Curriculum Vitae

On the purpose of theory:A real jig-saw can only be made by taking a picture and cutting it into pieces, not by making pieces and hoping they will form a picture. Michie and Prestwich, Health Psychology, 2010, Vol 29, No. 1-8.

Career Highlights

Provided 20 years of clinical nutrition care to infants and children living with HIV at the Rutgers Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center.

- Expertise in pediatric nutrition, growth and development
- Expertise in training health care providers nationally and internationally
- Expertise in community-based participatory research

Began teaching Pediatric Nutrition as an adjunct in 1999 and transitioned to a full-time faculty member at Rutgers School of Health Professions in 2013.

- Teaching and research based on multiple theoretical orientations and interpretive theoretical frameworks
- Continually seek continuing education to improve teaching, research, and leadership skills
- Expertise in qualitative and mixed methods research
- Champion of Trauma-informed Care Education at RBHS Schools
- Actively participate in shared governance opportunities at Rutgers
- Actively participate in service and volunteer opportunities at Rutgers

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