language pathology. She is a current an active member of ASHA, the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Dysphagia Research Society, Special Interest Division 11 on Supervision & Administration, Special Interest Division 13 on Swallowing & Swallowing Disorders, and Special Interest Division 17 on Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders. She is the recipient of 14 ACE awards from ASHA. She is involved in streaming the electronic medical record, promoting evidence based practice, development/teaching of clinical reasoning and quality improvement. In addition, she is a mentor with The MedSLP Collective and enjoys fostering the growth of a new generation of clinicians.
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10/8/2023
Practical Application of the IDDSI Framework: A Spotlight on Indian Cuisine
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Steven Dehmer, PhD is a senior research investigator and health economist at the HealthPartners Institute in the United States. His research is focused on the economics of disease prevention, with an emphasis on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. His areas of methodological expertise include microsimulation modeling, disease risk estimation, cost-effectiveness analysis, economic policy analysis, and causal inference from observational data. Dr. Dehmer led the development of the HealthPartners Institute ModelHealth: Cardiovascular microsimulation model for assessing cardiovascular disease prevention policies and interventions. Using this model, Dr. Dehmer led the decision analysis conducted to support the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce recommendations for aspirin published in 2016 and 2022. Dr. Dehmer’s current and past research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. His research has been published in leading journals such as JAMA, Nature, Annals of Internal Medicine, and the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In 2018, Dr. Dehmer received the Emerging Aspirin Investigator Award from the International Aspirin Foundation. His professional expertise has also been recognized by his service on the Complex Systems Science and Modeling Issue Brief Subcommittee of the Healthy People 2030 initiative and as an expert panelist for the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Dehmer received his Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota in 2012 and also holds a B.A. in economics and computer science from Saint John’s University in Minnesota.
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10/8/2023
Pathways to Prevention Next Steps: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Mark DeLegge is a gastroenterologist who has spent his career in the world of nutrition and has been a forerunner in the merging of gastroenterology and patient management with the importance of addressing nutrition. He was a Professor of medicine at the medical University of South Carolina where he supported the dietetic internship program and the nutrition support team. He has served on the board of directors at ASPEN and the American Gastroenterology Association and is an honorary member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He has published extensively, including over 100 peer reviewed articles and is a frequent invited guest both nationally and internationally. Dr. DeLegge also has extensive experience in the development of new medical devices and pharmacologic agents and holds over 30 patents.
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10/9/2023
The Aging Gut: Changes in Function and Strategies for Management
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Tracy Dell Italia MS, RDN, CDN has 30 years’ of experience in the healthcare industry. During her career she has held various roles as a Clinical Nutrition Manager, System Training Manager and Sr. Director of Nutrition for a New York City Health Care System comprised of 15 Acute and Post-Acute facilities. As a training manager supporting 70 managers, she facilitated management and diversity programs. Throughout her Sodexo Clinical Nutrition management career, she has successfully led Hospital and Post-Acute care teams to standardize policies, implement Electronic Medical records with interfaced diet office software systems and expanded clinical services in the ambulatory care areas. She has collaborated with culinary teams to develop system menus to meet the cultural needs of the populations served, implement Meatless Mondays expanding plant based options while ensuring these menus meet food policy standards. In her current role as a Sodexo Client Executive, she oversees both clinical and food service operations at five Post-Acute facilities and her top priority is enhancing the resident experience. Tracy has obtained her undergraduate degree in Dietetics at SUNY Oneonta and her Master’s Degree at Queens College.
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10/10/2023
Plant-Based Menus: From Policy to Patient
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sanna Delmonico, MS, RDN, is a culinary nutritionist and Associate Professor at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone in the Napa Valley, where she teaches food safety, gastronomy, and nutrition. She previously led programming for the CIA’s Healthy Kids Collaborative and the CIA-Harvard Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives Conference, and worked on other health and wellness initiatives for the CIA, bridging the worlds of nutrition and culinary arts. Sanna started her career as a pediatric dietitian and published a food and nutrition newsletter for parents, called Tiny Tummies. She is the past chair of the Food & Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group, a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, and has authored an online nutrition course for chefs for the American Culinary Federation.
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10/8/2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Philip DeMaiolo is the Corporate Chef for Sodexo at Health and Hospitals in NYC. Chef DeMaiolo is a hospitality consultant and former Executive Chef at New York City’s Chelsea Piers/Abigail Kirsch, overseeing all three of its venues - Pier Sixty, the Lighthouse and Current. Philip has over 25 years of experience in the culinary industry. His career has seen him excel in many capacities including, Saucier at The Plaza; Garde Manger at the Vista International Hotel; Executive Chef of the Larchmont Yacht Club; Executive Sous Chef at The Essex House; Adjunct Professor at New York Institute of Technology - presently at New York City Technical College Culinary Department of Hospitality. Chef DeMaiolo started working in various kitchens at the age of 16. At 24 years old, DeMaiolo was Executive Chef of Novotel Hotel in New York City. He furthered his culinary training by attending the Hotel-Restaurant School at New York City Technical College and by training in France. Chef has been featured on several television programs, including Food Network’s “Behind the Bash” with Giada de Laurentis, “The Party Planner” with David Tutera, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” as the guest caterer and was a contestant on “Chopped”.
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10/10/2023
Plant-Based Menus: From Policy to Patient
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Patrick Devenny is a former Colorado University football player who graduated with a degree in business. Patrick has struggled his entire life with disordered eating and restrictive eating. Looking back, it is hard for him to pinpoint the exact moment that his eating disorder started to consume his life, but he believes that given the pressures of trying to do whatever was necessary to achieve his dream of playing in the NFL, food became an issue. His eating disorder really became evident once his career was over and in 2015, he realized just how overwhelmed his life was with food and body image issues. Throughout his recovery journey, Patrick has developed a passion for raising awareness for athletes and males with eating disorders in hopes that his story can help at least one person with their own journey in recovery. His 2019 TEDx Talk, When clean eating became and eating disorder, is available on youtube.
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10/10/2023
Risking Invincibility: The Spectrum of Male Athlete Eating Disorders
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st-century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, she is the author of two bestselling books, Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance. Erica frequently appears in the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. Erica speaks on global stages ranging from the World Economic Forum at Davos, to the US Army, to companies such as Coca-Cola, FedEx, Goldman Sachs, Walmart, and Cisco. She holds degrees from Harvard University, MIT Sloan, and The Wharton School.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Closing Session: Concrete Empathy: A Playbook for Leading Modern Teams
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Ann Diker is a Professor of Nutrition at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver). She has worked at MSU Denver since 2001 and currently teaches introductory, research, and career preparation courses. In addition to teaching, Ann is the Principal Investigator and Project Director on a 5-year, $3.25 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program. This program provides support through scholarships, proactive advising, mentorship, and skill-building workshops in an effort to transform the RDN workforce by increasing the number and ensuring the success of students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Developing a Diverse Nutrition and Dietetics Workforce Through Support Programs
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Margaret Dittloff, MS RD, is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Product Manager with over 25 years of experience in software development for the healthcare industry. She holds a Master of Science in clinical nutrition from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and a Bachelor of Science in food service management from Iowa State University. Prior to joining Junum in 2019 as the Head of Product, Margaret was a Research Project Manager at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, where she managed the Academy’s Health Informatics Outcomes (ANDHII) nutrition data outcomes registry/applications and worked on the electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology (eNCPT) website content including multiple language translations for the terminology. As the Director of Product Management at CBORD for more than 15 years, she managed a multi-product portfolio and oversaw design and development of nutrition/diet office and patient meal order ordering solutions for the acute care hospital market. She has also held other management positions in contract foodservice operations from college and university dining to community nutrition programs for seniors. Margaret is a national advocate for the inclusion of nutrition in health IT standards and a demonstrated leader in nutrition informatics including roles as past-chair of the Academy's Nutrition Informatics and Interoperabiltiy and Standards Committees, and ASPEN's Clinical Nutrition Informatics Committee. She received the Academy's 2021 Excellence in Practice Award for Informatics.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Peyton Dixon is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with Washington University in St. Louis. Peyton works directly with students regarding individualized nutrition and dietary needs based on their own personalized nutrition and wellness related goals. Peyton also provides medical nutrition therapy in collaboration with WashU’s Habif Health and Wellness Center. Additionally, Peyton works alongside the WashU culinary team to ensure students with certain dietary needs are being accommodated effectively to promote equity on campus. With a background focus in sports nutrition, Peyton works with WashU Athletics to consult with student-athletes, provide team-talks, and advocate for ways to continue improving the way that WashU student-athletes are provided for. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and Master of Science in Food and Nutrition Sciences from University of Mississippi.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Innovations in Hydration for Athletic Performance
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Stephanie is a clinical dietitian at the Jefferson Weinberg ALS Center in Philadelphia, PA. In this position, she provides medical nutrition therapy to a diverse population of people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Prior to her position at the ALS Center, Stephanie was the nutrition liaison for the palliative care team at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. In this role, she provided insight into challenging cases involving nutrition support at the end of life. She has authored multiple publications and presented nationally on the topic of nutrition and ethics. Her current research relates to advanced care planning in people with ALS.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Diversity at End of Life: How Different Beliefs and Values Impact the Nutrition Plan
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/9/2023
Refeeding and Wernicke’s: Keeping Patients Safe and RDNs Out of Court
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Berit Dockter MPP, RD, LD is a Senior Account Executive at Kellen Company, a global association management company. Based in Washington DC, Berit manages trade associations in the food and nutrition space, specializing in regulatory and legislative affairs, strategic planning, and association governance. Some of her specific areas of focus include the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, FDA food labeling, international food standards, and federal legislation. She has been an active Academy volunteer and is a past member of the ANDPAC Board.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Can You Get to Policy Without Politics?
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lynn Dugan, MS, RDN, is a Nutritionist and Chef. She is the Founder of MyPlate2Yours, LLC. Lynn translates the science of nutrition to a practical application in the kitchen by conducting interactive cooking sessions and hosting a blog at www.myplate2yours.com. She also published her first book: Not Your Mama’s Kitchen: The Essential Guide to Get Yours Started. Lynn is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and holds a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology. She is an Adjunct Professor in Nutrition at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, teaching both Food Science and Cultural Foods. Lynn feels called to be a peace builder and pursuer of justice and to cultivate this work in others. She was trained in the Principles and Practices of Peace Making with the Washington-based Telos group. She leads a Peace Building & Justice team at her church and desires to cultivate a community where everyone is welcome, heard and understood. Lynn is the mother of four adult children and a student of the Spanish language.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Liz Dunn is a registered dietitian and wheelchair rugby athlete based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh's coordinated Master of Science in nutrition and dietetics and currently works part-time as a Research Associate and data collector for the University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury. She also represented Team USA as a member of the USA Wheelchair Rugby team from 2020-2023. Liz traveled to Denmark for the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, where her team earned a silver medal.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
How to Include People with Disability in Nutrition Services and Programming
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Expo Briefing- Thriving with Food Allergy: Using Amino Acid-based Formula Creatively
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Named by Fortune Magazine as a Top 50 World’s Greatest Leaders, a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one of the world’s most influential creative people by The Creativity 50’s, Not Impossible is the only company to win Time Magazine’s Top Invention of the Year twice, as well as being named winner of Fast Company’s World Changing Idea twice. Named one of WIRED Magazine’s Agents of Change, a two-time SXSW Innovation of the Year award winner, a three-time Tribeca Disruptor Awards recipient, a fellow with The Nantucket Project, and recipient of every major creative and advertising award, Ebeling is on a mission to provide “Technology for the Sake of Humanity.”
