Experience

Teaching

• NTR 2280 – Food and Culture

• NTR 3450 – Nutrition Education and Counselling 

• NTR 3350 – Nutrition through the Life Cycle

• EWS/NTR 2180 – Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities

• EWS/NTR 2180. S – Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities- Service Learning

• NTR 1000 - Introduction to Nutrition Professions

• Research Rotation for Dietic Interns – Fall 2020: I supervised 3 dietitian interns for 4 weeks each during the Fall 2020 semester

• MS Online Dietetic Program: NTR5100 – Nutrition Research Methods

• NTR 6446.01 Community Nutrition

Service

• College representative and lead for the curriculum development of a new course in General Education Area F – NTR 2180. The proposed course is an Interdisciplinary study of communities of Native American, African American, and/or Latina and Latino American, and Asian American food, nutrition, and health inequities in the United States

• Course lead for NTR 3280/L, NTR3450/A and NTR 2180 - lead the discussion for ECO changes and made edits on the ECOs for the above course to reflect course outcomes align with ACEND KRDNs

• Nutrition Coordinator- Fall 2022- Present

  • Duties: Organized and led weekly nutrition meetings, student advising as needed, led the discussion of strategic plan, and prepared a presentation and report of the same that was presented to the College of Ag Deans, Dept chair and faculty, performed Catalog changes and curriculum updates on Curriculog 

  • Assisted the Dept. interim chair in the preparation and submission of application to the Dept. of EWS for 2 lectures to teach Area F course. – One application was successful – Fall 2022

• Department of Nutrition and Food Science Scholarship Committee – Spring 2021

  • Along with a fellow faculty member, I was responsible for reviewing 35 scholarship applications, scoring, ranking, and selecting top candidates for the following scholarships: Neta and Edison Cabacungan Scholarship, Cheryl Ann Robinson Nutrition Scholarship Fund, Ramiro C. Dutra Scholarship Winner and Kellogg Company Endowed Scholarship

• Member of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science Assessment committee and Curriculum committee – Fall 2020 to Present Day

• Degree and course-related advising for students undertaking Nutrition Major, Dietetics degree option – Fall 2020- Spring 2022

• Member of University Ethnic Studies Faculty Implementation Committee: Feb 2021- Spring 2022

• Member Ethnic Studies Faculty Implementation Subcommittee for consultation on cluster hiring – Summer 2021

• Kellogg Honors College Reviewer – Spring 2022

• Nutrition and Food Science Department Faculty Search Committee: May 2022 to December 2022

• Nutrition and Food Science Department RTP Revision Committee – Summer 2022, Spring 2023

• Nutrition and Food Science MS Thesis Proposal Review Committee – Summer 2022  

• Nutrition and Food Science Peer Observation Task Force (to revise peer observation forms) – Fall 2022- Spring 2023

• Nutrition and Food Science Peer Observation: Conducted peer observation of two nutrition lectures – Fall 2022

• FN Forum Co-advisor - Fall 2022- Present

• Huntley College Teacher of Year Awards Committee- Spring 2023

Research and Scholarly Work 

• MS in Agriculture with Nutrition Specialization – Thesis committee chair and supervisor for 3 graduates from Fall 2021 to Present Day

• MS in Agriculture with Nutrition Specialization - Co-supervisor for 1 graduate along with Dr. Burns Whitmore

• MS in Agriculture with Nutrition specialization – Thesis committee member for 2 graduates

• MS Online DI –Thesis committee member for 2 graduates

• STARS Undergraduate Program - Research Supervisor for undergraduate students during Summer 2022 - Development of a Food and Nutrition Curriculum for a Middle School in Pomona 

• STARS Undergraduate Program - Research Supervisor for undergraduate students during Fall 2022 -Spring 2023- Implementation and Evaluation of Nutrition Education Program in a Middle School

• Project Hatchery: Research Advisor for undergraduate students during (Fall 2022 -Present)

• Diabetes Clinic, Uncommon Good, Pomona and CGU collaboration- Spring 2023 Mentored 10 undergraduates

• Vistendo Menu Planning project for a health app for military personnel- Spring 2023.

Project: Health Initiatives for Indigenous Communities of Alberta (HIICA).

• Conducted critical literature review on health care accessibility and equity in Indigenous communities of Canada and prepared manuscript for publication in a peer reviewed journal.  

• Prepared and completed all aspects of research project including ethics approval, grant applications, project scope and plan, stakeholder engagement, project execution, budget, closing reports etc. 

• Collaborated with Indigenous community partners (Indigenous Wellness Program-Royal Alexandra Hospital and Canadian Native Friendship Centre, Bent Arrow from Edmonton) to assess and identify needs and priorities for chronic disease management and health care access needs. 

• Led the creation of participatory advisory committee at Enoch First Nation to co-create tools and pathways for early intervention and prevention strategies such as Diabetes Self-Management and Shared Decision Making for implementation in Enoch Cree Nation. 

• Coordinated and integrated feedback and knowledge from stakeholders (Diabetes Obesity and Nutrition Strategic Clinic Network (SCN), Population Public Health SCN, First Nation Inuit health Branch, Health Canada, Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre) to develop an effective chronic disease intervention program. 

• Implemented and evaluated a lifestyle intervention at Enoch First Nation for chronic disease management.

• Discussed potential collaboration opportunity with First Nation Treaty 7 representatives to conduct an environmental scan of diabetes programs.  

• Developed and delivered a panel presentation on Health Equity with CIHR fellows from across Canada at a scientific conference in Montreal in 2018.  

