PhD in Clinical Physiology and Metabolism

I am a PhD candidate with a concentration in Clinical Physiology and Metabolism in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Tech.

Masters of Science in Applied Nutrition

Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology

Research and Data Analyst

-Collect and analyze data sets collected from wellness technology, including fitness equipment, heart rate monitors, and wearable devices.
-Provide periodic feedback to end-users and stakeholders on the quality and integrity of data obtained from wellness technology.
-Work with the Engineering department to extract and process information to find patterns and trends, using MySQL, Python, or R to analyze data.
-Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on wellness topic; include assisting in the aggregation of wellness-oriented research, focusing on summarizing and communicating scientific evidence on a range of topics, including nutrition, exercise physiology, mindfulness practices, biomarkers, and wearable devices.

Graduate Research Assistant, Volpe Lab

-Principle Investigator: Dr. Stella L. Volpe.
-The lab’s research focus is on obesity, micronutrients, energy metabolism, substrate utilization and sports nutrition.
-Published: one original research article, one book chapter, two abstracts. I have two additional first author publications in progress.
-I wrote a grant and was awarded a Tonal machine from the Tonal Strength Institute.
-Assisted in writing grants and was listed as co-investigator: Tonal, NASA, USDA.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

-Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Kevin Davy.
-The course is Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise 3034: Methods of Human Health Assessment.
-The class is an evidence-based practice in areas of human health assessments.
-Taught undergraduates how to use, compare and analyze various assessment methods (e.g. VO2max, ECG, RMR).

Researcher and Science Writer

-Find, review, summarize, & communicate the scientific evidence on pressing topics in wellness.
-Assist in the aggregation of wellness-oriented research, focusing on summarizing and communicating scientific evidence on a range of topics (nutrition, exercise physiology, mindfulness, biomarkers, and wearable devices).
-Supporting programs, and expanding a knowledge library to be accessed by Sensei Guides, practitioners and guests/members.

Wellness Guide and Nutritionist

-Created, Updated, and managed a wellness knowledge base.
-Provided research summaries on relevant peer-reviewed papers.
-Created & updated SOPs in regards to my role as a Wellness Guide and Nutritionist.
-Created a personalized itinerary that will support guests in their lifestyle goals.
-Conducted one-on-one health coaching and nutrition sessions with guests.

Sports Nutritionist - Men’s Ice Hockey Team

-Applied sport science strategies to support high-performance athletes.
-Collected, analyzed and interpreted data to address specific to the needs of athletes.
-Planned and implemented short and long term plans for athletes.
-Collected and updated data on athlete’s progressions.