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Member Showcase: Radical Collaboration: Achieving the "Impossible"
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Christina Economos, PhD is the Dean ad interim at the Friedman School, New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition, and a Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. At the Friedman School, she co-founded and served as Director of ChildObesity180, a nationally renowned research initiative focused on addressing the complex drivers of child health and promote equity. Dr. Economos currently serves as the principal investigator on multiple large-scale, community-based interventions that examine childhood nutrition and physical activity with the goal of improving the health of all of America's children. Her bio-behavioral research studies are interdisciplinary and include theory-based obesity prevention interventions, cutting edge systems science, and partnerships with diverse populations in urban and rural communities in schools, out-of-school environments, childcare centers, and restaurants. She has authored more than 200 scientific publications. She has co-created and co-directed The Tufts Institute for Global Obesity Research (TIGOR) a university-wide institute to address global obesity. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS) at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington DC. A dedicated scientist, she is equally committed to teaching and mentoring. At Friedman, she has advised over 100 master’s students by supervising internships and serving on multiple thesis committees. Dr. Economos received a Bachelor of Science from Boston University, a Master of Science in Applied Physiology and Nutrition from Columbia University and a Doctorate in Nutritional Biochemistry from Tufts University.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Understanding the Assignment: School Meal Programs and Child Health Outcomes
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr El-Kour is a registered dietitian nutritionist, a recognized expert, a social scientist, and a thought leader in population health and nutrition. A champion of systems’ thinking. Highly skilled at innovating frameworks to transform processes and leverage technology to maximize effectiveness and outcomes. For over 20 years, Dr. El-Kour has delivered progressive strategies integrating and aligning complex humanitarian and development programs and projects on behalf of the United Nations, international, governmental, and non-governmental agencies with a behavior change focus. Dr. El-Kour has evolved her technical specialty to address the changing health and food systems landscape, incorporating media psychology and technology to population health and humanitarian programming to drive behavior change. Dr. El-Kour holds a Ph.D. and master’s degrees in psychology with concentrations in media psychology and social impact of mobile media and immersive technology from Fielding Graduate University, a combined master’s and dietetic internship degree in medical nutrition therapy and policy from Tufts University, a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Kansas State University, and a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and food technology from the University of Jordan. She has received 21 awards and honors, 7 grants and fellowships, 8 scholarships and completed more than 100 certifications.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Disrupting the Health System Cycle: Reimagining AI's Role for Nutrition-Smart Practice
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Mandy Enright, MS, RDN, RYT, is a registered dietitian, yoga, and fitness instructor based at the Jersey Shore and is the author of 30-Minute Weight Loss Cookbook: 100+ Quick and Easy Recipes for Sustainable Weight Loss. Mandy specializes in corporate wellness, nutrition communications, and providing simple, actionable mealtime solutions from planning to preparation. Mandy is known as the FOOD + MOVEMENT® Dietitian for her fun and flexible approach to maximize body and mind performance through lifestyle and mindset changes that integrate rather than deviate into our busy daily lives. Mandy began her professional career as an advertising executive working at some of NYC’s top agencies before returning to school to pursue her registered dietitian credential. Mandy serves as the Content & Programs Manager for Wellness Concepts, a worksite wellness company where she develops and delivers programs to employees of corporations, municipalities, and more on a range of topics including nutrition, fitness, and stress management. Mandy received her B.A. in Advertising/Public Relations from Penn State University at University Park, PA. She returned to school to earn her M.S. in Nutrition Education from Montclair State University, and completed her Dietetic Internship through Rutgers School of Health Professions, both located in NJ.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Unleashing Your Dietetics Superpowers Through Storytelling
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Lindsay Esposito is in her third year as an Advanced Clinical Dietitian at Northwestern Medicine, where her work is centered around helping student athletes use nutrition to fuel both athletic and academic success. In her current role, Esposito is the primary dietitian for five teams at Northwestern University (NU) and is responsible for team and staff education, meal planning, individual nutrition counseling, and food and supplement security. She also serves as the lead preceptor of NU Performance Nutrition’s dietetic internship program, where she is tasked with curriculum development and mentorship of “sports RDs to be”. Esposito previously served as the Assistant Director of Performance Nutrition at Purdue University, where she worked with 11 out of their 18 teams over her four years there. She is a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) with degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Concordia University Chicago. Esposito is a member of the Collegiate Professional and Sports Dietetics Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the Sports Human Performance Nutrition dietetic practice group.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Creating a Meaningful and Innovative Sports Nutrition Internship Experience at Your Institution
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
D'Jeanne Florence is an accomplished nutrition and dietetics expert with 16 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has held a variety of positions, including executive leadership, clinical dietitian, and dietitian consultant. She is the Executive Director of Nutrition and Dining Services at PruittHealth, where she oversees a cross-functional team of dietitians across four states and over one hundred long-term care facilities. D'Jeanne is exceptionally adept at collaborating across organizations to maximize patient care, possesses clinical, informatics, and leadership expertise, and has effectively advanced nutrition departments within the healthcare industry. D'Jeanne's experience includes launching multiple initiatives to assist with food budget control by establishing new partnerships, integrating technological platforms, and optimizing contracts. She has designed orientation and training programs for new dietitians and assisted in the creation of a malnutrition analytics report to identify residents at risk of malnutrition in order to enhance patient care, reimbursement, and quality measures. She has also served as a consultant dietitian, renal dietitian, and clinical nutritionist, assessing nutritional needs, developing dietary-care plans, providing nutritional counseling, and supervising food service operations to ensure adherence to nutritional, safety, sanitation, and quality standards. D'Jeanne possesses an MS in Health Care Informatics from the University of San Diego and a BS in Nutrition Sciences from Georgia State University. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics of Georgia, and the Nutrition Informatics Dietetic Practice Group.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Leading Change in Malnutrition: Improving RDN Value by Leveraging Data Analytics in Long Term Care
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Irmalis Flores Gonzalez, MS, RD, LD, received a Bachelor of Science in family ecology-nutrition and dietetics from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master of Science in clinical nutrition from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Ms. Flores is currently a level IV NICU dietitian at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH, with over 10 years of experience. Ms. Flores has been integral in many processes in her current position, including developing and implementing written education material on the PeaPod Air Displacement Plethysmography system, neonatal metabolic bone disease protocol, and human milk analyzer implementation process, among other hospital processes. She also presented for staff on metabolic bone disease protocol and mid-upper arm circumference measurements and routinely conducted presentations on infant formula types for staff onboardings. She has also presented a poster at the 2022 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition on her recent article on Optimizing Nutrition during the use of Carpediem™ in the Neonatal Setting.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
An In-Depth Look at Nutrition Management of an Anephric Preterm Infant
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lauren "Casey" Flowers obtained her MS in Clinical Nutrition at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Her thesis was completed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and was published in the Journal of Nutrition in Clinical Practice. Initially, Casey utilized her clinical nutrition skills in the hospital in-patient ICU setting before shifting her focus to out-patient weight management in bariatrics. In Nashville, she worked as the Program Dietitian where she assisted in the improvement of patient outcomes by developing and re-vamping support group programs and the center’s social media presence. Casey has focused her career on improving health equity in weight management and bariatrics, and accepted a position at Morehouse Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. She also enjoys teaching plant-based nutrition in a community cooking class and weight management curriculum to dietetic, pharmacy, and medical students. As an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she has assisted in the development of the Weight Management Practice Group’s resource page, written for Weight Matters Magazine, and appeared on the local Memphis and Atlanta news. Casey currently sits on the Education Committee for the Georgia ASMBS Chapter, and she has served as co-director for the ASMBS 2022 and 2023 Nutrition Course. Most recently, Casey was awarded the Excellence in Nutrition award at the ASMBS 2023 National Conference this past June in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Patient-Centered Success: Bridging the Gap Between Eating Disorder and Obesity Clinicians
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Shayna Frost, RD, LDN, CDCES works for MedStar Health, a regional healthcare system based in Maryland and Washington D.C., on the MedStar Diabetes Pathway team. The MedStar Diabetes Pathway is an innovative technology-enabled program focusing on improving health outcomes and reducing hospitalizations for high-risk adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. She also has a strong background working with chronic and end stage renal disease patients after several years working in dialysis prior to her current role. Shayna currently volunteers for the Diabetes Care and Education and Renal Nutrition Dietetics Practice Groups within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and has served as an appointed Advisor for the Women’s Interprofessional Network through the American Diabetes Association. She has given presentations for the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists on the future of diabetes education and overcoming therapeutic inertia. Over the past ten years, Shayna has worked in hospital, outpatient, corporate wellness, and private practice industries with clinical focuses on weight management, diabetes, renal, and cardiometabolic diseases. Her practice philosophy is to empower her patients to make small changes, which can lead to significant results longterm. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Nutritional Sciences from Pennsylvania State University. Shayna currently resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and in her spare time, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband and 2 year-old son.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
The RDN's Role in Reducing the Trifecta of Metabolic Risks in Diabetes Care
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Mike Gabel is the Director of the Food Innovation Center at CSU Spur with the goal is to accelerate success for food innovators, young and old, through mentoring, value-added services, and the creation of a space where ideas can prosper. Mike is a second-generation CSU grad in Food Science and Human Nutrition. After a master’s in food engineering from UC Davis he started his 20-year career with roles in product development, quality systems, and strategy and portfolio management. He has lead innovation teams at Windsor Foods, ConAgra Foods and recently at Barilla, where he spent the last 5 years at their HQ in Parma, Italy.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Food Science: A Bridge to Food and Nutrition Security
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Katie Garfield is the Director of Whole Person Care at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School. In this role, Katie works to advance state and federal policies that better enable the U.S. health care system to identify and respond to social determinants of health. As part of this work, Katie leads the Center’s Food is Medicine initiative, in which she works with community-based organizations, health care providers, health plans, and coalitions across the nation to develop strategies to establish more widespread, equitable access to innovative services such as medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries, and produce prescriptions. Katie is also co-convenor of Food is Medicine Massachusetts, a statewide coalition focused on integrating nutrition supports into the Massachusetts health care system. Prior to joining the Center, Katie was an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP. She is a licensed member of the Massachusetts Bar.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Deedra was born and raised in North Dakota. She completed her undergraduate degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Central Missouri and completed her master’s degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Deedra has been a registered dietitian for 23 years with 21 of those years working in leadership positions. Deedra has experience in food service management and clinical nutrition operations leading at both small and large healthcare organizations. She is passionate about professional growth and development of teams, building and sustaining collaborative teams and elevating the role of the clinical dietitian organization wide and beyond. Deedra is the past winner of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice Partnership in Leadership Award. Deedra is proud to be selected for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Leadership Institute for 2023. Currently, Deedra is serving as the Director of Clinical Nutrition at Stanford Medicine in Palo Alto, CA where she works with her team of 80 registered dietitians.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Creative Pathways for RDN Career Development and Pay Enhancement
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Joy Gero, Psy.D. (she/her) is a psychologist who began her career at UPMC 15 years ago at UPMC Western Behavioral Health. During her time at UPMC, she has worked in leadership and training roles across the health care system including as the leader of patient relations at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She was named the manager of LGBTQIA+ Health at UPMC in February of 2019 and helped lead a team that improved UPMC’s participation and designation in the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index. Dr. Gero currently serves as the Director of Population Health and Improvement for UPMC. In addition to her work at UPMC, Dr. Gero has facilitated trainings and spoken about topics ranging from implicit bias, being an advocate for intersectional communities, moral injury, suicide, and anxiety.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Providing Better Nutrition Care for the LGBTQ+ Community
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Bari Glassman (He/Him) is a transgender athlete, LGBTQIA+ advocate, and currently a graduate student and dietetic intern at Immaculata University, studying Nutrition and Dietetics. He intends to combine his passion for nutrition and fitness, with his interest in cultural diversity, as a future professional practice. Recently he has participated in several health campaigns involved in transgender health education, and supporting gender-affirming health care. He has also written several pieces for Men’s Health Magazine focusing on body-positivity and transgender health, and was featured in their Strength In Diversity Program in the Fall of 2020, as well as their “Every Body Is Perfect” campaign last year. His future aspirations surround improving the education and understanding of nutrition in the LGBTQIA+ community, and promoting fitness as a method to better overall health and well-being.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Dr. Rachel Goldman (aka Dr. Rachel) is a clinical psychologist, speaker, and consultant who takes a holistic approach to health. She specializes in the mind-body connection, including stress reduction, disordered eating behaviors, and health behavior change. She is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and has a private practice in NYC where she utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy to assist in behavioral changes. Prior to starting her private practice, she was Senior Psychologist at the Bellevue Center for Obesity & Weight Management. Dr. Rachel has held leadership positions with the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS). She is a frequent speaker for many organizations, including ASMBS and the Obesity Action Coalition and frequently offers her expert advice via various media outlets, including TV, radio, and print. Her research has been published in over 15 medical publications. She consults for Dotdash Meredith as a Medical Review Board member for Verywell Fit and Verywell Mind. Most recently, Dr. Rachel was acting as a consultant for the film, The Whale by Darren Aaronofsky, on weight bias, weight stigma, obesity, and mental health.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
The Power of Language: Identifying and Eliminating Bias in Practice and Media
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Laura Gollins MBA, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND, is the Clinical Program Coordinator for the Neonatal Nutrition Program at Texas Children's Hospital. Her research interests include intestinal failure, lipid emulsions, malnutrition, and human milk. Gollins is a member of the Academy’s Quality Management Committee and PNPG’s Malnutrition Workgroup. She is a past member of the Academy’s House of Delegates and past Secretary of the Academy Foundation’s Board of Directors. Gollins was recently recognized as the 2021 Recognized Neonatal RDN by the Academy’s Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group. A native of Kansas, she is a graduate of Kansas State University and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Friend’s University.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Achieving Sustainable RDN Satisfaction While Incentivizing RDN Deliverables
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Marcus Goncalves is an endocrinologist and basic scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. His research focuses on the tumor-host interactions that alter systemic metabolism, support tumor progression, and promote cancer-induced complications. Dr. Goncalves has received grants from the NCI, NIDDK, AACR, The Mark Foundation, and he is co-lead of a CRUK/NCI-sponsored Cancer Grand Challenge award. He regularly cares for patients with cancer experiencing endocrine complications such as hyperglycemia, cachexia, and other metabolic disease.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Pathways to Prevention Next Steps: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Melanie Gonzales, MS, RDN, has over two decades of experience leading food and nutrition teams in a healthcare setting. She’s currently the Director of Food & Nutrition Services at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Her background includes working for non-profit and for-profit organizations. Melanie has a passion for mentoring and coaching to help others develop their strengths and skill sets. After being born and raised in Missoula, MT, Melanie moved to Colorado to obtain her Master’s in Nutrition from Colorado State University and become a dietitian. She lives in the Denver metro area with her husband and two boys. Melanie enjoys traveling, baking, wine tasting, hiking, Pilates and taking her mini-Australian labradoodle for walks.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Creative Pathways for RDN Career Development and Pay Enhancement
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Andie Lee Gonzalez is a native to South Texas. Currently, she serves as a US Pediatric Medical Science Liaison for Abbott Nutrition, is co-owner of Complete Nutrition Solutions LLC and is adjunct professor at South Texas Community College. As a first-generation Latina college student, she attended Michigan State University through the College Assistant Migrant Program where she received her BS in Dietetics. Through her experiences Dr. Gonzalez has developed a strong passion for dietetics and helping to build up the next generation of registered dietitians (RD). In addition, Dr. Gonzalez mentors countless Latinx students for the Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition (LAHIDAN) group, for Diversify Dietetics and for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dietetics program. Dr. Gonzalez is involved in professional leadership at the local, state and national level. She has served on the LAHIDAN executive committee in various roles, including Chair. In 2019 Dr. Gonzalez completed the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Leadership Institute. Her capstone project involved building pathways to enable access to diverse students to pursue a degree in dietetics. Dr. Gonzalez’ interest in leadership spans from her education and from her own experiences finding a unique path to become an RD.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Building the Next Generation of Latinx RDNs
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/10/2023
Beans on the Scene: Adding Latino Foods to the Renal Patient’s Diet
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD is a registered dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. She focuses on overall health, wellness and sports nutrition. Amy has worked with the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, TCU Athletics, FC Dallas Soccer, the NBA G League, many PGA Tour players, as well as with many high school and endurance athletes. She is the author of The Sports Nutrition Playbook and the co-author of Swim, Bike, Run, Eat and nutrition contributor to retired NFL Player Donald Driver’s book, The 3-D Body Revolution. In collaboration with Texas Beef Council, Amy is the creator of the Sports Nutrition Game Plan, a free sports nutrition program for high schools. In addition, she owns Amy Goodson RD Courses, a business designed to help dietetic students, interns and new registered dietitians take the steps necessary to reach their dream career. With a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in exercise and sports nutrition, Amy is passionate about marrying the two to provide quality, science-based nutrition information through speaking, media, writing, and consulting. Amy is a media spokesperson and as an on-air nutrition expert, she works with RDTV to leverage multi-platform media opportunities nation-wide. Amy has over 1400 media placements in a variety of TV, radio and print outlets and is on the Medical Expert Board for Eat This Not That.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Communicating with Cultural Competence in Sports Nutrition
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Stedman Graham, is a business advisor, chairman and CEO of S. Graham and Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm. He is the author of 12 books, including two New York Times bestsellers and one Wall Street Journal bestseller. As a proud native of Whitesboro, New Jersey, Graham has demonstrated an enduring dedication to youth and community. Stedman Graham has served in the United States Army and played professional basketball in the European League. Graham holds a Bachelor Degree in Social Work from Hardin-Simmons University and a Master’s Degree in Education from Ball State University and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates. Graham serves on several boards and has received numerous awards.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
Opening Session: Identity Leadership
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Julie’s work is focused on improving public health by fostering a healthy food environment. Working within the food retail sector, she has led the development of innovative tools delivering results once thought impossible by both health advocates & food executives. Starting with the introduction of Guiding Stars in 2006, she has led efforts to shift consumer consumption through science-backed nutrition guidance, retail dietitian engagement, marketing of nutritious products and incentive programs rewarding shoppers for healthier baskets. As a result, Ahold Delhaize retailers exceeded goals for sales of products earning Guiding Stars. With industry leading ESG statistics, supported by financial incentives for leaders who deliver on ambitious public targets, the potential of this work is only beginning to be realized. Her commitment to collaborating with public health researchers focusing on supermarket-based interventions has led to numerous publications that chronicle the effectiveness of Guiding Stars and the valuable product data it offers. From shelf-edge communication to Ecommerce filters and Food-as-Medicine incentives focusing on SNAP-eligible populations, she believes there is no limit to the positive impact we can have on the health of our communities. Julie earned her MPH from Muskie School of Public Service in Portland, Maine where she lives with her family.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling: Exploring Systems to Inform and Empower Consumer Choice
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Gretchen Groves is a Project Manager for the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition (GSCN). Her work in food access began as a farmers market outreach intern working to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participant utilization of farmers markets in Montana. After earning her Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credentials, Groves worked as a clinical dietitian in a rural acute care hospital and in school nutrition as a research coordinator for a USDA Team Nutrition Training Grant focused on improving school meal quality in Montana. In her current role at GSCN, Groves provides project management support for the reporting and evaluation team of the Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information (NTAE) Center. The NTAE and Nutrition Incentive Hub connects Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grantees and applicants with a community of practitioners and collaborators to help provide guidance and enhance nutrition incentive and produce prescription projects.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Food and Nutrition Security in Action: The Role of the RDN in Nutrition Incentive Programs
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Areli Gutierrez is a registered and licensed dietitian who has worked in nutrition and wellness in retail, government, clinical inpatient and outpatient settings. Areli received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nutritional Science from Texas A&M University and her Master’s of Science in Nutrition from Texas Woman’s University. She completed her dietetic internship at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. Currently she works as a renal dietitian for Davita Kidney Care. Areli has served in several roles for the academy such as Director of the TAND Southeast Region and Membership Co-Chair for LAHIDAN. In her free time Areli enjoys teaching Zumba, reading cozy mysteries and spending time with her family, friends and two Labradors.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Beans on the Scene: Adding Latino Foods to the Renal Patient’s Diet
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Haley Billings Hall is a registered dietitian in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She works in an outpatient pediatric clinic alongside a multidisciplinary team. Throughout her practice she saw a connection between early life adversity and feeding difficulties, growth changes, and overall nutrition related habits. Although she was able to support these families with medical nutrition therapy, she felt unequipped to fully address their needs and concerns. This prompted her to go back to school to pursue a PhD in Human Development and Family Science. She is currently working to incorporate research on the effects of early life adversity on brain development, physiology, and health related behaviors into the field of nutrition.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Impact of Early Adversity on Pediatric Health and Nutrition: Implications in Outpatient Settings
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Rosa K Hand, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND is an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio. Her research in dietetics staffing has led to an extensive publication/presentation list and recognition as the Ohio Research Dietitian of the Year for 2020. Dr. Hand is passionate about teaching research skills and evidence-based practice to aspiring and practicing RDNs. She serves in leadership roles at the local, state, and national level, including as chair of the Commission on Dietetic Registration and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
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10/8/2023
Patient Outcome Metrics: The Missing Piece of Inpatient Staffing
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
In education for over twenty-five years, Oona Hanson is passionate about helping parents raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food and their body. In addition to her private practice as a parent coach, she also works as a Family Mentor at Equip, an all-virtual eating disorder treatment program. Oona holds a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology from California State University Northridge and a Master's Degree in English from Middlebury College. She earned her undergraduate degree magna cum laude in English from Princeton University. Her work has been featured widely, including on CNN, USA Today, Good Morning America, Parents Magazine, US News & World Report, Today, and People Magazine. A mother of two, Oona lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
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10/9/2023
How Caregiver Language Around Food Can Shape Competent Eaters from Toddlers to Teens
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sessions:
10/8/2023
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Angie Hasemann Bayliss is proud to support a team of over 70 talented RDNs at the University of Virginia Health as the Clinical Nutrition Manager. She has called UVA home for 15 years, first serving as an outpatient pediatric dietitian and later as the Dietetic Internship Director. Her work in the community and in leadership organizations led her to being named the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year in Virginia, and she has served the state as affiliate President. Angie has been honored as Clinician of the Year for Morrison Healthcare and with the Kansas State University College of Human Ecology Young Professional Award. With experience teaching undergrad and graduate students at UVA and physicians across the state of Virginia, as well as the public through over 20 TV appearances, countless interviews for articles on nutrition, and over 150 presentations, she’s no stranger to nutrition education. Angie is an Instructor in the UVA School of Nursing and the Nutrition Thread Leader in the UVA School of Medicine. Angie holds three Bachelors’ Degrees, in Nutrition, Exercise Science, and Dietetics, from Kansas State University, and she earned her Masters of Science Degree in Health Communication from Boston University.
