Academic Degrees
B.S. (2006) North Carolina State University, Raleigh
M.S. (2008) North Carolina State University, Raleigh
IBCLC (2010) University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill, Chapel-Hill, NC
RD (2011) University of Northern Colorado
Ph.D. (2011) North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Research Interests
My research interests are related to improving maternal and infant health care by providing evidence-based research to inform health care protocols and policies. Specific research interests include: the effect of storage temperature and time on nutritional and bioactive components in human milk, the effect of human milk fortification on the bioaccessibility of calcium and phosphate for premature infants, breastfeeding promotion, best practices in donor milk banking, and the baby friendly hospital initiative.
Teaching Activities
Public Health Nutrition
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition
Curriculum vitae
My research interests are related to improving maternal and infant health care by providing evidence-based research to inform health care protocols and policies. Specific research interests include: the effect of storage temperature and time on nutritional and bioactive components in human milk, the effect of human milk fortification on the bioaccessibility of calcium and phosphate for premature infants, breastfeeding promotion, best practices in donor milk banking, and the baby friendly hospital initiative.