Professional Activities:

The University of Nebraska

• Lecturer, University of Nebraska                          2004-2005

• Taught "Introduction to Nutrition"
• Contracted to teach "Cultural Aspects of Food and Nutrition"
• Created teaching materials for traditional and distance education classes

• Nutrition Research Consultant. University of Nebraska            2003-2004

• Managed Nutrition Laboratory
• Advised graduate students
• Analyzed nutritional data
• Conducted nutritional surveys

• Research Assistant, University of Nebraska   2001-2003

• Manage IRB forms for study on NE RDs
• Designed and conducted Omega-3 intervention study
• Developed Omega-3 Fatty Acid Food Frequency
• Developed The Omega-3 Cookbook
• Developed The Omega-3 Nutrition Education Program notebook
• Designed and produced research posters for national meetings
• Authored research abstract for FASEB
• Authored research abstracts for AJCN
• Taught "Science of Food" and created teaching materials
• Authored research manuscripts for peer review journals

Western Carolina University

• Research Assistant, Western Carolina University                      1999-2001

• Developed Website for the College of Applied Sciences

• Research Assistant, Western Carolina University                      1999-2000

• Taught "Introduction to Health Professions" and created teaching materials

Reviewer/Editorial Board

• Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture.
• Family Medicine and Medical Science Research.
• The Journal of Modern Public Health.
• Journal of Food and Nutrition Science - Editorial Board Member.
• Nutrition Research.
• Vitamins and Minerals Reports.
• Journal of Nutrition and Health – Editorial Board Member.

Coalition/Initiatives

• University Wellness Committee, 2014
• Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina Coalition/ team member, Fall 2008- Present
• Associate Member of the Pediatric Health Weight Research and Treatment Center Team, ECU Brody School of Medicine/ team member- Fall 2007-Present

Service – University Activities

East Carolina University

• Department Chair Search Committee, Chair, Fall 2014 – Present
• Department Faculty Search Committee, Chair, Fall 2014 – Present
• Tenure and Promotion Committee, Chair, Fall 2014 - Present
• CAHS Dean Search Committee, Member, Spring 2014 – Present
• University Wellness Committee, Member, 2013-Present
• Eat Smart, Move More Committee, Member, 2012-Present
• Writing Across the Curriculum, Member, 2012-Present
• New Faculty Mentoring, 2012-2014
• Graduate Assessment Committee, 2012-2013
• CHE Budget Cut Task Force, Member, 2012-2013
• DS-DI Work Group, Member, 2012-2013
• Personnel Committee, Member,  2012-Present
• Relocation Committee, Chair, 2012-2013
• Department Search Committee, Member, 2012-2013
• University Calendar Committee, Member, 2012-2013
• Judge; CHE Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum Spring 2012
• Advisory Council Team for Wellness Education Leadership (ACT-WEL), 2012-2013
• Graduate Grievance Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
• Unit Code Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
• Personnel Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
• Department Search Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
• Graduate Application Committee, Member, 2011-2012
• Tenure and Promotion Committee, Member, 2011-Present
• FAC CHE, Co-Chair/member, 2011-2012
• Faculty Senate Agenda Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
• Full Graduate Faculty Member Spring 2012- Present
• University Calendar Committee, Member, 2010-2011
• Continuing and Career Education Committee; Faculty Senator Representative 2009-2010
• Faculty Senate Agenda Committee 2009-2011
• Chair of Faculty Advisory Council August 2008 – May 2009
• Metabolic Institute 2007-Present
• Pediatric Healthy Weight Associate 2005-Preent
• Faculty Search Committee – Nutrition Department 2007-2008
• Faculty Search Committee – EXSS Department 2006-2007
• Chair of Faculty Search Committee – Nutrition Department 2005-2006
• Faculty Senator Fall 2008-Present
• College of Human Ecology Faculty Counsel Fall 2006-Present
• Department of Nutrition Personnel Committee Fall 2006-Present
• East Carolina University Copyright Committee Fall 2006-Present
• East Carolina University Academic Integrity Board Fall 2006-Present
• Graduate Faculty Member Spring 2006-Present
• Judge; ECU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum Spring 2009

Professional Presentations

• “Sickly Sweet: The Development of a Standardized Method for Testing Lactose and Fructose Intolerance and Malabsorption.”
  State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Symposium - November 2013, Poster Presentation.
• “Omega-3 fatty acid intake patterns in Southern Obese Women”
  Experimental Biology – Boston, MA/April 2013, Poster Presentation.
• “Effects of a Low-Fat Diet on the Anti-inflammatory Interleukin Levels of Older Adults.”
  Experimental Biology - San Diego, CA. April, 2012.
• “The Lost Art of Cooking and Generation Y.”
  Experimental Biology (FASEB) - 2011.  
• “Omega-3 Fatty Acid Consumption in Children in the Southeast.”  
  Experimental Biology (FASEB) - 2011.  
• “Muscle Glycogen Content and the eEF2 Response to Resistance.”  
  Experimental Biology (FASEB) – April 2011. 
• “Omega-3 fatty acid consumption of lean and obese children ages 8 to 11 living in a community near the east coast of the United States.”
  Experimental Biology – April 2010.
• “Changes in Macronutrient Intake in Prepubescent Children during a 16-week Physical Activity Intervention.” Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Baltimore - Maryland, June 1 - 5, 2010.
• “Consumer Attitudes and Practices with Nutrition Labeling in Grocery Stores and on Menus.”
  Society for Nutrition Education- New Orleans, LA/ July 2009, Poster Presentation
• “Influence of Differing Types and Formats of Menu Labeling.” 
  Experimental Biology- New Orleans, LA/ April 2009, Poster Presentation
• “Emerging Menu Labeling Policies and the Obesity Epidemic.”
  Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit-Greenville, NC/ March 2009, Poster Presentation