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10/9/2023
Crash Course: Collision of Master's Requirement and RDN Staffing Shortage
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Cherine Hatem is a PhD candidate in the Community Health and Nutrition Promotion lab in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston. Cherine is also a registered dietitian. Cherine had the unique opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of inspiring academic environments that encompass both the clinical field of nutrition as well as the research field. As a member of a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Houston, Cherine was able to lead and participate in several research studies that contribute to the field of health and nutrition. Cherine’s research career has been focused on the health of minority groups and people who are medically underserved. Cherine has been involved in studies on food insecurity, health disparities, childhood obesity, dietary contributors to obesity, dietetic competencies, and dyslipidemia. Cherine is currently working on the Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship with Dr. Marie Allsopp and the RISA team of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This is Cherine’s second project with the Academy’s RISA team. Cherine had previously received the $10,000 EAL Fellowship Funding Award from the Academy for which she was granted the opportunity to lead a systematic review on the topic of dyslipidemia in adults.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Drew Hemler (he/him) is an internationally accredited, award-winning registered dietitian with 15 years of collective experience providing nutrition education in academic, community, non-profit, corporate, and private practice settings. He has delivered numerous lectures and workshops for dietitians, allied practitioners, and the general public through Academy affiliates; higher education associations; and adult learning, corporate, and non-profit wellness programs. For a decade, Drew has devoted himself to community service in the field of food, nutrition, and dietetics. He has held leadership positions for the electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology platform, the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the College of Dietitians of Ontario, the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and most recently, he joined the Academy's Committee for Lifelong Learning. Over the past seven years, Drew has contributed to dietetics practice regulation, competence assessment, professional development and training, program planning, and events management. He celebrates dietitians in all areas of practice and is proud to be a Fellow of our Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Glowing Skin Is In! Can What You Eat Really Impact Your Skin?
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
10/8/2023
Nurturing Neurodivergence: Nutrition and Care Considerations for Children with Autism and ADHD
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/10/2023
Learning Lounge: The FNCE® Stage Awaits: Crafting a Proposal That Captivates
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Joy Herring is a results-driven Long-Term Care Nurse with over 25 years of experience in MDS, clinical reimbursement, regulatory practices, and informatic nursing. She is committed to improving patient's quality of care. She strives for excellence through evaluation, education, recommendations, and ongoing monitoring of the RAI process, reducing and performing system analysis to ensure operational efficiency. Vast knowledge of leveraging analytic data to improve quality outcomes. Revered by superiors, peers, and clientele for being highly collaborative and interpersonal. She is an expert in her own right in transforming machine learning data and leveraging artificial intelligence into interventional insight. Joy holds a Master of Science Degree in Nursing Informatics from Chamberlain University and is pursuing a Doctorate in Nursing Practice. Joy is passionate about developing the keen skill sets of healthcare professionals to leverage data to improve quality outcomes
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Leading Change in Malnutrition: Improving RDN Value by Leveraging Data Analytics in Long Term Care
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Hess is a Research Nutritionist in the Healthy Body Weight Research group at the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center (GFHNRC) in Grand Forks, ND. Dr. Hess’s research is centered on identifying and evaluating strategies to help Americans meet recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Her work involves investigating how American diets currently align with dietary guidance and recognizing and addressing barriers to following recommendations, including dietary restrictions and dietary preferences. Before joining the GFHNRC, Dr. Hess served as Vice President of Scientific Affairs for the National Dairy Council in Chicago, IL. She is an active member and volunteer with several nutrition and scientific organizations, including the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the National Nutrient Databank Conference, and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), and currently serves as Chair-Elect of the Nutrition Translation Research Interest Section with ASN and a member of the Annual Meeting Scientific Program Advisory Panel for IFT. She is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Hess received Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and English from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a doctoral degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Minnesota, where she studied the health impacts, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance around snacking, mushroom intake, and dairy intake.
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10/9/2023
Innovation for a Plant-astic Future: Adapting DGAs for Healthy Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Licensed in the State of Illinois since 1999, Betsy began her career in pediatric nutrition at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center where she spent four years on staff and faculty before accepting a position at Children’s Memorial (now Lurie Children’s Hospital) in 2003. Betsy earned her certification as a board-certified specialist in pediatric nutrition before opening Feed to Succeed in 2008. Feed to Succeed employs pediatric dietitians to provide outpatient MNT to infants and children in the Chicago area. Their team of passionate providers serves both medically complex and healthy patients to promote optimal growth and development through the early stages of life. Feed to Succeed is in-network with most major insurance providers, and credentialed to provide services through Illinois Early Intervention, which covers nutrition in Illinois under Medicaid Part C. Betsy is a mother of two teens, an avid runner, a lover of dogs, her family and the outdoors. She continues to teach as Adjunct Faculty at Rush University in Chicago, as well as owns and runs Feed to Succeed, where she provides MNT to ~100 patients per month.
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10/10/2023
Mapping Medicaid Nutrition Coverage: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go?
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Bethany Hodges is a Medical Science Liaison for Reckitt | Mead Johnson Nutrition specializing in NICU nutrition. Her past professional experience includes eight years as a clinical dietitian at level III and IV NICUs. Her clinical work focused on feeding initiatives to improve outcomes and safety in the NICU setting. In addition to her clinical work, she authored multiple chapters in pediatric nutrition care manual and is an editor and author for the newly published Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition, 3rd edition.
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10/8/2023
Practical Skills for Pediatric Dietitians: Infant Enteral and Parenteral Calculations
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Stephanie Hofhenke is the founder of STRING Marketing, a digital agency that has focused on dietitians for over 10 years. Stephanie and her team of experts are passionate about helping practitioners elevate their practice and master their marketing. She leads a growing team with branding, marketing, and website experience. Together they have worked with over 400 practitioners and have launched even more websites. They build websites that attract millions of unique visitors per year. She has a sincere appreciation for this industry and the good that you all do for the world. Her knowledge of the unique challenges practitioners face has been compiled into a remarkably effective toolkit that helps practitioners across the country take their business marketing challenges head on.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
Content Marketing Workshop: Using Behavioral Science and Marketing Principles to Drive Revenue
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg is a media psychologist, researcher, global speaker on artificial intelligence, award-winning educator, and published author. As the 2015 President of the American Psychological Association’s Society for Media Psychology and Technology, the past director of the Media Psychology program at Fielding Graduate University, co-creator of certificates in Brand Psychology, Audience Engagement, and Positive Media, and Sofia University’s Innovation and Technology Thought Leader, she works with companies, leaders, parents, and students to understand how media and technology influence their lives and how to develop best use strategies. She integrates her passion for artificial intelligence, technology, telehealth, and digital environments with research to advance the positive use of media and technologies. Jerri Lynn is a coveted industry speaker and, with over 100 scholarly presentations on media psychology, co-author of the Top Read Psychology Article for 2022, is a pioneer in Media Psychology. She has worked with the U.S. DOD Global Operations on anti-terrorism, using narrative psychology to degrade terrorist messaging and DARPA on cognitive defense to understand and combat human vulnerabilities exploited by misinformation. She is a Women in Technology International Artificial Intelligence Think Tank member and chairs the American Psychological Association’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force.
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10/10/2023
Disrupting the Health System Cycle: Reimagining AI's Role for Nutrition-Smart Practice
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Dr. David H. Holben is Professor of Nutrition and Gillespie Distinguished Scholar at the University of Mississippi. He Director of the Office of Food and Nutrition Security, a registered dietitian nutritionist with a Level 4 Certificate in School Nutrition from the School Nutrition Association, and a former commissioned officer in the United States Army Medical Specialist Corps (Reserve Component, 65C IMA, MAJ). Building upon a clinical nutrition and basic science background, his research primarily focuses on food studies, nutrition science and health STEM education, and the relation of food insecurity to health outcomes. Dr. Holben is the senior author of Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Food Insecurity in the United States and has authored or coauthored numerous papers on the topic.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
So You Want to Write a Cookbook? Author Insights and Strategies for Publishing Success
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Julie Holland, MHA, CEDS-S is a nationally recognized leader in the behavioral health field as a marketing and business development executive, clinician and public speaker. Her unique fusion of clinical, operations, marketing and branding expertise has been instrumental in expanding awareness and increasing access to quality care for patients and families and providing leading-edge professional education for professionals. An iaedp Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Approved Supervisor, Julie served as the iaedp Certification Director for 11 years where she was instrumental in establishing highly regarded certification for eating disorders professionals. Julie currently serves on the iaedp Board and is Chair of iaedp's Senior Advisory Committee. Julie has worked alongside world-renowned medical and mental health practitioners in the development and implementation of cutting-edge therapeutic interventions to address these highly complex illnesses. She has worked in several of the country's leading eating disorder treatment centers, maintained a private practice both in the US and in Bermuda, and became a noted thought leader on the speaking circuit.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Corey Holland (she/her) is a registered dietitian with over 16 years of experience with USDA developing web and other technology tools to disseminate nutrition information to consumers and other audiences. She is the Branch Chief of the Digital Nutrition Marketing and Innovation Branch at the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, supporting the development and expansion of the diverse suite of MyPlate resources for consumers and the MyPlate.gov website. Prior to joining CNPP, Ms. Holland was a Nutrition Information Specialist at the National Agricultural Library, where she was responsible for developing web resources and tools for professionals in the USDA Child Nutrition Programs. Corey has a passion for using technology to reach and educate diverse audiences, empowering them toward making healthy choices.
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10/8/2023
Using Data-Driven Strategies to Develop Nutrition Education Tools
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sessions:
10/8/2023
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Sydney Huesman RD, LD, received a Bachelor of Science in nutrition and dietetics through the University of Cincinnati’s Coordinated Program and completed her Master of Science in Nutrition from the University of Cincinnati in April 2023. Sydney is currently a Nephrology dietitian at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH, with 5 years of experience. Ms. Huesman has been a key contributor to several projects and processes in her current position. This includes, but is not limited to, developing and implementing the patient transition process, preparing adolescents with CKD and ESKD for adult care, developing a phosphorus binder dosing protocol (in the process), and research on the risk of nephrolithiasis in enterally fed, medically complex children. Additionally, she has conducted presentations for staff on nutritional considerations for infants and children with CKD, special considerations for assessment of pediatric malnutrition in children with CKD and on dialysis, and formula selection and preparation for infants and children with CKD/ESKD.
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10/8/2023
An In-Depth Look at Nutrition Management of an Anephric Preterm Infant
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Maggie is a Registered Dietitian currently working clinically at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center within the pulmonary and sleep medicine department. After completion of her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and Didactic Internship, she found a special interest in pediatric obesity; her current position has allowed her to pursue this interest by offering an opportunity to create a role that provides Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients diagnosed with obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and asthma. She continued to advance her education through pursing a Master of Science in Nutrition from the University of Cincinnati which she will complete in August of 2023. Maggie also competed the Certificate of Training in Obesity for Adults and Pediatrics in 2021. She has utilized this education to revise hospital wide education material as the chair of the Nutrition Education Council and co-chair of the Weight Management Education Council. Aside from work and school, Maggie is also involved in the field of dietetics on a national and regional level. She served as the president of Greater Cincinnati Dietetic Association 2022 – 2023 and is the current Pediatric Subunit Chair for the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr. Carol Ireton-Jones received her PhD and Master’s degree in Nutrition from Texas Woman’s University. Her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics came from Texas Tech University where she also received her clinical training. She developed The Ireton-Jones equations for estimating energy requirements in hospitalized patients and these are widely used nationally and internationally. Dr. Ireton-Jones provides out-patient nutrition care for people with GI disorders including IBS, gastroparesis and IBD, as well as those who require home parenteral and enteral nutrition. She continues to measure metabolic rate as an important part of determining individual energy expenditure in many diverse types of people. She has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on a variety of nutrition topics. She has received many honors and awards including the 2022 Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurial Practice from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In April, she received the 2023 Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award from Texas Woman’s University. Balancing both evidence-based nutrition with sensible and practical applications is her strong point!
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Improving Patient Outcomes and Advancing Careers: The Value of Clinician-Researcher Collaborations
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/9/2023
Future Practice Abstracts Poster Presentations
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
10/9/2023
The Aging Gut: Changes in Function and Strategies for Management
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr. Pam Ismail is the Founder and Director of the Plant Protein Innovation Center and is a Professor at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota. Dr. Ismail has over 25 years of experience in Food Chemistry research focused on analytical chemistry, protein chemistry, and chemistry and fate of bioactive food constituents. Her research focuses on structural characterization and enhancement of functionality, safety, bioavailability, and bioactivity of food proteins, following novel processing and analytical approaches. She is the recipient of a “Distinguished Teaching Award” and an “Outstanding Professor Award”.
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10/8/2023
Milk Versus Plant Based Milk Alternatives: Can the Science Settle The Score?
