Nutrition And Health Teacher For Others : Melissa Halas-Liang

Subjects

Nutrition and Health for Personal Development (Others)
Topics: Functional Foods, Healthy Eating Kids
(Language of Instruction: English)

Nutrition for Professional (Others)
Topics: Phytonutrients
(Language of Instruction: English)

Nutrition and Weight Management for Personal Development (Others)
Topics: Nutrition,
(Language of Instruction: English)

Nutrition On-line courses for Personal Development (Others)
Topics: www.efslibrary.net/
(Language of Instruction: English)

Experience

Teaching

Instructor at San Diego State University, California, United States (Sep2001 - Present)

Subjects: Nutrition, Nutrition Analysis and Management, Functional Foods, Public Nutrition and Wellness Education, Weight Management

Mode of Teaching: Face to Face

Professional

Instructor, Editor in Chief at Teaching SDSU (2001), SuperKids Nutrition Inc., California, United States (Sep2001 - Present)

With over 10 years of diverse experience in the field of nutrition including, diabetes, wellness, critical care, clinical management and clinical trials, Melissa provides a unique approach to health and wellness across the entire lifespan. She has enjoyed teaching nutrition for over 5 years, and currently teaches functional foods and public nutrition on-line at several universities. Most recently she is promoting good nutrition habits early with the launch of her website www.superkidsnutrition.

Academics and Credentials

Education

MA in Nutrition Education
BS in Clinical Dietetics (May1994 - May1996)

Immaculata University, Pennsylvania, United States

Registered Dietitian, Graduate Internship

Professional Exams

Certificate of training for Childhood and Adolescent and Weight Management, 2004

California, United States

Certificate of training for Childhood and Adolescent and Weight Management

Certifications or Credentials

Registered Dietitian('96),Certified Nutrition Support Specialist('98),Certified Diabetes Educator, 2003

California, United States

Memberships and Associations

American Dietetic Association

California, United States

Member of ADA, Dietetic Practice Groups: Diabetes Care and Education, Women'sHealth, Nutrition Education for the Public, Pediatric Practice Group, Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, Weight Management, Nutrition Entrepreneurs,Dietitians in Business and Communications, Food and Culinary Professionals

Los Angeles Dietetic Association Co-President Elect

California, United States

Publications and Research

Effectiveness of Inpatient Cardiac Counseling by Melissa Halas-Liang. 2002 California Dietetic Association’s Poster Session: Primary author of abstract on the Effectiveness of Inpatient Cardiac counseling at Sharp Health Care.

Nursing Fundamentals Caring and Clinical Decision Making by Melissa Halas-Liang. Nutrition Chapter: Physiology involved in the process of nutrition (digestion, absorption and metabolism). Client assessment, diagnostic and laboratory data. Nursing interventions that promote optimum nutritonal status. Nutrition Outcomes. .

Super Baby Abigail's Lunchtime Adventure by Melissa Halas-Liang. Oct 2008: Super Baby Abigail and her group of friends, the Super Crew(TM) are hungry for lunch and want the freshest and tastiest ingredients. The Super Crew sneaks in the kitchen and conjure up a magnificent meal from their fruit-and-growing-veggie-machine. The baby-sitter unknowingly listens to music and reads the latest teen magazine thinking Abigail is quietly sleeping. Fun and a quite a bit of mess ensues as they build their tower of a sandwich. Their take on cleaning-up will be a fun trip for anyone’s imagination. As the Super Crew departs, you’ll be hungry for both a healthy meal and another adventure. . (View)

Nutrition and Health, Nutrition, Nutrition and Weight Management Teacher