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UMN Trainee Spotlight: Junia N Brito July 27, 2018
Junia is a first-year PhD student in Social/Behavioral Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH). She is originally from Brazil, where she received her dietetic training and worked as both a clinical dietitian and as a dietitian food service manager. While living in the U.S., Junia has completed an MBA with a […]
Oregon Health and Science University (Western Partner) Trainee Becky Johnson June 15, 2018
Becky Johnson is an MCH trainee from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. She is a second-year graduate student in the combined Masters of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetic Internship program. Becky received her undergraduate degree in Dietetics from the University of Northern Colorado and spent August 2017 working with the Lao […]
UMN Trainee Spotlight: Yetunde Akingbemi and Noelle Yeo June 6, 2018
This blog post describes the experiences of two MCH nutrition trainees, Noelle Yeo and Yetunde Akingbemi, while attending the Making Lifelong Connections meeting in Tampa, Florida this spring. Noelle and Yetunde are second year students in the coordinated MPH Nutrition program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. They have both been MCH nutrition trainees […]
UTK Trainee Spotlight: Marissa McElrone & Marissa Black May 30, 2018
This blog post highlights the work of two funded MCH trainees from the University of Tennessee, Marissa McElrone and Marissa Black. McElrone (left), a funded MCH trainee since January 2016, is a PhD candidate pursing her doctoral degree in Community Nutrition. Black (right) has been a funded MCH Nutrition Leadership, Education and Training Program trainee since January 2018, and is currently pursuing a […]
UTK Trainee Spotlight: Marissa Black & Marissa McElrone April 25, 2018
This blog post highlights the work of two funded MCH trainees from the University of Tennessee, Marissa Black and Marissa McElrone. Black (left) has been a funded MCH Nutrition Leadership, Education and Training Program trainee since January 2018, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health Nutrition. McElrone (right), a funded MCH trainee since January 2016, is a PhD candidate pursing […]