Showcase of Skills obtained from Education and Professional Experience
Professionalism and Ethics
- Orin 151- Career Exploring and Planning
- Orin 162- Becoming Career Ready
- Orin 293- Student Success in College Life
- AVS 402- Values and Ethics
Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- AGEE 220- Group Organization and Leadership
- I learned important teamwork skills within this course. I was able to understand how to better communicate with different types of people in every level of a professional setting.
Multifaceted Communication
- ULIB 101- Library Research
- This course educated me on the various levels of research tools available
- COMM 101- Introduction to Speech Communication
- Professional speaking is a very important factor within your career. This class helped me acquire skills needed to be able to convey information appropriatly
Disciplinary Knowledge
- HNF 171- Introduction to Nutrition
- FDST 200- Food Science and Technology
- HNF 271-Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
- HNF 348- Science of Food Preparation
- HNF 350- Cross Cultural Dietary Patterns
- HNF 353- Food Service Systems Management
- HNF 460- Advanced Nutrition
- HNF 461- Nutrition Lab Experimentation
- HNF 472- Community Nutrition
- HNF 474- Nutrition in Disease
- HNF 401- Senior Seminar
- PE 000- Fitness and Wellness
- This class was especially helpful in teaching more about the body and how it reacts to exercise and fitness
Experiential Learning
- Electrocardiogram Technician
- I obtained a position as an ECG technician at West Virginia University Hospital. This gave me much experience in clinical aspect of the medical field. Specifically, my position as the sole nightshift tech for the entire hospital provided me with much needed experience in high stress situations. I learned to be comfortable making quick, knowledgable decisions, for I only had myself to rely on. I also pride myself on the patient care skills I gained being able to interact with with people from a care giver level.
- Health South Mountainview Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
- I have gained and am still currently gaining experience in the area of clinical nutrition
- Mountain Peoples Co-op
- Participated in creating youth education material in a community setting
- BMA Morgantown
- Spent time with a renal dietitian, gaining experience in consulting dialysis patients