• Prepared reports, briefings and recommendations for SCN team members and other stakeholders. 

Project: Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition Study (APrON).

• Managed the longitudinal dataset for APrON using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel (n=5000 participants with 9 data collection time periods).

• Monitored and supervised 5 Research Assistants in the APrON Study.

• Recruited and supervised 40 volunteers to enter and organize data for APrON.

• Initiated and prepare SOP for entering and cleaning nutrition intake data (diet/ supplement).

• Created a supplement intake database containing ~600 natural health products to calculate the micronutrient content available from supplements.

• Analyzed data related to iron status, choline intake and fatty acid intake during pregnancy and postpartum among APrON participants.

• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students on their respective projects within APrON.

• Developed the anthropometry assessment protocol for the APrON team in Calgary and Edmonton. Trained research staff to conduct anthropometric measurements of pregnant women. Developed protocol to establish the inter-rater reliability of anthropometric assessment.

Course: NUTR 477 – Advanced Community Nutrition- Fall 2017.

Course: ALES 204 – Communication Fundamentals for Professionals, Fall 2016 & Winter 2017.

Course: NUTR 377 – Introduction to Nutrition in the Community, Winter 2016.

Course: NUFS 356 – Nutrition Across the Lifespan, Winter 2012. 

Course: NUTR 100 – Nutrition and Wellbeing, Fall 2011. 

• Delivered lectures (3 hours/week) and labs (3 hour/week) for the following subjects: 

  • Introduction to Biomedical Sciences Part 1 (HUBS 1403);

  • Fundamentals in Nutrition 1 (NUDI 1000);

  • Food Science 1 (HLSC 1220).

• Conducted practical training aligned with the subjects lectured.

• Conducted internal and external workshops aligned with the subjects lectured.

• Introduced mind mapping sessions during labs to enhance student participation and learning.

• Maintained records of course information such as course outlines, lectures, workshop and practical, student performance and student attendance.

• Held weekly office hours to meet with students to answer course related questions and discussions.

Region Chairperson, Los Angeles Region California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Dec 2022- Present

Education Chair, Los Angeles Region California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - June 2021- Present

Professional Resource Chair, Executive Board - Indians Member Interest Group (IND MIG), Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: June 2021-May 2023

Los Angeles Region California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics- District Diversity Equity and Inclusivity Task Force: Spring 2021- Present

Mini Medical Interviews- 2019, 2017. Was a MMI interviewer for selection of dietetic interns applying to the Integrated Dietetic Internship Program at the University of Alberta.

Chair, Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (IYMP) Coordinator Meetings : Sept 2019 – Present.  Lead bi-monthly meetings with IYMP research coordinators from 13 communities across Canada to discuss data collection protocols, ethics application requirements/amendments, adaption of implementation protocols, participant training opportunities, quarterly newsletter content, sharing of resources etc.  

Secretary, Alexander Research Committee (A Collaboration between the Alexander First Nation and researchers from the University of Alberta): Fall 2019 – Fall 2020. Schedule monthly meeting, send email invitations, create meeting agenda and meeting minutes, update shared drive with resources/ documents/ manuscripts etc., on a regular basis.

Member, Dietitians of Canada Student Awards Review Committee:  Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021. Review, evaluate, score and rank student applications for  Canadian Federation for Dietetic Research studentship awards.

Chair WCHRI Trainee Advisory Committee: Fall 2019 – Fall 2020.

Member WCHRI Trainee Advisory Committee: Winter 2019 – Summer 2019     https://www.wchri.org/governance Lead monthly meetings to discuss, brainstorm and propose strategies, programs, webinars, talks and collaborations with other university programs to benefit WCHRI supported trainees (summer, undergraduate, graduate students) and other students interested in availing research training or professional development. 

Festival of Teaching and Learning Peer Reviewer– Winter 2019 Review, evaluate and provide feedback to the 2019 Festival of Teaching and Learning proposal submissions.

Member of Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science Orientation Committee. Fall 2011 – Winter 2012. Organised orientation program for the new graduate students. Recruited mentors and paired them with new graduate students. Was the contact person for new graduate students and emailed them information on orientation program, registration/ obtaining student identity card/transport/ housing etc.

• Islamic Centre of Community Claremont School. https://www.icccschool.org/our-school/board-of-education: Member of Board of Education:  Summer 2021- Present. We meet biweekly for 1.5 hours and I’m tasked with streamlining Curriculum Development, Enrichment and Assessment Practices

• Chair, Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (IYMP) Coordinator Meetings: Sept 2019- July 2020. Lead bi-monthly meetings with IYMP research coordinators from 13 communities across Canada to discuss data collection protocols, ethics application requirements / amendments, adaption of implementation protocols, participant training opportunities, quarterly newsletter content, sharing of resources etc. 

• Secretary, Alexander Research Committee (A Collaboration between the Alexander First Nation and researchers from the University of Alberta): Fall 2019-Fall 2020. Schedule monthly meeting, send email invitations, create meeting agenda and meeting minutes, update shared drive with resources/ documents/ manuscripts etc., on a regular basis. 

• Indo-Canadian Women’s Association and Pakistan Canada Association of Edmonton. Conducted talks related to Women’s Health and Nutrition. 2008 – 2010. 

• Canadian Diabetic Association, Edmonton. Conducted presentations on Diabetes Awareness and Management at Schools, Old Age Homes etc. 2008 – 2009.

• RASA, Chennai, India – A special school for mentally retarded children. Conducted workshops and seminars to raise awareness on mental retardation & child development by educating family and community members on Social, Emotional, Physical and Motor development of special needs children. 2000