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Callie Janet majored in Nutrition and Dietetics and completed her education at Saint Louis University with a Master of Medical Science degree in order to become a Physician Assistant (PA). She started off her career as a PA Hospitalist and then switched to inpatient gastroenterology with most of her work involving the subspecialty of Interventional Gastroenterology. Although she predominantly works with hospitalized patients, she also runs an outpatient PEG clinic with her 4 APP colleagues. Together they triage and treat a variety of PEG issues including but not limited to infection, leakage, dislodgement, replacement, and removal.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Maureen Janowski is the Corporate Director of Malnutrition for Morrison Healthcare supporting all the 3000+ Morrison RDNs nationally on the topic of malnutrition. Maureen is responsible for educating, training, resource development, and data analytics for all things malnutrition. Maureen has worked for Morrison her entire career in both Long Term Care and Acute Care and has a passion for nutrition and wellness for older adults. She is the current delegate for the Healthy Aging DPG.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Target Malnutrition: The Financial Impact and Demonstrated Value of RDNs
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Sessions:
10/8/2023
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Dr. Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez is a Professor and the Assistant Dean for Research for the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. Dr. Yakes Jimenez conducts research, program evaluation and quality improvement projects to develop and test interventions to improve maternal and child health, to better prevent and treat malnutrition and chronic disease, and to strengthen integration of community services and medical care. This includes on-going work with early childhood educators and K-12 school systems throughout New Mexico. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles and recently served as a member of two National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committees focused on infant and young child feeding. Dr. Yakes Jimenez is a pediatric registered dietitian nutritionist with an MS in public health nutrition from Case Western Reserve University and a PhD in epidemiology from University of California, Davis.
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10/9/2023
Understanding the Assignment: School Meal Programs and Child Health Outcomes
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Robyn Johnson is a Functional Dietitian Nutritionist. Her passion for using food and lifestyle as medicine found her after a personal battle and triumph with psoriasis. She specializes in helping women address skin struggles & believes they deserve to feel good in their skin. Robyn runs a virtual private practice and is the creator of The Clear Skin Lab online acne program. She also founded a hydration powder called RAYVI to help make mineral intake easier for all.
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10/8/2023
Glowing Skin Is In! Can What You Eat Really Impact Your Skin?
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Craig Johnston, PhD is an associate professor and department chair for the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston in Texas. He obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Child psychology from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Craig’s research is translational in nature, and he enjoys working directly with the individuals who participate in his studies. Some of his major accomplishments include developing an effective school-based program for children with obesity. His primary focus in this area is to develop interventions for those who carry an unequal burden in terms of health issues, predominantly those of low income and minorities. He also has been able to assess large community based programs to determine which components and strategies support weight loss efforts. In addition to his clinical work and research, Craig is active in providing training to health care providers in beneficial ways to talk with clients. Finally, Craig is engaged in training the next generation of individuals who will combat the obesity epidemic and other significant health issues by training both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Houston.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Charmaine Jones is a Registered Dietitian and Owner of Food Jonezi. Her area of expertise includes personalized nutrition counseling and development of corporate wellness programs. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of District of Columbia. Charmaine has partnered with organizations such as DC Medicaid Programs and presented to broad audiences sharing food and nutrition recommendations to employees at Planned Parenthood, American Dental Education Association and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In 2019, Charmaine was invited to speak at Yale University’s Black Students Solidarity Conference to discuss the misrepresentation and stereotyping of Black foods in the field of nutrition and dietetics. This presentation was based on her article “Do I Have to Eat Like White People,” which was acknowledged and further emphasized by Huffington’s Post in the article of “White People Foods Is Creating an Unattainable Picture of Health.” Charmaine has shared her expertise in widely known wellness magazines. She also served as a Health and Wellness Committee Expert for Superfeet, Inc., in 2019. Charmaine and her colleagues created a podcast, “Misrepresentation of Cultural Foods,” to educate for diversity and inclusion of cultural foods and reduce the stereotyping and misperception of Black foods.
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10/10/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Regan Jones is a nationally-known, award-winning registered dietitian nutritionist. She is the Creator and Host of This Unmillennial Life - an iTunes Top 25 Personal Journal podcast for women at midlife who've fallen into a generational gap. As an RDN with more than 20+ years of experience sharing quick & easy solutions for healthy living, Regan's food and nutrition insights are frequently featured in the national media. In 2017 she was awarded the prestigious Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Media Excellence Award.
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10/10/2023
Be a Better Podcaster: How To Hone Your Voice and Grow Your Audience
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lisa Jones MA,RDN,LDN,FAND is a speaker, consultant, and author. With over two decades of experience, she works with organizations to uncover new opportunities, unleash creative energy, and foster meaningful connections. She uses the power of humor, gamification, and play as fuel to enhance collaboration, increase engagement, and maximize productivity.
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10/8/2023
Learning Lounge: The Listening Game: A Rocky Mountain Adventure in Conflict Resolution
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Filippa Juul is a Faculty Fellow at the Department of Public Health Policy and Management at the School of Global Public Health of New York University. Filippa has a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, a MSc in Public Health and a PhD in Epidemiology. As a nutritional and chronic disease epidemiologist, Filippa’s research primarily focuses on the influence of dietary patterns and diet quality in the development of chronic diseases. In particular, she has a long-term interest in the impact of food processing on diet quality, obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. Additionally, Filippa is conducting policy research with the aim of translating the findings of her epidemiological investigations into effective public health measures for chronic disease prevention, with a specific focus on reducing health disparities.
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10/8/2023
The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Dietary Patterns, Appetite Regulation, and Health Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Maria Karimbakas is a registered dietitian and certified nutrition support clinician, who received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. She has been providing clinical care and education to short bowel syndrome (SBS) patients for over 25 years and worked at the Nutritional Restart Center, the first intestinal rehabilitation program in the United States. Maria has co-authored several abstracts, papers, and book chapters and frequently speaks on the subject of diet and SBS. In her current role, she works as the Program Manager for the Optum Intestinal Rehab program.
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10/8/2023
Improving Identification of Short Bowel Syndrome to Optimize Nutrition and Hydration Status
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Jaylin Kellogg is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in nutritional sciences at the Pennsylvania State University and completed a coordinated Master’s degree and Dietetic Internship at Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. She was the recipient of the Eva L. Pancoast Memorial Fellowship from Case Western Reserve University which funded a six-month fellowship in the Dominican Republic where she developed workshops on Nutrition Focused Physical Exams to increase provider knowledge of malnutrition. This role earned her a seat on the board of the Global Member Interest Group which she held until transitioning into her current role. She currently works as a Nutrition Support Dietitian at Fox Chase Cancer Center where she has developed a passion for ensuring ethical feeding practices for cancer patients requiring nutrition support. She developed and now co-chairs the multidisciplinary Ethical Feeding Task Force at Fox Chase Cancer Center with the sole purpose of discussing ways to improve quality of life for cancer patients requiring nutrition support who may be nearing the end of life. In addition to her role as a nutrition support clinician, Jaylin also enjoys teaching. She serves as the Lead Preceptor for Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus where she oversees all Dietetic Interns on campus. Jaylin has lectured numerous times on nutrition support and the role of the dietitian and sits on several clinical committees at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
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10/10/2023
The Role of the Dietitian Throughout the Cancer Continuum: Having the Difficult Conversations
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
After earning her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, and Master of Science in Food & Nutrition from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Shawnee began her career in 2005 as a Regional Dietitian for CURA Hospitality in long-term care clinical services and operations. In 2006, Shawnee became an adjunct instructor with Penn State and in 2009, she accepted a full-time faculty role with Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences. In 2017, as an Assistant Teaching Professor, Shawnee became Coordinator of the Master of Professional Studies in Nutritional Sciences graduate program. She was instrumental in the development of this innovative online graduate program that focuses on advanced skill development in nutrition, dietetics and leadership. She has authored and teaches courses in clinical nutrition, assessment, research methods, and leadership. Shawnee is a past-president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (PAND). She is a recent Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Leadership Institute graduate and is currently a House of Delegates member representing PAND. Shawnee became a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2018. She has been awarded Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year (2016), Outstanding Dietetic Educator (2021), Keystone Award (2022), and Outstanding Dietitian of the Year (2023) by PAND.
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10/8/2023
Rethinking RDN Leadership from Curriculum to Corporation
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jamie Kelting is a clinical dietitian at Loyola University Medical Center working in outpatient oncology and gastroenterology. She specializes in gastrointestinal malignancies, working closely with surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists. She manages nutrition support for both oncology and gastroenterology patients. Jamie received her Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Master of Science in Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a board certified specialist in oncology nutrition and is published in a peer reviewed journal. Her role as an undergraduate research assistant is what fueled her passion for nutrition in gastrointestinal disorders.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Dalia Kinsey is a queer Black Registered Dietitian, the creator of the Body Liberation for All podcast, and author of Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation. Dedicated to health equity, Dalia has extensive experience in public health and school nutriton working at the intersection of holistic wellness and social justice, continually creating wellness tools and resources that center the most vulnerable, individuals that hold multiple marginalized identities. Dalia rejects diet culture and teaches people to use nutrition as a self-care and personal empowerment tool to counter the damage of systemic oppression. Dalia’s work can be found at https://www.daliakinsey.com/
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10/10/2023
Overcoming Weight Stigma: A Conversation to Face Personal and Professional Bias
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLS, FNLA, is a clinical scientist for Midwest Biomedical Research and adjunct faculty in the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences (KDHS) at Idaho State University. Dr. Kirkpatrick teaches the course, “Evidence-based Lipid Practice,” to KDHS students to promote an interdisciplinary approach to evidence-based lipid management. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, Dr. Kirkpatrick specializes in cardiovascular nutrition. As a clinical lipid specialist and a member of the National Lipid Association (NLA), she has contributed to many NLA projects and also holds several NLA leadership positions. Dr. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Expert Panel of the nutrition section of the NLA Recommendations for Patient-Centered Management of Dyslipidemia – Part 2 published in December 2015 and was co-chair for Nutrition Interventions for Adults with Dyslipidemia – an NLA Clinical Perspective. Dr. Kirkpatrick is also involved in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and served as the chair of the Evidence Analysis Library Saturated Fat Workgroup, which evaluated the current scientific evidence for the effects of saturated fat on cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular outcomes. Dr. Kirkpatrick earned a PhD in Health Education from the University of Idaho and an MPH from Idaho State University.
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10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Dr. Brandon Kistler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition Science at Purdue University. He earned his PhD at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he held a pre-doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. He co-directs the Clinical and Translational Nutrition Research Lab where his research focuses on utilizing lifestyle, primarily diet and exercise, to improve quality of life and outcomes for people with CKD. Dr. Kistler has held numerous volunteer positions including as co-editor of the Renal Nutrition Forum, the editorial board for the Journal of Renal Nutrition, and chair of the Associate Council, Education Committee, and Social Media Committee for the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism.
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10/9/2023
Confronting Incongruity in Evidence-Based Practice: A Case Study in Chronic Kidney Disease
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Kristen Koltun is an Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and Warrior Human Performance Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Koltun completed her PhD in Kinesiology from Penn State University and her Master's in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, both specializing in Exercise Physiology. As a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) she is the past recipient of several awards including the Gail E. Butterfield Nutrition Travel Award (ACSM), Young Investigator Award (Bone Interest Group-ACSM), NASA Space Physiology Research Grant (ACSM), and Young Investigator Travel Award (ASBMR). Additionally, she is a Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP) and Certified Bone Densitometry Technologist (ISCD-CBDT). Dr. Koltun's research projects primarily focus on women's health, sex-differences in the effects of energy deficiency on metabolism and reproductive function, and physiological factors underlying bone adaptation to arduous physical training in exercising and military populations.
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10/9/2023
Perspectives on the Science and Application of the Female and Male Athlete Triad
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Samantha is the Director of Sports Nutritition at Oklahoma State University. Previously she served as a postdoctoral research associate and sports Registered Dietitian with the University of Mississippi. Her research revolves around evaluating ways of improving athlete health and wellness from several areas. Specific areas of interest include gaining a better understanding of how sport dietitians and other practitioners can assist athletes in their hydration status, Vitamin D levels, disordered eating/eating disorders, and overall nutrition knowledge. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech and her Bachelor in Science degree in Exercise Science from the University of South Carolina.
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10/10/2023
Innovations in Hydration for Athletic Performance
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Dr. Kramer received her M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing a nephrology fellowship at Harvard University Medical School in 2002, Dr. Kramer was jointly appointed to the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Department of Public Health Sciences at the Loyola University Medical Center. She is past-President of the National Kidney Foundation and continues to serve on the NKF Board of Directors. As an investigator, Dr. Kramer’s research focuses on obesity and kidney disease and genetic variants for kidney disease.
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10/8/2023
Expanding Access to Nutrition Care in Vulnerable Populations with Kidney Disease
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Well known from her Food Network show Healthy Appetite and Public Television series Ellie’s Real Good Food, Ellie Krieger, MS, RDN, is a New York Times bestselling, IACP, and two-time James Beard Foundation award winning author of seven cookbooks. She is a weekly food columnist for The Washington Post and host of the podcast One Real Good Thing. Her latest cookbook is “Whole in One: Complete Healthy Meals in a Single Pot, Sheet Pan or Skillet.” A registered dietitian nutritionist who earned her bachelors from Cornell University and her masters from Teachers College, Columbia University, Ellie finds happiness living in NYC, where most days you can find her walking or biking around Central Park. She offers recipes, cooking videos, a newsletter, and more at www.elliekrieger.com
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10/10/2023
So You Want to Write a Cookbook? Author Insights and Strategies for Publishing Success
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Michelle Kuppich, RDN is the Executive Director of the California Food is Medicine Coalition (CalFIMC), a coalition of eight community-based organizations that provide medically tailored meal interventions, medically tailored groceries, and other services to individuals with chronic disease and other conditions. Prior to joining CalFIMC, Michelle was a Senior Manager on the Nutrition Services Coverage Team at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics where she advanced the business case for the integration of medical nutrition therapy and other nutrition interventions into population management strategies, specifically in the context of value-based care. She has extensive experience providing medical nutrition therapy for chronic conditions, which includes a decade of HIV specialization, which began at Project Open Hand, San Francisco, in 1997. Her experiences in disease management and as the manager of quality improvement for a large independent physician association afforded experience in clinical quality measurement, patient experience, and medical services operations. Additional professional experiences include providing services in the context of corporate wellness, specialty pharmacy, academic medicine, a medical weight management program and private practice. Michelle obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from North Dakota State University and completed her dietetic internship at Saint Louis University.
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10/9/2023
Advancing Food as Medicine Program Access Through Advocacy and Evidence-Based Practices
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Angela is the Clinical Nutrition Manager at an 800-bed hospital in Southeastern North Carolina, where she has worked since 2008. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and an active member of the Clinical Nutrition Management dietetics practice group, serving as chair of the Professional Development Committee. She also serves on the strategic planning committee of the North Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Angela obtained her BS in Nutrition from East Carolina University in 1999 and completed her dietetic internship at Winthrop University in 2001. She earned her MS in Nutrition from East Carolina University in 2006. Angela has been a part of the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative Learning Collaborative since 2017 and has focused on malnutrition throughout the continuum of care for the hospitalized patient. In 2019, she shifted her focus to the Transitions of Care process for the malnourished patient upon discharge, when she and her team were awarded a grant from The Duke Endowment. This grant allowed them to further their work in the malnourished and food insecure patient population, aligning with emerging initiatives around health equity and social determinants of health. In 2022, Angela became a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, demonstrating her tenure, innovation, and commitment to the advancing the field of dietetics.
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10/8/2023
Achieving Sustainable RDN Satisfaction While Incentivizing RDN Deliverables
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Tina is a Vietnamese American Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist currently working as the Assistant Director of the Dietetics Coordinated Program and an Instructor at the University of IL Chicago (UIC). She was also the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAND) President for the 2022-2023 year, IAND’s past Diversity Liaison, IAND’s Young Registered Dietitian of the Year 2019, a Chicago AND Past-President, and a member of the Diabetes DPG and Nutrition and Dietetics Educator and Preceptors DPG. Prior to her work at UIC, she provided Medical Nutrition Therapy to clients who have diabetes in home health care, inpatient, and outpatient settings. Her professional passion includes advancing diversity in nutrition and dietetics, engaging with and developing leaders in the field, and interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals.
