Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
RDN Training
February 15, 2023
Megan Fisher
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? Prior to attending UW, I had established a career teaching in elementary education. As I gained experience in the classroom, I witnessed first-hand the impact that poor health could have on cognition, mood, and a student’s opportunity to succeed. It became obvious to me…
Paola Maria Bregni Ibarra
What influenced you to pursue a graduate degree in nutritional sciences? While studying clinical dietetics as an undergraduate in Guatemala, I gained experience while performing many different roles in a variety of clinical settings. These experiences enabled me to discover many aspects of the field, and really narrow my interests and determine my goals as…
October 17, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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