Graduate Research and Projects
Human Nutrition Trial
A dietary intervention designed and implemented to evaluate the effects of a high-protein lacto-ovo vegetarian diet on nitrogen balance and overall metabolic health.
Molecular Nutrition Manuscript
An investigation into differences in liver metabolism between functional and impaired PPAR-α gene receptors in both fed and fasted states, using techniques such as histology, IHC analysis, Bradford assay, and Western blotting.
Clinical Dietetic Internship @ UCSF
Inpatient nutrition management for complex cases. Rotations included Liver and Kidney Transplant, Transitional Critical Care, GI Surgery, and OBGYN Oncology. Completed patient assessments, nutrition focused physical exams, and developed tailored nutrition support regimens, including cycling and concentrating enteral feeding, PPN, and TPN.
Nutrition Research @ Gardner Lab, Stanford University
Designed a research proposal and used RStudio to analyze dietary data from a randomized controlled trial. Presented a poster on the impact of high-fiber diets on zinc and phytic acid intake, exploring nutrient interactions and dietary recommendations during pregnancy.
Books Read
- This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
- Sustainability by Jeremy Caradonna
- The Good Gut by Justin Sonnenburg
- We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters
- Brain Energy by Christopher M. Palmer
- Clean by James Hamblin
- Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
- The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
- Exhalation by Ted Chiang
- Sourdough by Robin Sloan
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins
- Living with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
- The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
- Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness by Dawn Clifford
- Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
- Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson
- Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics by Marion Nestle
- Heavy: an American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- This is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo
- Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
- Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Jung
- Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino
- Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman
Events Attended
- 11.2024: Slow Food East Bay’s Grains Festival - Oakland
- 07.2024: MNSD Capstone Research Symposium - UCB
- 04.2024: CANDAC's 100th Annual Dietetics Conference - SF
- 03.2024: California Academy Advocacy Summit - Sacramento
- 03.2024: Taste of Asia Gala - Sprouts, SF
- 11.2023: Envisioning the Next 50 Years of Dietetics - UCB
- 10.2023: Teaching Kitchen Collaborative - Cleveland
- 10.2023: USDA Mental Health + Nutrition Network - Las Vegas
- 09.2023: Savoring Change Fundraiser - Sprouts, SF
- 05.2023: Master Chefs Gala - 18 Reasons, SF
- 04.2023: Sustainable Chef Panel - KQED, SF
- 12.2022: The Light We Carry Tour - Michelle Obama
- 11.2022: Food Politics - Marion Nestle
- 10.2022: Teaching Kitchen Research Conference - UCLA
- 09.2022: The Gut Microbiome - NUNM, Portland
- 07.2022: Slow Food Movement - Alice Waters
- 03.2022: Sprouts’ Benefit Gala - SF
- 08.2021: Culinary Medicine - Health meets Food Conference