Research Presentations of Dietetic Internship Participants

About the Book

The research presentations of the Southern University Dietetic Interns presented in this Research Proceeding, is the first in a series of original works designed and conducted by post-baccalaureate students enrolled in the supervised practice experience program known as the Dietetic Internship.

About the Author

Cheryl Atkinson received her B.S. in Food Science and Management from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn New York, her M.P.H. in Nutrition from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and her Ph.D. in International Nutrition from Cornell University. She is a registered dietitian (RD) and a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN), and a member of both the American Dietetic Association and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She has worked in private practice as a clinical dietitian in Baltimore, Maryland and New Orleans, Louisiana, and is presently a faculty member at Southern University A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.