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10/9/2023
Diabetes Technology and Older Adults: Special Considerations
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr. Emily LaRose is a nutrition and global health consultant and a registered dietitian whose over 20-year career has spanned nutrition, public health, and academia. While her experience is varied, much of her work has focused on ensuring optimal nutrition delivery for infants and young children. Since 2019, Emily has served as a consultant to Médecins Sans Frontières, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, the World Bank, Operation Smile, and others. She specializes in applied and translational research in the global health setting and has written specialty reports on global human milk banking and innovative food system programs, led landscape analyses, and developed tools to support patient care and program implementation in low-resource communities and hospitals. She is currently an Instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a consultant to the World Health Organization, Access to Nutrition Initiative, and PATH. Emily holds a Doctor of Public Health with a Nutrition and Global Health Concentration, a Master of Science in Dietetics, and a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts Nutrition. She is passionate about food and nutrition as human rights and is dedicated to ensuring everyone receives the nutrition they need, especially infants and children. She loves food and cooking and currently lives in France with her family.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Jasmine Larson, MBA, is the Senior Director of Global Clinical Solutions at Abbott in the Medical Devices division. In her current role, she is advancing the use of technology, data science, and human factors engineering to drive operational excellence in the execution of clinical trials and evidence generation. Jasmine spent more than 10 years as a leader in healthcare quality measurement and healthcare payment reform, both as a measure developer advocating for the inclusion of measures in the Federal rule as well as on the care delivery side where she directed the hospital’s participation in all quality reporting programs, including HIQRP, HOQRP, VBP, RRP, HACRP, MIPS and more. Jasmine earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, NJ, and her Master’s in Business Administration from Saint Thomas University in Saint Paul, MN. Jasmine lives with her husband, Craig, in Lakeville, MN, and is trying to adjust to her newly acquired empty nester status.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Dr. Georgianna Laws, known as an advocate for chief online education officers (COEOs), brings over 20 years of global experience in online education and leadership. As CEO of Geo Laws Consulting, her mission is simple: use technology and innovation to create meaningful learning experiences. She's committed to pushing the limits of digital learning, empowering leaders in higher education to establish and scale quality online programs. All the while, she promotes corporate social responsibility and supports UNESCO's sustainable development goals. Georgianna's doctoral research focused on the legitimate power that COEOs hold over online-program quality assurance at higher education institutions in the United States. She speaks to national audiences about topics such as artificial intelligence, the COEO role in higher education, executive leadership development virtual team building, and quality in the design, delivery, and administration of online education. As a board of directors member of the United States Distance Learning Association, Dr. Laws serves as chair for National Distance Learning Week.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
ChatGPT: Friend or Adversary in Educating Future Dietitians
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Yolanda Lawson is President of National Medical Association and founder of MadeWell OBGYN in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Lawson has served multiple leadership roles for National Medical Association including, Regional Secretary, Chair and Trustee; Councils and Committees including Chair of the Council on Concerns of Women Physicians; Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Trustees of National Medical Association. She is a member of American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association and delegate for the Dallas County Medical Society. She has extensive non-profit board experience and sits on a variety of boards and committees including Uptown Dallas Inc., Baylor Scott and White Health and Wellness Center, and volunteers among many community activities and organizations. She serves on multiple advisory boards and speaker bureaus for Gilead Sciences, Merck, Teva, Viiv pharmaceuticals, Abbvie. She has been a guest on the nationally syndicated Michael Baisden show, Black News Channel and an invited speaker, panelist and moderator on health equity and maternal health. She is an advocate for physicians in House of Medicine and the patients they serve. Dr. Lawson is committed to women's health and to ending health disparities.
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10/8/2023
Improving Health Equity Through Diet and Nutrition: Amplifying the Role of Nutrition Professionals
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Candace Lea is a Director of Nutrition Systems for Morrison Healthcare. For the last ten years her role has included oversight and advocacy for improved patient outcomes, implementation of outpatient nutrition department, and growth and development of clinical team members at five campuses in Northwest Arkansas. Candace has precepted 20 interns during her tenure and takes great pride in providing a positive experience for her team. She received her Masters in Clinical Nutrition and Foodservice Management at the University of Central Oklahoma. Candace was recognized as Outstanding Preceptor for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2017 and received the Clinical Excellence Award for the Zellner region within Morrison in 2022.
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10/10/2023
Target Malnutrition: The Financial Impact and Demonstrated Value of RDNs
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Anne Leach is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 18 years of experience in the food and nutrition industry. She is the Director of Clinical and Community Nutrition for Sodexo Healthcare at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. In her role Anne is responsible for developing and coordinating programs and processes to ensure the highest level of care is provided to patients across the UH health system. Much of her work is dedicated to addressing food insecurity as a Social Determinant of Health across University Hospitals, focusing on increasing access to fresh, healthy foods and improving the health of under resourced communities. Prior to Anne’s current role she was the Community Program Director/Wellness Dietitian at University Hospitals where she developed the vision and led the ongoing efforts to deliver market changing community support programs. Anne holds a Master of Science degree in nutrition from Kent State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics from Ohio University. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Anne is also a certified yoga instructor.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Wellness Break with Florida OJ
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM
10/8/2023
Wellness Break with Florida OJ
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
10/9/2023
Wellness Break with Florida OJ
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
10/9/2023
Wellness Break with Florida OJ
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Andrea Lindsey serves as Director of Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) and Senior Nutrition Scientist with the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), Uniformed Services University. She received her Master of Science degree in Nutrition from University of Maryland, College Park. Andrea is a nutrition information specialist with extensive experience in the field of dietary supplements, and she has considerable knowledge and understanding regarding the content, safety, labeling, and marketing of these products. Andrea joined the Uniformed Services University in 2010 after having worked for more than 16 years on a cooperative project with the Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library, and the Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health. At CHAMP, most of her work encompasses the topic of dietary supplements and their ingredients, which involves reviewing, evaluating, and interpreting the scientific literature; writing; and directing the program. Ms. Lindsey also regularly educates Service Members, healthcare providers, military family members, and leaders about dietary supplements. She also manages a team of nutritionists for CHAMP, overseeing all of the nutrition content. She works closely with Federal partners and other health professionals in and outside the military to exchange relevant and pertinent information about nutrition and dietary supplements.
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10/8/2023
Dietary Supplements in the Military: Use, Threats, and Proposed Educational Solutions
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sue Linja was born with a passion for nutrition and aging. She says her biggest honor in her 35 year career as a registered dietitian nutritionist has been to positively touch the lives of thousands of culturally-diverse older adults as she consulted with over 200 healthcare entities in 12 states. Sue has been widely sought out as a speaker for nutrition and aging seminars and has worked on multiple nutrition publications and articles in this area. Some highlights include investigative research on the nutritional habits of centenarians, co-authoring of The Alzheimer’s Prevention Food Guide and presenting a Tedx Talk titled The Road to 100. Sue currently holds leadership positions in the Idaho Board of Medicine, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Dietitians in Health Care Communities, Idaho Health Care Association, Hormel Health Labs Advisory Council and the University of Idaho Food/Nutrition and Dietetics Board. Aging gracefully is important to Sue - she hopes to reach her 100th birthday by maintaining close relationships, eating a mostly plant-based diet and drinking fine wine.
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10/8/2023
Aging Comes in All Colors and Cultures: Celebrating Diversity in Food, Nutrition and Maturity
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
10/8/2023
How to Prove RDN Value in Post-Acute Long-Term Care
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD (prounouns: she/her) is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Her research and clinical practice center on gender-affirming nutrition care for the transgender population. She serves as a Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with expertise in transgender health and nutrition. Dr. Linsenmeyer is passionate about the unique and transformative power of food and nutrition in the role of transgender and gender diverse individuals' lives.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Dan Logsdon is the Director of the National Center for Interstate Compacts at The Council of State Governments. Previously, Logsdon was Vice Chair of Kentucky's Public Service Commission. He served as Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s deputy chief of staff and as Assistant Kentucky State Treasurer. He has experience in the telecommunications industry having served as vice president for external affairs at Alltel Communications and Windstream Communications.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
As a seasoned healthcare professional with a passion for weight inclusive medical nutrition therapy, Tara Lovinger brings a wealth of experience to the table. With six years of expertise as an acute care dietitian and a clinical nutrition manager, Tara has developed a deep understanding of the intricacies of nutrition and its impact on patient outcomes. Currently based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, renowned as the number two hospital in the nation, Tara continues to advocate for weight inclusive approaches to patient care. What sets Tara apart is not only her professional expertise but also her personal journey having undergone bariatric surgery herself. This unique perspective allows Tara to empathize with individuals facing weight-related challenges and fuels her commitment to promoting health at every size.
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10/10/2023
The Struggle is Real: Providing Weight-Inclusive Clinical Care in a Weight-Centric World
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Lukens is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Psychosocial Program Manager for the Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Lukens completed her graduate work at The Ohio State University, where her research program focused on the assessment and treatment of feeding problems in children with autism. She received further training in pediatric psychology as a resident and fellow at Nemours/A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, with specialty training to work with children with chronic GI conditions. She has worked with children with pediatric feeding problems for over 20 years, with particular research and clinical interest in novel intervention modalities and the evaluation of treatment outcomes. She currently conducts research and clinical work with children with pediatric feeding disorders and their families.
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10/8/2023
Nurturing Neurodivergence: Nutrition and Care Considerations for Children with Autism and ADHD
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Barbara Lusk, MFCS, RD, LDN, FAND is the Clinical Nutrition Manager and Director of the Dietetic Internship Program at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. She has worked in a variety of settings and locations in her over 20 years' career in dietetics. Barb currently serves as the Delegate to the Academy House of Delegates for the Clinical Nutrition Management DPG and serves on the CNM DPG Quality Process Improvement Sub-Unit Committee. She previously served as the QPI Sub-Unit Vice Chair, the CNM DPG's Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair, and was on the Quality & Research Committee. She has been a member of the Nutrition Care Process Value Set Review Task Force and NCPT Advisory Subcommittee Workgroup. Barb has been actively involved with dietitian staff productivity, quality process improvement, lean six sigma, and has been active in academy professional associations to support the profession throughout her career. Barb was the local site principal investigator with oversight of two research dietitians (adult/pediatrics) at UC Davis Medical Center, coordinating with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on the AAIM Study – Academy and ASPEN Indicators to diagnose Malnutrition (previously known as the Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics Validation and Staffing Study).
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10/8/2023
Patient Outcome Metrics: The Missing Piece of Inpatient Staffing
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
A passionate culinary dietitian, Julia Maclaren is the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Wellness Kitchen Consultant. Julia draws on a breadth of patient-care and professional experience to fuel innovative knowledge translation and practical nutrition care interventions in the AHS Wellness Kitchen. Operating within an integrated provincial health authority, and equipped with broadcast media technology, the AHS Wellness Kitchen is accessible to more than 4 million Albertans. Through virtual and in-person delivery, Julia designs, develops, and delivers food literacy and nutrition interventions in the form of Wellness Kitchen curriculums, serving patients, specialty populations, health care providers, medical and dietetic trainees, and the community. Julia sits on the advisory board of the global Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (TKC); and Pursuit, a new mobile application that uses machine learning to teach cooking and food skills to support patients with healthy eating at home. She co-chairs the TKC Nutrition committee and has been fortunate to collaborate on several publications, webinars, and resources with TKC colleagues. Committed to advancing the growing evidence-base supporting Culinary Medicine interventions, Julia is completing her Master of Science in Health Services Research at the University of Calgary’s Cummings School of Medicine. An engaging speaker, Julia regularly presents on the role of the dietitian in culinary medicine and teaching kitchens; recent presentations include the Teaching Kitchen Research Conference, the Canadian Conference on Medical Education, the Dietitians of Canada National Conference, and the Alberta Health Services I4 conference.
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10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Melissa Majumdar, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN, is the bariatric coordinator at Emory University Hospital Midtown and has focused on the care of bariatric surgery patients much of her career. Majumdar has served as National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for the last six years and is current chair of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery's (ASMBS) integrative health program planning committee. She speaks at national conferences on topics related to obesity and bariatric surgery, quality improvement, and working with the media. Majumdar is co-editor of the third edition of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Bariatric Surgery and is the 2022 recipient of the ASMBS Foundation Excellence in Nutrition Lead Award. She has worked closely with the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group (WM DPG) most recently as Nominating Committee Chair, FNCE Spotlight Session speaker and webinar presenter, and the 2023-2024 chair-elect. Melissa lives near Atlanta with her husband and two kids where you can find her visiting local breweries and cheering at the soccer pitch when she's not volunteering.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Learning Lounge: F.U.N: A Volunteerism Addict's Story of Getting Involved
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, is the registered dietitian, best-selling author, speaker, and single mom of 3 behind the Instagram and TikTok handle '@healthy.mom.healthy.kids.' A top nutrition influencer dedicated to educating her audience of over 140,000 followers about infant and child nutrition, Malina is a trusted expert in local and national media outlets and owns a nutrition consulting company and private practice at MalinaMalkani.com that helps caregivers feed their babies and kids with confidence. She is the author of 'Simple and Safe Baby-Led Weaning: How to Integrate Foods, Manage Portion Sizes and Identify Allergies' and the creator of two online courses for parents 'Safe & Simple Baby-Led Feeding' and 'Solve Picky Eating.' Her new book, 'Food Allergy Prevention During Baby-Led Feeding: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Solids With Over 80 Family-Friendly Recipes' will publish in the spring of 2024 with BenBella Books, distributed by Penguin Random House. A 2022 and 2023 Forbes Health Advisory Board Member and former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Malina completed her undergraduate degrees at Northwestern University and her master's degree in clinical nutrition at New York University.
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10/9/2023
Making Infant Feeding of Common Allergens Practical
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
An expert on the financing and organization of health care and on access to care, Dr. Anne Markus is particularly interested in how the health system addresses - or fails to address - the needs of women, trans and nonbinary persons, minoritized groups and children, including those of low-income and with special needs. Dr. Markus brings her combined knowledge of public policy, health policy and law both to the classroom, where she teaches maternal and child health policy and analysis and the politics of public health policy, and to her substantial research portfolio. Prior to coming to GWU, Dr. Markus researched and analyzed state and national health care reform efforts for the Intergovernmental Health Policy Project and the National Business Group on Health. She was also chief writer for a quarterly newsletter, "Health Policy & Child Health.” Dr. Markus divides her time between the U.S. and Switzerland, where she has citizenship.
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10/10/2023
Mapping Medicaid Nutrition Coverage: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go?
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Kasuen Mauldin, PhD, RD is a Professor and the Dietetic Internship Program Director at San José State University. She received her PhD in Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley, and her clinical nutrition training at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. She currently has an affiliation with Stanford Health Care as an outpatient Clinical Dietitian. In her research endeavors, Dr. Mauldin combines her knowledge of metabolic biology with her clinical expertise as a Registered Dietitian. Her research agenda is to produce scholarly works that (1) inform the evidence-based practice of health care professionals and/or (2) serve as resources for educators of health care professionals.
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10/10/2023
The Struggle is Real: Providing Weight-Inclusive Clinical Care in a Weight-Centric World
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
D.D. McBride, RN, RAC-CT has spent the last 25 years working in the Long-Term Care Sector in varied roles such as Staff Development Coordinator, MDS Coordinator, Unit Manager, Divisional Clinical Reimbursement Specialist. Within those 25 years, DD has spent 22 of those involved in one capacity or another with MDS. Most recently D.D. functions as Utilization Management Resource providing support to the MDS nurses of 14 buildings, within her role she conducts audits, helps with improving quality measures for the 5-star rating and quality reporting program, trains current and new staff, supports managing the MDS systems, and continues to complete MDS assessments and care plans as needed. DD has a passion for teaching the MDS, and Care Plans to anyone who will listen. D.D. is certified in MDS with the AAPACN organization. When not working, DD enjoys camping and fishing, spending time with family.
