Prerequisites: Introductory biology and introductory chemistry
Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: Nutrition in the Life Cycle will cover nutritional needs of individuals during critical stages of development. Students will learn about the biological basis for nutritional requirements in normal development and maintaining health in adulthood. Consequences of over- and under-nutrition and how to identify and address these issues will be discussed.
Description: This course will support the development and preliminary defense of your clinical nutrition project proposal. You will actively learn about the steps required to create a strong research project proposal. Areas that we will focus on during class include, but are not limited to: conducting a literature review, developing a research aims, technical writing, addressing prioritized clinical audiences, and addressing feasibility. You will apply these various topics through activities such as small group share-outs, small group assistance on research methods development, writing workshops, journal clubs, or drafting communication to your advisors. Your work will culminate in a project proposal with an associated presentation (aka “defense of your project proposal”). Overall, this course will prepare you to embark on your individual clinical research journey.
Learning Objectives: Familiarize yourself with health equity communication framework (or similar frameworks) and its application to clinical research and outward facing deliverables
Conduct appropriate literature searches on relevant nutrition research
Understand the components of a research manuscript
Formulate a scientific research question and aims for a clinical research project
Develop the major components of a research project proposal
??Practice oral presentation skills to defend your research project proposal
Description: This course aims to support your development into an independent clinical researcher. You will learn about and engage in special topics applicable to being a successful clinical researcher including, but not limited to, the peer review process and conducting a journal club. This course also offers dedicated research time to actively work on your clinical project. This dedicated time will be in-class with opportunities for various support systems such as peer review or presenting on progress. Overall, this course will prepare you to embark on your individual research journey.
Learning Objectives: Evaluate the components of a research manuscript
Communicate with clinical dietitians to learn about their research work
??Practice oral presentation skills for different types of research presentations (e.g., journal club, progress report)
Collaborate professionally with research team members (i.e., mentors)
Description: Students will engage in a community of graduate students to explore/prepare for a faculty career, focusing on teaching at a university-level specifically in the public health field. Students will immerse in literature, discussion, and workshops on state-of-the-art pedagogical techniques. Course tangibles include: teaching philosophy statement, course syllabus, and teaching demonstration.
Description: Nutrition in the Life Cycle will cover nutritional needs of individuals during critical stages of development. Students will learn about the biological basis for nutritional requirements in normal development and maintaining health in adulthood. Consequences of over- and under-nutrition and how to identify and address these issues will be discussed.
This course is cross-listed with A NUTR 500-level course.
