How I Support Student Health and Wellness: I support students by creating space for conversations about food and nutrition. Food misinformation, medical conditions, adjusting to college and a slew of other factors can stir up questions about what to eat and how. Working from a weight-neutral, evidence-based approach, I enjoy collaborating with students to optimize eating patterns.
Professional Interests: My professional interests include the non-diet approach, intuitive eating, gut health and the gut microbiome, polycystic ovary syndrome, disordered eating, food insecurity and grant writing. I am particularly interested in food culture, as well as dietary adjustment and acculturation.
In addition to previous employment as a community nutritionist and hospital-based outpatient dietitian, I bring 10 years of teaching experience in college-level nutrition.
Here at the Barnes Center at The Arch, I am part of the Eating Disorders Treatment Team as well as the Gender Affirming Health and Wellness Team.
Educational Background: I earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Virginia Tech and completed a master’s degree in nutrition science along with a dietetic internship at Syracuse University. I am currently enrolled in the Maxwell School’s Executive Master of Public Administration program.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers