Archived News

Open House
The Division of Nutrition hosted an open house for the General-Track of the graduate Coordinated Program on Friday, March 20, 2:30-3:30, in the Lanier Suite of the Student Center.

Congratulations! For Spring 2009, the following students were awarded Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarships:
Mary C. Brown
Patrice Cameron
Anu Chandy
Erika Clough
Megan Flinn
Megan Holland
Meredith McKinney
Judith A. Peters

Jana Kicklighter, associate professor, has been elected to the 2006-07 Nominating Committee for the American Dietetic Association’s Nutrition Education for the Public (NEP) Dietetic Practice Group. NEP is comprised of 1,350 members involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of nutrition education programs for target populations.

Dan Benardot, associate professor, was recently appointed to a 3-year term on the International Affairs Committee of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Meera Penumetcha, assistant professor, and Tim Bartness (Biology) have been awarded a University Faculty Mentoring Grant titled, “Dietary Oxidized Fatty Acids: A Role in Weight Regulation?” This is a competitive internal grant program, and Penumetcha’s and Bartness’ success reflects the high quality of her research, the proposal, and the mentoring relationship.

Marissa Moore (B.S., Nutrition, 2001) has been selected as the new American Dietetic Association (ADA) spokesperson for the Atlanta area. Since 1992, all ADA spokespeople for Atlanta have been alumni or faculty of Georgia State University.

Student Portfolios
Students in the M.S. in Health Sciences degree program with a concentration in nutrition choose one of three options for a capstone project, including a research thesis, a master's project, or a portfolio. For the portfolio option students learn web design skills and develop and orally present an electronic portfolio as part of their requirements for graduation. Below are three recent examples of student portfolios.

Laura Marshall

Amanda Griffin

Alisa Bernath

David Orozco

Melissa Krentzman

Nutrition Student Network Participates in the 5th Annual Merrick's Walk
Members of the Nutrition Student Network at Georgia State University participated in the 5th annual Merrick's Walk. Merrick's Walk is in memory of Merrick Ryan, a 19-year-old girl who lost her battle with anorexia in 2000. All proceeds from the walk benefit the outreach programs of EDIN (Eating Disorders Information Network), whose mission is to address eating disorders on a societal level. In addition to walking the 2.6 mile course around Chastain Park and providing nutrition information to participants, NSN members raised money through t-shirt sales to donate to Merrick's Walk and EDIN.

Pictured from left to right: Chris Martin, Camille Smith Martin, Jennifer
Collins, Kip Slaughter, Kim Chaney, Yaqutullah Ibraheem, Stephanie Leake,
and Brandi Zenker