Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

RDN Training


October 17, 2022

Jordyn Fantuzzi

Jordyn Fantuzzi

What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? I decided to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences to broaden access to nutrition for people living with diet-related chronic disease. Prior to entering grad school, I worked in the biotech industry both in research and investing in novel medicines to treat chronic…


October 10, 2022

Kunal Patel

Kunal Patel

What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences?   Nutritional sciences as a field is inherently at the intersection of all my interests which include pharmacy, neuroscience, economics, exercise-science, and mental health. The field has the potential to make dramatic improvements in people’s lives by scaling-up and working with the different health science…


October 5, 2022

Anna Mowell

Anna Mowell

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT After graduating, Anna worked as an inpatient dietitian at Harborview Medical Center for two years and is now in the process of opening a private practice.   While working as an inpatient dietitian at Harborview, what was a typical day like for you?   Working in an inpatient setting is fast-paced and each day looks…


Lauren Sawyer

Lauren Sawyer

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT What is a typical day like for you in your role?   I primarily spend my work day providing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to folks who have either been referred to Nutrition or have asked to see a Dietitian. I have a schedule of people to see each day and in between, I complete…


Caity Robinson

Caity Robinson

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT What is a typical day like for you in your current roles?   I work primarily with folks with eating disorders/disordered eating but also specialize in sports nutrition and general medical nutrition therapy (MNT) from an anti-diet/fat-positive lens. My day typically consists of one-on-one client sessions and coordinating care with other providers (therapists, doctors,…


October 3, 2022

Sam Vinci

Sam Vinci

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT What is a typical day like for you in your role at Cleerly? No two days are the same – which I love! Cleerly’s goal is to revolutionize how heart disease is diagnosed, treated, and tracked. I spend my days supporting the development of Cleerly’s go-to-market strategies and manage the deployment of these…


Amanda Diede

Amanda Diede

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT What is a typical day like for you in your dual roles as a dietitian and owner of a private practice?   I provide nutrition counseling, specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, intuitive eating, and hypothalamic amenorrhea. A typical day consists of seeing clients 1-on-1, coordinating care with other providers, and doing administrative…


Dani Ladyka

Dani Ladyka

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT What is a typical day like for you in your role with The Emily Program? As a program RD, I work with adult clients during their time in the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) level of care.  A typical day might include being in meals with the current group of clients where I, along with a…


Jessica Wolf

Jessica Wolf

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT What’s a typical day like for you? No two days are alike – which for me is great.  I see 1-3 clients each day for full nutrition assessments, which entail doing my own scheduling, making reminder calls, and other communications. I consult with clients getting medically tailored meals which includes trying to “sell”…


August 18, 2022

Farm System Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey-Based Analysis of Impacts and Adaptations among Farmers in Washington State

This survey analysis attempts to identify how impacts and adaptations of the COVID-19 pandemic varied amongst farms in WA state based on specific resilience characteristics: robustness, adaptability and transformability.



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