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10/8/2023
How to Prove RDN Value in Post-Acute Long-Term Care
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Rachel McCandless is the Registered Dietitian and Vice President of Health and Nutrition at Feeding Northeast Florida, the Feeding America regional affiliate food bank serving the 14 counties surrounding Jacksonville, Fl. She oversees SNAPEd, prepared meals, mobile grocery, healthy pantry and prescriptive nutrition healthcare partnerships. With these tools, Rachel is scaling to the regional level a successful pilot collaboration between hospitals, free and charitable medical clinics, and the food bank targeting health outcomes of referred patients with nutrition related chronic diseases. Rachel received her Master of Science in Health and Candidacy for Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition at the University of North Florida, where she continues as an Adjunct Instructor of Food Systems and researches nutrition policy in food banks through the lens of behavioral change management.
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10/10/2023
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Dr. McDermid is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who earned her PhD from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Her research interests have focused on the relationship between nutrition and infectious diseases, including the contributions of breast milk and breastfeeding practices in a global context. Dr. McDermid is a co-investigator of a large Tanzanian clinical trial investigating breast milk factors associated with healthy growth and development, a co-investigator in an international consortium investigating breast milk composition and infant growth, and an expert consultant to the Academy’s NIH-funded scoping review of breast milk composition. She has numerous peer-reviewed research publications and presentations on breast milk and breastfeeding, and she has taught undergraduate and graduate students, dietetic interns and medical fellows on these topics during her service as a professor. Dr. McDermid has also developed and delivered knowledge and skills-based workshops on exclusive breastfeeding practices in rural sub-Saharan Africa to midwifes, nurses, and community health workers. Dr. McDermid is the 2023-24 Chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Council on Research.
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10/9/2023
Unraveling the Mysteries of Human Milk: Present and Future
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Catherine McManus is a licensed, registered dietitian nutritionist, and Assistant Professor/Vice Chair for Education at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Catherine’s expertise focuses on type 1 diabetes and culinary/lifestyle medicine. She has completed advanced professional culinary training and has developed numerous culinary medicine research interventions, recently earning the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics’ 2020 Innovative Culinary Effort Award for her most recent intervention. Dr. McManus’ expertise in type 1 diabetes has afforded her the opportunity to hold numerous national leadership roles, including Co-Chair of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics’ expert panel committee on type 1 diabetes, member of the scientific advisory committee for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and member of the clinical and research advisory committee for The Diabetes Link. She recently was the recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s junior faculty health disparities and diabetes research grant to assess the efficacy of an innovative culinary medicine program she developed to mitigate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities that exist in the treatment and health outcomes of underserved youth with type 1 diabetes.
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10/9/2023
Providing MNT for the Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Population: What Does the Evidence Show?
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Randi McMillan is currently the Director, Nutrition Informatics for a patient meal ordering application. Prior to her current role, Randi spent 13 years at a large hospital system in New Orleans where she lead a team of dietitians and gained experience working with several patient meal order applications. Randi later transitioned into a Nutrition Informatics Analyst role for a patient meal ordering application. Over time, the position evolved and Randi was promoted to Nutrition Informatics Analyst Director where she now leads a team of 7 Nutrition Informatics Analyst who focus on implementation, support and development of the application.
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10/8/2023
Get the Most Out of Electronic Medical Record Integration with a Menu Software System
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Tamara is the co-founder and Executive Director of Diversify Dietetics, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to increase the racial and ethnic diversity in the field of nutrition by empowering nutrition leaders of tomorrow. At Diversify Dietetics, Tamara leads a team of diverse and dedicated nutrition professionals and students who provide resources such as mentorship programs, application preparation, academic course remediation, scholarships and more to BIPOC dietetics students, interns and young professionals. Tamara also leads the development and delivery of training for dietetics educators and preceptors. In addition to this work, Tamara owns TSM Nutrition Consulting, where she provides consulting in her variety of practice areas to clients in communications, foodservice, education, and other industries. Tamara has been recognized for numerous awards due to her leadership and accomplishments over her years as a dietitian. Her most recent awards include an Excellence in Practice in Diversity and Inclusion by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2019); Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2022); and was given part of the 2022 40 Under 40 class by her alma mater Georgia State University. No matter where she is working, Tamara is an educator at heart.
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10/8/2023
Improving Health Equity Through Diet and Nutrition: Amplifying the Role of Nutrition Professionals
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Stephanie Merlino Barr, MS, RDN, LD is a NICU dietitian at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH and a PhD candidate in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) School of Medicine. Stephanie’s research interests lie in the translation of body composition and human milk assessment practices into the clinical realm to drive improvement in the understanding of growth, nutrition requirements, as well as patient outcomes. Stephanie developed and currently teaches a course on Human Lactation in the Nutrition Department at CWRU, which acts as a conduit to increasing the knowledge of trainees in dietetics and other healthcare fields on the art of breastfeeding and the science of human milk.
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10/10/2023
Early Clinical Insights into Human Milk Analysis
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions:
10/9/2023
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Erin is the Founder and President of Basil's Harvest (BH), a non-profit sharing the message that soil health impacts human health by bringing people together in agriculture, health, and food systems to develop new models supporting regenerative food systems and community health. She is also a Clinical Associate at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, where she enjoys training Family Practice Residents in the Food is Medicine experiential program she co-developed. Erin is a chef and registered dietitian with a Master of Sustainable Food Systems. Before founding BH, Erin was an agricultural-based non-profit executive leader advancing on-farm experiential sustainable food system education and outreach to culinary professionals; she owned a wholesale and retail food business where she contracted with regional organic growers to source quality ingredients used in her cooked-from-scratch products; was a certified diabetes educator co-managing a Diabetes Resource Center. Erin finds great joy in learning from farmers and hearing the passion in their voices as they tell their food stories. Most importantly, Erin cheers on her two daughters as they find their place in the world on their terms.
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10/8/2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD, LDN is the author of End the Mealtime Meltdown: Using the Table Talk Method to Free Your Family from Daily Food Struggles and Picky Eating. She's the founder of Families Eating Well, a nutrition practice helping parents coach healthy eating skills in kids and a Senior Clinical Dietitian at Iris Oncology. Stephanie presents seminars world-wide on mindful eating, family nutrition and cancer survivorship and lives in Boston, MA with her husband and two children.
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10/9/2023
How Caregiver Language Around Food Can Shape Competent Eaters from Toddlers to Teens
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ms. Laura Meza Esparza is a first-generation Latina graduate whose original birthplace is Juchipila, Zacatecas, Mexico. She emigrated to the United States at age five when her parents sought a better life. Ms. Meza Esparza faced the challenges of adopting a language and culture that many immigrant children face when they move to this country. She is also one of the few Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in this country that can speak Spanish and English fluently. Ms. Meza Esparza is a recent graduate of the Master's of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), where she also completed her BS in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietetic Internship. Ms. Meza Esparza hopes to one day serve as a mentor and advocate for students of color interested in becoming Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. She currently works as a Dietitian PRN at the Medical Center of Aurora, University of Colorado Hospital, and Wesley Medical Center, where she continues to improve her skills as a Clinical RDN.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Building the Next Generation of Latinx RDNs
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr. Erin D. Michos is an Associate Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology with the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Michos has authored over 600 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals and 10 book chapters. She is an internationally known leader in preventive cardiology, Women's Cardiovascular Health, and Cardio-Obstetrics. Her research focuses on (1) CardioObstetrics and cardiovascular disease in women (2) physical activity and nutrition; (3) risk prediction for cardiovascular disease including the use of coronary artery calcium scores, markers of inflammation, and other biomarkers, (4) lipids and statin therapy, and (5) vitamin D and other supplements. Her clinical duties entail seeing patients in the Women's Cardiovascular Health outpatient clinic and the Echocardiography lab. She also teaches students at the Johns Hopkins University Medical School and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Michos is the recipient of independent investigator funding through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Heart Association (AHA).
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10/8/2023
Diet, Mental Health, and Heart: Stepping Stones to Better Cardiovascular Health
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jo Miller, MPH, RDN received a B.S. in Nutrition Science with a Minor in Food Service Management from UC Davis. In 2010, she completed her Master's of Public Health from UC Davis with an emphasis on Nutrition, Informatics, and Journalism. In 2019 she was elected to the House of Delegates representing the California Affiliate, to serve as a voice of Academy members and assist in identifying and developing solutions to some of the challenges facing the profession. Jo is Vice President of Nutrition at Meals for All and in 2022 joined the University of Pacific School of Health Sciences team as Associate Clinical Professor. Her focus is on best practices and regulations- related to emergency nutrition preparedness, manufacturing, marketing, and education for healthcare. She is an invited speaker on the topic of emergency nutrition preparedness throughout the United States and works closely with healthcare facilities to evaluate their current emergency nutrition plans. She helps facilities anticipate their future preparedness needs. Jo lives with her family and 2 dogs in Sacramento, CA and can be found climbing a mountain on most weekends.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
The Climate of Tomorrow: Will You Be Prepared?
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., serves as a Vice President in BGR’s State and Local Advocacy Practice. Keiffer helps clients navigate issues at the state and local level and shares his unique, bipartisan perspective as a former aide to a Republican governor, an elected Democratic State Delegate, and a former Baltimore City Councilman.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Can You Get to Policy Without Politics?
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Kristi Mitchell, MPH is currently the Founder and Principal at ATLAS CLARITY, LLC, an advisory services firm dedicated to improving the health and well-being of populations through patient engagement, strategic partnerships, and innovative data collection, and CEO of Health Equity Outcomes, a non profit focused on empowering underserved and underrepresented populations in and effort to advance health equity.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions:
10/8/2023
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Chris Mohr is a nutrition expert who has helped millions of people through his writing, speaking and media interviews over his 20+ year career. He is a consultant with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Organization and worked closely with the Cincinnati Bengals as their sports nutritionist for years. Other current and past clients include Under Armour, Johnson and Johnson, the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, TRX, Deloitte, General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Barilla among others. Dr. Mohr’s expertise has offered him the opportunity to speak at the White House, the CIA and to audiences in over 10 countries and almost all 50 states. He often appears on TV as a nutritional guest expert, including an appearance with Chef Emeril Lagasse and CBS’s ‘The Talk’. He was the nutrition consultant and expert for the NY Times Bestseller, “LL Cool J’s Platinum Workout” and worked closely with Fitness Celebrity Denise Austin & Mario Lopez, to write the nutrition sections for their books. Dr. Mohr has written over 500 articles for consumer publications, including Men’s Health, Shape, Eating Well and Cooking Light. Dr. Mohr has Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Nutrition from The Pennsylvania State University and University of Massachusetts, respectively. He earned his PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and is a Registered Dietitian.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Jeroen Molinger is the senior lead Clinical Medical Exercise Physiologist of the Human Physiology and Pharmacology lab at Duke. University Hospital with 28 years of experience in clinical physiology. Originally from the Netherlands, Jeroen has a Master in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Physical Therapy and is a current Ph.D. candidate study muscle physiology/muscle mitochondrial function. He currently specializes in metabolic cart assessments, muscle imaging, and exercise physiology in perioperative care. Jeroen leads training efforts for the use of metabolic carts and muscle imaging devices at Duke.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
You Are What You Breathe: A Hands-on Indirect Calorimetry Workshop
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Melissa earned a BS from Michigan State University and a MS from Eastern Illinois University. After completion, Melissa worked as a Clinical Nutrition Manager at OrthoIndy, providing nutrition care for inpatients, working on quality initiatives, and supporting area hospitals through audits and training. Melissa relocated to Washington in 2017, working in outpatient nutrition counseling working for ATI Physical Therapy. There she helped clients with a range of nutrition-related needs including food allergies, weight management, blood sugar control, and heart-health measure improvements. Melissa currently works for UW Valley Medical Center in the role of Manager of Clinical Nutrition & Patient Services serving the southside of the Greater Seattle area. In this role she has collaborated with other disciplines to improve tighter glucose control for patients and presented to WSHA on outcomes, increased dietitian FTEs to better match increased complexity of patients, and improved patient tray delivery services by decreasing the number of late trays and increasing patient satisfaction. She has been awarded the Excellence in Management Practice by the Washington State Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Melissa is a member of the Quality Management Committee for the Academy and was elected President for the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Achieving Sustainable RDN Satisfaction While Incentivizing RDN Deliverables
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Jessica Monczka, RD, CNSC, is the Clinical Nutrition Director at Option Care Health, and has been practicing as a nutrition support dietitian for more than 20 years. Her background includes adults, pediatrics, and NICU, from critical care to the clinic. She is a past President of the Colorado chapter of ASPEN and is currently serving as Chair of the ASPEN Education and Professional Development committee and member of the Parenteral Nutrition Safety Committee. Jessica has authored clinical reference publications, published in peer reviewed journals, and served as the ASPEN Dietetics Practice Section Newsletter Editor for many years. She is focused on PN safety, education, and identifying opportunities to reduce the gap between society guidelines and bedside practice.
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10/8/2023
The Bigger Picture of Shortages in Nutrition Support: Implications for Clinical Practice
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Moore is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Dept of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition. She is a Med/Peds physician with fellowship training in Nutrition and Obesity Medicine. She completed a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship through JFK Partners in 2020. Dr. Moore sees patients and conducts research in the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Broadly, she is interested in studying novel approaches to personalize the assessment and treatment of youth with obesity, including the use of combination therapy (e.g. tailored dietary approaches, pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery). She has a specific interest in optimizing weight management for neurodivergent youth.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Samantha Morgenstern MS, RD, CDN is the Senior Director of Nutrition Services at NYC Health and Hospital for the Acute Care Service line. Samantha has over 20 years’ experience in the field of Food and Nutrition spending the last 10 years at NYC Health + Hospitals. During her career she has held various roles as Clinical Nutrition Manager, CBORD Administrator and Associate Director of Nutrition Services in many Health Care Systems. As a CBORD Administrator and Associate Director she built, trained, and supported departments on the implementation and integration of various Electronic Medical Records and Nutrition Software in both Acute and Post-Acute Care settings. Throughout her nutrition management career, Samantha has successfully led teams to standardize best practices, start new accounts, and develop menus. Currently, she supports and leads the clinical nutrition programs in 11 Acute Care Sites. Samantha has most recently been the lead on the development and implementation of NYC Health + Hospitals Healthy Eating Plant Based Initiative supporting the sustainability and health goals for the Mayor’s office and the residents of NYC. Samantha has obtained her undergraduate degree in Dietetics at New York University and her Master’s Degree in Applied Physiology and Nutrition at Teachers College/Columbia University.
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10/10/2023
Plant-Based Menus: From Policy to Patient
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ronnie Mullins, MS, RD, CSCS is an Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness at the University of Arizona where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sports nutrition, precision nutrition, and food systems. She is passionate about teaching future Dietitians and was awarded the 2017 Bart Cardon Early Faculty Teaching Award, recognizing and honoring unusual dedication and outstanding performance by a member of the teaching faculty. Ronnie has spent her career working with athletes and active individuals. She worked as a sports nutrition specialist at Canyon Ranch Resort Spa in Tucson, Arizona; as the team nutritionist in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals; and as a member of the Nutrition Division of the Combined Event Athlete Development Project working with male and female U.S.A. Olympic track and field athletes. Ronnie is active in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics at the state and local level. She served as the State Policy Representative for the Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AZ-AND) for two years and as the President-Elect, President, and Past President for the Southern Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (S-AZAND) from 2017-2020.
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10/8/2023
Upping the Game: Athletics and Academic Partnerships for the Win
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Dr. Myles was born and raised in Colorado and completed an internal medicine residency at The Ohio State University prior to beginning fellowship training in allergy and clinical immunology at NIH. He is now the chief of the Epithelial Research Unit where his group focuses on the intersection between the microbiome, the immune system, and the environment.
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10/8/2023
Glowing Skin Is In! Can What You Eat Really Impact Your Skin?
