My undergraduate education at Penn State University has given me hands on experience in nutrition and dietetics. Below are some of the projects and creations I have made during my time here. 

Nutrition 360: Dissemination Nutrition Information

Disseminating Nutrition Information taught students such as myself the strategies to effectively share information to a variety of populations. The major assignment for this course was creating a public service announcement tailored to African American women with hypertension. Making this project introduced me to iMovie software in addition to posting components of the project's progression on a nutrition blog we created. I also created a brochure, tailored towards teenage girls who are vegetarians. Key nutrients were mentioned, while I utilized visually appealing colors and fonts to attract my target audience. Below is my brochure. 

HM 329: Introduction to Food Principles and Service

Introduction to Food Principles and Service is a course that teaches it's students to create menu plans, recipes, and manage standards and cost control in a food management setting. The major assignments completed for this course was making a cycle menu and one day menu. Cost, variety, appearance, and menu psychology were considered for both projects. My projects are listed below. 

Nutrition 320: Science and Methods of Food Preparation

Nutrition 358: Assessment of Nutritional Status 
​In Spring of 2017, I took a course in Science and Methods of Food Preparation. This course emphasized both the chemical and physical components of food preparation. For the final project, my classmates and I modified a standard recipe for an assigned diet. I learned that milk can be replaced with soy milk and that eggs can be replaced with flaxseed. Although I am not vegan or vegetarian myself, this project helped me to learn how to make modifications for special diets any future clients may have
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Assessment of Nutritional Status was a course that taught me how to write PES statements, calculate energy expenditure, dietary exchanges, and interpret anthropometric measurements. The main project for this course was called the "Personal Assessment Activity." My favorite part of the project was gaining first hand experience collecting my own anthropometric data. To collect this information, I utilized strategies and equipment that can be found in clinical settings. I then analyzed and  compared my readings to standard percentiles. Taking these measurements helped me to understand the best way to obtain an accurate reading. It also helped me to understand the situations in which these readings would not be ideal for measuring a person's physical status. Below is a sample of the data I measured and analyzed.