Dr. Catherine Christie is Associate Dean and Professor in the Brooks College of Health, University of North Florida. She is co-author of four books including The Latino Food Lover’s Glossary, Fat is Not Your Fate, Eat to Stay Young and I’d Kill for a Cookie and serves as Editor of the Manual of Medical Nutrition Therapy. Dr. Christie earned her Masters and Ph.D. from Florida State University and has authored 24 peer reviewed journal articles. Her research focuses on overweight and obesity prevention and treatment, nutrition in chronic disease prevention and treatment, and inter-professional collaboration in education and health care.

Overweight and obesity prevention and treatment, nutrition in disease prevention and treatment, and interprofessional collaboration in education and health care.

Laura Rodriguez received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2013 from the University of Texas at El Paso. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the director for the Traditional Nursing Undergraduate Program at the University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing. She is the Course Coordinator the Senior Nursing Practicum. Her expertise is in Pediatric health. She has presented at local and state conferences on health related topics as well as academic topics. Presentations range from Childhood Obesity Interventions to the Use of Guided Reflection for Nursing Students.

Pediatrics Sim Lab Experiences Use of Reflection in the Classroom

Theresa Loomis received her Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She has 14 years of experience in neonatal and pediatric nutrition. Her research focuses on on the impact of an RD in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the impact of standardized feeding guidelines for low birth weight infants, the use of post-discharge formulas in low birth weight (LBW) infants, and the adequacy of vitamin D intake in LBW infants. Currently Theresa is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Oneonta and is the Director of the Masters Program and Dietetics Internship.

Nutrition care of the high-risk infant, Her doctoral work looked at the impact of standardized feeding guidelines for low birth weight infants on enteral nutrition administration, growth, and bone and liver health.

Dr. Joycelyn Peterson completed Nutrition and Dietetics degrees at Loma Linda University (M.P.H., and Dr.PH.), and Johns Hopkins University (post-master’s studies in international nutrition). She is professor and chair of Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Oakwood University, Alabama, USA. She recently published her dissertation in the Annuals of Nutrition Metabolism 8/2011, and is a contributing writer for newspapers and health magazines and has also published two vegetarian cookbooks. Her professional experience includes vegetarian nutrition consultant, public health speaker, and program planner for international and state-wide public health nutrition initiatives, conducting research at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Vegetarian nutrition consultant, public health speaker, and program planner for international and state-wide public health nutrition initiatives, conducting research at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Teresa Johnson completed her Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition from Rutgers University in 2010. She is a professor at Troy University and has worked in pediatric populations as a registered dietitian/nutritionist for more than 25 years.

Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics

Amy Spurlock completed her PhD in Nursing from the University of Kentucky in 2003. She is a professor and DNP Program Coordinator at Troy University and has worked as an RN in pediatric home health/case management.

Pediatric Nursing, pediatric home health/case management.