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Aurelia Nattiv is a Professor in the UCLA Departments of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine and Non-Operative Orthopaedics, and in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. She has served as the Director of the UCLA Metabolic Bone and Osteoporosis Center for over 20 years. Dr. Nattiv's primary areas of research and publications have been in the area of the female and male athlete triad, stress fracture risk factors and prevention, and osteoporosis management. She speaks nationally and internationally, and publishes extensively in these areas. In addition to serving as a team physician for the UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics since 1994, Dr. Nattiv has served as a team physician and consultant for USA Track and Field, USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee. Dr. Nattiv has served as Chair and first author of the American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand on the Female Athlete Triad and has also co-edited a book entitled The Female Athlete. She is a Past President of the Female and Male Athlete Triad Coalition and has served as an elected member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM).
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10/9/2023
Perspectives on the Science and Application of the Female and Male Athlete Triad
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Lukas Neafsey, RN, BSN (they/them/he/him), is located in Denver, from Denver. They are currently working at The University of Colorado Hospital (Anschutz), on the inpatient oncology floor. He identifies as nonbinary and transmasculine, and began his medical transition journey in January of 2022. Lukas is also an OUT Athlete, or a member of the OUT Foundation, which empowers LGBTQ+ young adults by providing access to inclusive fitness spaces, wellness resources, and more. Though Lukas started their journey with fitness and nutrition long before they began their medical transition, diet and exercise have always played a key role in their process before coming out, coming out, and as they started to transition. He is passionate about advocacy within the medical field for queer and transgender individuals, as well as sharing his story in hopes that healthcare spaces may become safer for the LGBTQ+ community.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Diane Nowak is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician and Advanced Practice RD at the Cleveland Clinic. She specializes in nutrition support for adult critically ill post-operative patients and those requiring mechanical support. Diane has spent 28 years working with adults and geriatric patients in the ICU starting at Marymount Hospital. Diane joined the Cleveland Clinic in 2004, where she has focused on critical care nutrition since 2008. Diane is a super user of indirect calorimetry (IC) and has published data on adult mechanically ventilated cardiothoracic (CTS) patients comparing IC and the Penn State equations. She was also involved with an abstract published in Critical Care Medicine 2015 supplement, comparing weight-based equations with indirect calorimetry in ventilated CTS patients. She's involved in teaching Dietetic Interns, Residents and Fellows. Most recently, Diane was involved with data for publication, the Use of Bedside Ultrasound to Assess Muscle Changes in the Critically Ill Surgical Patient in JPEN 2020. Diane co-authored the chapter Vitamin Deficiencies in Adult Malnutrition: Diagnosis and Treatment and associate editor of the Cleveland Clinic Nutrition Support Handbook 4th edition. Diane continues to work with IC and is developing a protocol to train dietitians to perform IC at the Cleveland Clinic.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Carolyn O’Neil, MS RDN, is multi-award winning broadcast journalist; she combines the power of science-based communications with a creative flair to catch the attention of broadcast, print and digital audiences. Carolyn launched and led CNN’s global coverage of Food & Health as senior correspondent and executive producer of “On The Menu”, the network’s groundbreaking weekly program on food, nutrition and cuisine. Author of two bestselling cookbooks, including The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous! and Southern Living’s Slim Down South Cookbook: Eating Well in the Land of Biscuits and Bacon!, Carolyn shares recipe inspiration on her blog, The Happy Healthy Kitchen. She contributes to network affiliate television broadcasts as well as Southern Living Magazine and luxury lifestyle and travel magazines. A leader in food and nutrition communications, Carolyn has received awards from the American Heart Association, American Society for Nutrition, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and National Restaurant Association. Her work in broadcast food journalism earned three prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards including induction into the James Beard Foundation Who’s Who in Food & Beverage in America. Carolyn is a member of Google Food Lab and the Delta Air Lines Culinary Council.
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10/10/2023
So You Want to Write a Cookbook? Author Insights and Strategies for Publishing Success
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD, FAAFP, DiplABLM is Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Health Strategy for Colorado Access, Colorado’s largest non-profit, and only Medicaid, health plan. He previously served as Chief Medical Officer of Colorado’s Health Care Policy and Financing department (the state agency overseeing Colorado’s Medicaid program), as well as Chief Medical Officer of Colorado’s All Payer Claims Database. A practicing, board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, Dr. Osbourne-Roberts has spent his clinical career working for the underserved throughout Colorado. He maintains academic appointments as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine for the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy of the Colorado School of Public Health. Dr. Osbourne-Roberts currently serves on the Council on Science and Public Health of the AMA, the Primary Care Provider Association Advisory Board of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council. He previously served on the AAFP Commission on Quality and Practice and the AMA External Advisory Committee on Value-Based Care, as well as president of the Colorado Medical Society and Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, and as a trustee of the Colorado Hospital Association, Dr. Osbourne-Roberts completed his B.A. as a Tyng Scholar at Williams College, his M.B.A. as a Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University, and his M.D. and family medicine residency training at the University of Colorado. He speaks six languages (three fluently).
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Expanding Access to Nutrition Care in Vulnerable Populations with Kidney Disease
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Yanni is the president of Nutritional Strategies, where he draws on his public health background and consults with a variety of non-profit organizations as well as food/beverage manufacturers to advance nutrition-focused research and create evidence-based communications for health professionals, food influencers and consumer audiences. He is an active member of the Scientific Advisory Panel for the Quality Carbohydrate Council in the United States. Yanni completed his undergraduate training in human nutrition at the University of Western Ontario and holds a Master of Health Sciences in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Toronto. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine in nutrition and brain health, with a specific focus on acute food intake and cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Yanni is an accomplished, peer-reviewed author in scientific journals, book chapters and has presented at domestic and international nutrition conferences, and was acknowledged by the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology at the 6th International Dietary Fiber Conference 2015, in Paris, France for contributions in public health nutrition research.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
Foundation Pre-FNCE® Nutrition Symposia: Discerning and Derailing Consumers’ Cycle of Food Shaming
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Caroline Passerrello, EdD, RDN, LDN is a nationally recognized registered dietitian nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with 18 years' experience motivating individuals, inspiring students, and leading organizations to achieve health and wellness goals. Currently, Caroline is faculty at the University of Pittsburgh in the Dietitian Nutritionist Program, with an emphasis on community engaged scholarship and co-author of Human Nutrition: Science for Healthy Living (3rd ed.). Previously, Caroline owned a nutrition strategy consulting service, consulted on a Food As Medicine program, and served in many capacities at Giant Eagle, a regional grocery chain. As a retail dietitian, she worked directly with customers and she spent many years at Giant Eagle’s corporate office, supervising the retail dietitian program and leading the health and wellness strategy. She currently serves on the advisory group for the Academy's Retail Nutrition Food as Medicine Feasibility Study. Caroline received bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Clinical Dietetics and a master’s degree in Wellness and Human Performance from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2023, Caroline earned a doctorate in education, with a focus on dietetic preceptors’ knowledge and confidence in assessing student’s demonstration of cultural competemility. Caroline is said to be fiercely authentic, compassionately curious, and patiently innovative; so that she can positively impact policies and systems to transform the environment to one that supports nutritious food as a right, not a privilege.
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10/9/2023
Advancing Food as Medicine Program Access Through Advocacy and Evidence-Based Practices
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Rene Pearson is from a small town outside of Springfield, IL. She began her role as a disability advocate and public speaker at age 14 years as a State Goodwill Ambassador for Illinois. Since then, she has continued advocating for disability-related accessibility in higher education. She was a panelist speaker for disability pop-up engagements, a guest speaker for “Disability in Higher Education and Society” semester courses at Saint Louis University, and assisted in the implementation of a campus disability support and student advocacy group. She increased access and awareness of disability-related dorm and travel needs for her university. Her latest speaking engagement was teaching a class of dietetic interns about working with patients with disabilities. She completed her dietetic internship at the St. Louis Veteran Affairs Health Care System in June 2023 and is a RD and clinical dietitian at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Rene has a passion for nutrition autonomy, disability advocacy, and empowering patients with the knowledge and skills required in adopting specialized nutrition habits.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hayley Perelman, Ph.D., CMPC, is a clinical and sport psychologist licensed in New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. She earned her masters degree in sport and counseling psychology from Boston University, a doctorate in clinical psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Perelman owns a private practice and sees clients via telehealth. Her clinical expertise and research interests include areas that often intersect such as eating disorders, body image, anxiety, and sport performance. Dr. Perelman also works with individuals on topics including athletic identity and transitional periods (e.g., graduating college; leaving an athletics career). Her research has been published in top-tier academic journals, including the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Dr. Perelman has received several awards to-date, such as the Sharing Knowledge Award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), highlighting her interdisciplinary work in the fields of eating disorders and sport psychology, and two research grants from AASP. She was also awarded the Dissertation Award from the Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association, and the 2022 Early Career Professional Science-Practitioner Award from AASP.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Risking Invincibility: The Spectrum of Male Athlete Eating Disorders
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Since 2018, Tammie has served as the Regional Liaison for the Defense-State Liaison Office working with the State Legislatures of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Tammie leads the coordination between the Department of Defense and the Council of State Governments to develop occupational licensure compacts. As a Regional Liaison she provides reliable information and research, knowledge of policies and processes, and assistance with legislation — all to support service members and their families. Prior to joining the Defense-State Liaison Office, Tammie focused on natural resource policy and has worked at the international, national, state and local level on forestry related issues. She is an Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran where she earned a Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge. Tammie is a graduate of the Gonzaga University ROTC program, holds a Master in Public Administration from The Evergreen State College, and is an Excellence in Government Fellow.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Maryanne Perrin is trained as a nutrition scientist, industrial engineer, and registered dietitian. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition Science at the University of North Carolina Greensboro where her research focuses on providing evidence-based guidelines for the processing, storage, and use of donor human milk. She has led studies to characterize the nutritional composition of donor human milk within the Human Milk Banking Association of North America network, and currently serves as the Principal Investigator on a National Institute of Health funded project to study the composition of donor human milk globally among low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
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10/9/2023
Unraveling the Mysteries of Human Milk: Present and Future
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr. Petersen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University. Her research focuses on nutritional strategies to delay and prevent the onset of cardiometabolic diseases.
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10/8/2023
Diet, Mental Health, and Heart: Stepping Stones to Better Cardiovascular Health
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jeanne brings more than 25 years of experience as a private cooking instructor to her second career as a registered dietitian. Incorporating food experience into the nutrition care process is the foundation for her professional contributions, which include participation in research, the development of transformational meal planning software for dietitians, and the creation of an evidence-based, consumer-facing digital library. As a leader in digital content creation for nutrition professionals, Jeanne has created more than 30 digital culinary nutrition courses and thousands of pieces of content that she shares with colleagues. She supports her professional community with training on best practices for the development and facilitation of evidence-based content so they can scale their practices with integrity. Jeanne received her MS degree in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the founder and managing director of Living Plate Rx, Your Complete Nutrition Content Solution.
Sessions:
10/7/2023
Content Marketing Workshop: Using Behavioral Science and Marketing Principles to Drive Revenue
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc is Director of Food Allergy Advocacy, Education and Prevention for the MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School. He has a special interest in food allergy and anaphylaxis education and advocacy, infant food allergy management, and healthcare provider education. His clinical and research activities are focused on the prevention and management of food allergy and anaphylaxis in infants and toddlers. Dr. Pistiner is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), where he is a member of the Section on Allergy and Immunology and has recently rotated off of service on it's Executive Committee. He is also a member of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
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10/9/2023
Making Infant Feeding of Common Allergens Practical
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Angel Planells MS, RDN, CD, FAND is the owner of a private practice/consulting firm. He is a former president of the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Greater Seattle Dietetic Association. Planells has been honored for his work as chair of the Academy's National Organization of Men in Nutrition member interest group for recruiting and retaining men in the nutrition and dietetics profession. He is a member of the Academy's Healthy Aging dietetic practice group. Planells earned a certificate in adult weight management. He is a graduate of Tulane University and earned a master's degree from Columbia University.
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10/8/2023
Unleashing Your Dietetics Superpowers Through Storytelling
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Jon Polley proudly serves as Program Manager for UPMC’s Center for Sustainability. After his first life of leading kitchens throughout the Pittsburgh region, Jon used his role as Executive Chef of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital as a means for reducing food service’s carbon footprint and increasing both sustainability and community outreach initiatives. Jon co-created Magee’s hospital-wide Environmental Quality Team and managed Magee’s Practice Greenhealth account, steadily increasing the diversity and scope of the hospital’s greening projects. His actions and leadership in sustainability have led to many talks, both national and local, where he exudes both unbridled energy and tactful hope for bettering our relationship with the planet. Jon is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and lives in the South Hills of the city with his wife, two sons and always silly Australian Shepherd.
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10/10/2023
Sustainable Success: Innovations in Hospital Food Services for a Healthier Planet
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Mackenzie Price, Ph.D. is a linguist (a social scientist studying language and communication) and communication consultant based in Washington, D.C. She is also the Director of Anti-Bias Initiatives at Dotdash Meredith, the digital and print publisher behind inspiring brands like PEOPLE, InStyle, and Verywell Fit. Dr. Price develops content standards and editorial policies in collaboration with editors, producers, experts, and teams behind content reaching over 200 million readers. She also advises brands on creating inclusive, bias-free content and manages an internal sensitivity reading service for Dotdash Meredith brands.
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10/8/2023
The Power of Language: Identifying and Eliminating Bias in Practice and Media
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Mya Price is Director Food Security Equity Impact Fund at Feeding America. In addition, she is also currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Urban Leadership and Entrepreneurship from the University of the District of Columbia with a focus on Urban Government and Political Leadership. Mya has a wealth of expertise in centering communities, driving equitable access, and uplifting neighbor voice across the nation. She is based in Washington, D.C., and is happy to bring her Kentucky roots, diverse expertise, and food bank experience toward combating hunger across our nation.
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10/8/2023
Improving Health Equity Through Diet and Nutrition: Amplifying the Role of Nutrition Professionals
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
David Proctor is an elite athlete who attended Boston University from 2004-2009 where he was a member of the Track & Field and Cross-Country teams. During his time with the Terriers, David set three individual, school, and New England records, and was a member of three record-breaking relay teams. He was nationally ranked in the NCAA rankings each year with a peak ranking of #2 in 2007. During that season, David became the first collegiate athlete in New England to run a sub-4-minute mile, a time that placed him #11 in the overall World Rankings. He also set multiple conference records and was named Conference MVP and the NCAA Eastern Athlete of the Year. David still represents England and Great Britain at the European and World level having competed in five consecutive Olympic Trials. In 2022, David set a new championship record and became the V35 World 1500m Champion. David lives in Manchester, England and is the Founder and CEO of Gold Medal Consulting, a healthcare IT company.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Risking Invincibility: The Spectrum of Male Athlete Eating Disorders
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Paula Quatromoni is a Registered Dietitian and tenured Associate Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Boston University where she is the Chair of the Department of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on eating disorders treatment and prevention, eating disorders in sport, school- and community-based child and adolescent health promotion, and dietary patterns and cardiometabolic disease. She’s been an investigator on the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study for more than 20 years. In 2004, she pioneered the sports nutrition consult service for student athletes at Boston University. She’s published widely, including several clinical case studies and research papers on male and female athletes’ eating disorder onset and recovery experiences. In 2015, she joined Walden Behavioral Care as a Senior Consultant where she led the creation of the GOALS Program, an Intensive Outpatient Program designed to treat competitive athletes with eating disorders and contribute to research informing evidence-based practice. Dr. Quatromoni earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Nutrition from the University of Maine and her Doctorate in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health. She’s won several awards for excellence in teaching at Boston University where she maintains an active program of research.
