Leadership, Education and Training Program – in Maternal & Child Nutrition

Main navigation | Main content

UTK Trainee Spotlight: Sa’Nealdra Wiggins August 26, 2019
Sa’Nealdra is a 4th year doctoral student at the University of Tennessee pursuing a degree in Nutritional Sciences in hopes of impacting women and girls of color as it pertains to dietary quality. She currently holds a degree in Health Education-Public Health from Middle Tennessee State University. This summer I completed a […]
Western Partners Trainee Spotlight: Georgia Brown & Nicole Thelan May 17, 2019
This blog post highlights the work and experiences of two funded MCH trainees from Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), Georgia Brown (left) and Nicole Thelan (right). Georgia is a 1st year trainee at OHSU in Portland, Oregon. She is currently completing her Masters of Science degree in Human Nutrition in combination with her dietetic […]
Child Obesity: Reflecting on strengths-based approaches to clinical care and looking forward to positive deviance approaches to research May 14, 2019
Laura is a 1st year trainee at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She is pursuing a PhD in Nutrition and a doctoral minor in Epidemiology at UMN. Her research is focused on the intersection of obesity and disordered eating in children and adolescents. She is interested in understanding how external factors such as […]
Promoting Healthy Weight Colloquium 3.0: A Socio-Ecological Perspective – Policy at All Levels April 30, 2019
The Promoting Healthy Weight (PHW) Colloquia are a biannual series, held each spring and fall, that highlights the latest research in maternal and child health nutrition. The Colloquia are for practitioners, health agency employees, students, faculty, researchers, families, and the community. Viewers can attend the event onsite or view the live or archived webcast […]
Improving CHW’s Work in the Spectrum of Cancer Care Across Minnesota April 23, 2019
Yetunde is a 2nd year trainee at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She is currently finishing up her MPH and dietetic internship at the UMN School of Public Health. She earned her Bachelor in Science in Nutrition – Dietetics at Auburn University in 2017. Her interests include maternal and child health, mental health, […]