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| Leadership Administrative Staff: | Training Director | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Activity Coordinators: |
Community Education Director Data Coordinator Distance Learning Information/Dissemination Technical Assistance |
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| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | Inborn Errors of Metabolism clinic | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Nutrition |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
Community Education Directors' Council National Training Directors' Council |
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| Research: | inborn errors of metabolism, diabetes, obesity, weight management | ||||||||||||||||
| Education: | medical nutrition therapy, clinical nutrition, diabetes, inborn errors of metabolism, phenylketonuria, maple syrup urine disease, aminoacidopathies | ||||||||||||||||
| Service: | teaching, graduate-level instruction, community education, diabetes education | ||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
I began my experience at the UT Boling CDD LEND program as a trainee while pursuing my graduate degree in Clinical Nutrition. As a staff member at BCDD, I had the opportunity to continue to engage in the LEND program as a clinician, and subsequently as the director of training. Prior to working at the Boling CDD, I gained two years of experience at an endocrinology center in Memphis. This position awarded me much exposure to diseases prevalent in our area - obesity, hypertension, and type II diabetes.
I have strong understanding of the LEND program from the perspective of a student, supervising clinician, and training director. I continue to enjoy the task of instructing advanced level graduate students, medical residents, and post-doctoral fellows in both clinical and didactic learning environments. I am committed to providing quality care to underserved populations, and have a vested interest in training advanced level graduate students in their work with our diverse community in Memphis.