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10/8/2023
The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Dietary Patterns, Appetite Regulation, and Health Outcomes
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
10/10/2023
Risking Invincibility: The Spectrum of Male Athlete Eating Disorders
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Raiten has a BA in history and political science, BS/MS in animal science/agriculture and a PhD in Human Nutrition from Penn State University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Raiten has spent the majority of his career at the interface between research and translation to support evidence informed practice, programs and policies in food safety and nutrition. He has served as the Program Director for Nutrition at NICHD/NIH since 2009 where he is responsible for the portfolio of grants and related activities to support and advance the MCH nutrition agenda in the US and globally. He is a recipient of the DHHS Secretary’s Award, 5 NIH Director’s Awards, and was elected as a Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition in 2020.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Understanding the Assignment: School Meal Programs and Child Health Outcomes
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Amy Reed has been a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) for close to 25 years and she has specialized in pediatrics for her entire career. She currently is the Education Specialist for the Department of Nutrition Therapy at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (the top ranked pediatric hospital in the country according to US News and World and World Report for 2023-2024). Her role is to oversee and provide orientation and continued training to RDNs, Dietetic Technicians, Lactation Consultants, and Human Milk and Formula Center Technicians. She also assists in organizing and planning for dietetic interns. In addition to her work, she is also a proud spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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10/8/2023
Learning Lounge: 3 Tips to Nail Your Next Job Interview
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Carol Rees Parrish is a GI Nutrition Support Specialist with 42 years of clinical experience; 32 were spent specializing in nutrition support and complex GI disorders at UVA Health in Charlottesville, VA. She founded the Medicine Nutrition Support Service in 1991, the home nutrition support program in 1995, along with developing the GI Nutrition Clinic. To share her experiences and the teachings of her many mentors, she co-founded the UVA Nutrition Support Traineeship, Weekend Warrior, and Webinar educational programs. She was the nutrition series editor for the popular Practical Gastroenterology Journal's Nutrition Series from 2003-2022, having publishing 228 articles in the series. She has also written many articles, abstracts, and chapters, and given well over 300 presentations at local, state, regional, national, and international conferences. Carol’s passion for GI and nutrition support includes the care of those with short bowel syndrome and other malabsorptive disorders, high output ileostomies, enteral and parenteral feeding, hydration in the enterally-fed patient, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, pancreatitis, gastroparesis, refeeding syndrome, and many other complex GI disorders. She was awarded the 2006 ASPEN Distinguished Nutrition Support Dietitian Advanced Clinical Practice Award, the 2012 Dietitians in Nutrition Support Distinguished Practice Award, and the 2021 ASPEN Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Improving Identification of Short Bowel Syndrome to Optimize Nutrition and Hydration Status
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/9/2023
Refeeding and Wernicke’s: Keeping Patients Safe and RDNs Out of Court
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr Janet Reid Hector is Asst. Professor & Director for the MS Degree program in Healthcare Management & Leadership at Rutgers University- Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) in the School of Health Professions (SHP); and a researcher in Higher Education. She is a graduate of Columbia University-NY with a Doctoral Degree in Organizational Leadership and Adult Education, holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University & a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University in NJ. For 20 years, Janet worked at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ ( formerly UMDNJ) as the Assistant Director – Clinical Nutrition & Patient Services - planning, organizing, and directing all clinical nutrition functions for the inpatient and ambulatory care sub-units of the University Hospital as well as, coordinating the training, mentoring and precepting of dietetic interns, allied health students, third and fourth year medical students enrolled in supervised practicums. Dr Reid Hector is a certified online instructor. She co-developed the Rutgers University Certified Healthcare Manager® (CHM) Credential Program; and is the 2023 recipient of the New Jersey Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, Distinguished Member Award.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
ChatGPT: Friend or Adversary in Educating Future Dietitians
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Monique Richard is an award-winning Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN, LDN) blending personalized nutrition with lifestyle medicine. She has a Master of Science degree in Clinical Nutrition and minor in Psychology, is an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP) and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). Monique sees clients in her private practice, Nutrition-In-Sight, where she offers nutrition communication, counseling and consulting services using an integrative and functional medicine person- centered holistic approach. She has worked in outpatient primary care facilities serving a broad and diverse patient population ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics with a variety of conditions and nutritional needs. Monique is an avid writer, leader, presenter, and educator bringing an international health perspective to her work from having participated in teaching, field work, and/or academic presentations in Haiti, Egypt, China, India, Italy, and Israel. She is the immediate Past President of the International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAAND), a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND) and is currently a National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Learning Lounge: Adding Mind-body Practices to Enhance Your Clients' Wellbeing
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Kristen Roberts is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with 17 years clinical experience in gastrointestinal failure, gut rehabilitation and nutrition support. Currently, she holds a joint appointment within the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University as an Associate Professor. Kristen completed her PhD in Human Nutrition with a specialization in biomedical clinical and translational science and she has an active research program understanding the impact of dietary patterns on chronic inflammatory condition. She is a fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician and serves as the Associate Editor for Nutrition in Clinical Practice.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Innovations to Advance Clinical Skills Education and Practice
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Anna Rosales built her career by blending her love of cooking with her passion for healthy living. She is an expert on nutrition and culinary arts and has experience working with clientele from private individuals to multinational corporations. She offers a unique dual specialty in regulatory affairs/food law and nutrition communications. Anna is currently the Senior Director of Government Affairs and Nutrition at the Institute of Food Technology. Previously Anna was the Director of Nutrition and Science Communications for Barilla. Prior to Barilla she was the corporate dietitian for Yakult, the Japanese probiotic company, where she educated health professionals and consumers on the benefits of probiotics. Early in her career the California Health & Longevity Institute at the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort in Westlake Village, CA retained her as a chef instructor and consulting dietitian, and she was a food writer and cooking guide for About.com. Anna developed her clinical expertise as a clinical dietitian at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. Anna holds a Masters in International Food Law from Michigan State University, a bachelors in Nutrition & Food Studies from New York University and an Associates in Culinary Arts from the Illinois Institute of Art.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Food Science: A Bridge to Food and Nutrition Security
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Owen Ryan (he/him) brings over 20 years of global health policy and programming experience including work in Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Switzerland. Mr. Ryan currently serves as President & CEO of Project Angel Heart in Denver, Colorado - an organization dedicated to addressing the social determinants of health through nutrition. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of the International AIDS Society, the world’s largest professional association of HIV providers. He served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the world's largest financer of global health programs. He spent many years working in private philanthropy including amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He started his career as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi. He earned his Masters of Public Health and of International Affairs from Columbia University in New York.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Advancing Food as Medicine Program Access Through Advocacy and Evidence-Based Practices
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Ramiro Saavedra is the Manager at the Houston Methodist Center for Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery in Houston, TX. He is a board-certified renal dietitian with many years of experience in dialysis and CKD. Ramiro is also Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Texas Woman's University where he works directly with dietetic interns in the graduate nutrition program. Ramiro has a love for education and also teaches psychology part time at a local community college. Ramiro's passion for leadership and education drives his work performance with patients, staff, and learners. Ramiro strives to educate all RDs and future RDs in the many ways they can engage patients in conversations for change. When not in the clinic or classroom, Ramiro enjoys gardening and cooking authentic Mexican food!
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Beans on the Scene: Adding Latino Foods to the Renal Patient’s Diet
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Lisa Salinas is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). In addition to researching pulses, food insecurity and health education implementation, she teaches within both the undergraduate and graduate nutrition programs, including a culturally sensitive counseling course in the MS in Dietetics program at UTRGV. She is passionate about health equity, cultural appreciation, preventive nutrition and overall wellness.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Amanda Salley is a registered dietitian with 13 years of experience in the neonatal and pediatric population. Following her internship at Vanderbilt University, she continued her education with a pediatric fellowship at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Her education was further enhanced with a Masters in Human Nutrition from Alabama University. Amanda has continued her passion for education by attending conferences, viewing webinars, and sitting for professional exams to maintain the most up to date information and best care plans for the populations she is serving. While in the NICU at Hinsdale, Amanda has developed many nutrition related protocols including a standardized feeding protocol that has led to outstanding outcomes. She maintains a great relationship with her neonatologists and provides them with the nutrition support to best care for our infants. Amanda is currently working on her first publication, Prophylactic Use of Human Milk Fat Modular in NICU standardized Feeding Protocol and presented her abstract at ASPEN23 (Nutrition Science and Practice Conference). Prior to working solely with the NICU population, Amanda was employed at University of Michigan, Mott Children’s Hospital as a clinical dietitian for the cardiac and PCTU units. She also has experience in pediatric gastroenterology, food allergy, aerodigestive clinic and pulmonology. As a subject matter expert for Commission of Dietetic Registration, Amanda meets with a few other pediatric dietitians around the nation quarterly to review and develop content for the Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition board exam.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Practical Skills for Pediatric Dietitians: Infant Enteral and Parenteral Calculations
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Matt Salo is the founder and CEO of Salo Health Strategies, a boutique healthcare consulting firm in the Washington DC area that specializes in strategic advice, health care policy, Medicaid market development and relationship building across 56 states and US territories. The firm capitalizes on decades of experience working with state and federal government officials as well as the full spectrum of Medicaid and broader health care stakeholders ranging from health plans, providers, pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and consumer groups. Matt is the founding Executive Director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD), having started the association in February 2011, and he worked in that role until he stepped down in August 2022. The organization represents the state government leaders responsible for administering the Medicaid program. NAMD was established as a permanent community for state leaders to share best practices, and worked to develop technical assistance, invest in leadership development, and formulate a strong unified voice in communication with Congress, the Administration, and other key national stakeholders. He built the organization from an initial staff of one to a full-time complement of ten staff and an operating budget of more than $3 million.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Mapping Medicaid Nutrition Coverage: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go?
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Raeanne Sarazen is a registered dietitian and chef who specializes in food writing and recipe development. She’s the author of The Complete Recipe Writing Guide, an essential resource that sets nutrition and editorial standards for developing, writing, and publishing recipes. Raeanne has more than two decades of food industry experience. She has worked in hospitals as a clinical dietitian, at the Chicago Tribune as test kitchen director and assistant food editor, and in restaurant kitchens, including Charlie Trotter’s. Raeanne has written articles, developed recipes, and produced video for the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Cooking Light, Better Homes and Gardens, and national food companies. Raeanne completed her professional cooking studies at Le Condon Bleu. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics from the University of Illinois, and a Master of Arts in New Media Studies from DePaul University. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a founding member of the Academy’s Food and Culinary Practice Group. The mother of three, Raeanne lives in Chicago with her husband Rob. Her greatest joys are hiking and traveling the world with her family and learning about local foods and culture.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Write and Test Recipes with Confidence!
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Lauren R. Sastre is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition Science. She is a licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN, LDN) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Western Carolina University and a masters and doctorate of philosophy in Nutrition Science from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She founded the Farm to Clinic (F2C) initiative in 2019 that seeks to partner undeserved and under-resourced patients with healthful food and nutrition and lifestyle medicine/culinary medicine programming to address chronic disease related disparities with a focus on diabetes management. She directs several initiatives through F2C, mentor’s students across a range of disciplines and is always looking for a new energetic student to join her team to make an impact! Since arriving to ECU she has received several grants (intramural and extramural) and been recognized for service, research and mentorship of students. She maintains active roles in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Public Health Association and regularly presents and publishes her translational research centering around health disparities, preventative/primary care, chronic disease management, population health, food security, and social determinants of health through a variety of platforms.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Expo Briefing: Clinical Study Outcomes Supporting Benefits of Using Stevia for Weight Management
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Eliza Savage, MS, RD, CDN, is a registered dietitian with a lifelong passion for wellness. She currently works for Dotdash Meredith managing content for Shape and Verywell Fit, two nutrition and fitness websites that reach millions of people on a monthly basis. She is the author of Healing Through Nutrition: The Essential Guide to 50 Plant-Based Nutritional Sources. Prior to becoming a dietitian, Eliza worked in Marketing at Rodale and Hearst. As a registered dietitian, Eliza has worked at New York City’s top hospitals, including NYU and Mount Sinai. She has also worked in private practice and consulted with multiple brands as a nutrition expert.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
The Power of Language: Identifying and Eliminating Bias in Practice and Media
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Susannah Scaroni is a 3-time Paralympic wheelchair racer (2012, 2016, 2020) and registered dietitan who in December of 2022 received her M.S.and completed her dietetic internship within the Division of Nutrition Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Susannah has combined her passion for para-athletics with her interest in sports nutrition by examining various metabolic responses to maximal efforts in elite wheelchair marathoners. She hopes to contribute to the field by helping to optimize nutrition recommendations for para-athletes. Currently, Susannah also trains at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s national training site located at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign where she also hopes to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Emily is the 2023-2024 Chair of the Healthy Aging DPG as well as the Nutrition Manager for Upham’s PACE, a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly in Boston, Massachusetts. Emily has spent over a decade working with older adults in the community, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. Emily is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and works with older adults with T2DM in a community setting, as well as young adults with T1DM through virtual platforms. Professional interests include innovations in diabetes care, therapeutic cooking, and equitable food access.
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10/9/2023
Diabetes Technology and Older Adults: Special Considerations
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Jonathan M. Scott, PhD, RD, CSSD, LD: Dr. Scott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, MD. He conducts research and produces educational materials on a variety of topics related to performance nutrition and dietary supplements for the Department of Defense. Dr. Scott completed a Dietetic Internship and a M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from The Ohio State University (2008), and a Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from The Ohio State University (2012). He has advanced training in sports nutrition and holds the distinction of being a board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Prior to his current position at the USU, he was a sports dietitian at The Ohio State University for two years. Since leaving OSU in 2012, he worked as a contract performance dietitian and later as senior scientist, with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine supporting the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) at USU. He is passionate about the synergistic effects of food, intentional training, and recovery in helping individuals and teams achieve optimal performance.
Sessions:
10/8/2023
Dietary Supplements in the Military: Use, Threats, and Proposed Educational Solutions
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Corey Scott is a Principal Nutrition Scientist with Cargill in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he leads global research on the health effects of carbohydrates, sugar alcohols and sweeteners. Prior to this role, Corey was Global Nutrition Manager for Lipid Nutrition B.V., in The Netherlands focusing on clinical research involving novel lipids for early life nutrition, weight management and diabetes. Corey has also worked for General Mills in Golden Valley, Minnesota as a nutrition scientist in The Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition. He holds a Doctorate degree in Food Science and Nutrition from The Ohio State University, a Master’s degree in Chemistry from North Carolina A&T State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Expo Briefing: Clinical Study Outcomes Supporting Benefits of Using Stevia for Weight Management
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Jess Serdikoff Romola is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and supervisor to fellow dietitians. She has a B.S. in nutrition and dietetics from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Her background in mentoring nutrition students, dietetic interns, and new RDs showed her how many future and current dietitians struggle with the same perfectionism and lack of confidence she, herself, felt when she was new to the field, and how common dietitian burnout has become in recent years. Drawing from her passions in intuitive living and personal connection, she now specializes in empowering dietitians to diffuse stress, build confidence, and reconnect with their passions and purpose so that they can avoid dietitian burnout, feel fulfilled as a dietitian, and make a bigger impact in their communities. Jess not only runs a one-of-a-kind supervision program for dietitians to help them craft and clarify their professional identity and skillset, but also is the host of the Empowering Dietitians Podcast, with weekly episodes to support, inspire, and uplift her colleagues. Connect with her through her podcast, on Instagram at @empowering.dietitians, or at www.empoweringdietitians.com.
Sessions:
10/9/2023
Learning Lounge: Abundance: A Professional Paradigm Shift Away from Hustle Culture
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Laura Serke RD, CSPCC, LD, IBCLC works at the University of Louisville Hospital in a Level III Neonatal ICU. She earned her IBCLC certification and helped her hospital achieve Baby-Friendly designation. Having experience with human milk analyzers in the research setting, Laura led implementation of human milk analysis in the NICU. Laura has also co-edited a book chapter on infant nutrition in the hospital setting and is active with advanced practice groups. She is passionate about bridging nutrition and lactation to optimize health outcomes.
Sessions:
10/10/2023
Early Clinical Insights into Human Milk Analysis
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM