Expert Details
Nutrition in Development, Childhood, Adolescent and Adult Mental and Physical Health
ID: 733294
Arizona, USA
Expert also provides Nutritional IEPs (individual eating plans) for inclusion in Educational IEPs.
Her expertise incorporates nutritional research, including extensive scientific investigation into the unique and collaborative nutrients, essential to brain development and optimal function. She keenly understands the influence and negative effects of reconstituted foods on educability, brain function, behavior, mood and physical health. Expert's research focus has included preconceptual and prenatal development with an emphasis on neurodevelopmental disorders. She has experience in research and application of cutting edge nutritional science to assist in mitigation of complex physical, neurological, and mental health issues.
Expert has in depth experience developing individualized nutrition plans including "daily brain essentials" to alleviate symptomology in genetically influenced delays and disorders, and essential nutrient deficiencies in mild and chronic mental ill health.
Expert has served as a whole food nutritional therapist. She is a specialist in nutrients and brain function for every age and stage - from preconception through senescence.. She is also a surrogacy high-risk pregnancy nutritional interventionist.
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Expert has extensive training and experience working with couples planning for pregnancy. She interned with Belinda Barnes, founder of Foresight Preconception care in the United Kingdom. Unexplained infertility is a sub-specialty of Expert's. She helps Moms and Dads-to-be resolve nutritional deficiencies and potential eating behaviors impacting sperm and ovum viability. Prenatal nutrition is a sub-specialty, along with weaning and infant's first foods for optimal brain development and general health.
Expert has extensive knowledge of probiotics to ensure beneficial gut bacteria for optimal digestion and psychological and physical well-being. She is also well-versed in fat soluble and anti-inflammatory nutrients in healing tissue in all or part of the digestive tract.
Expert creates nutrition plans in tandem with physicians and families to support patients with heart disease and diabetes and preventative care for individuals with early biological markers of disease. She provides nutritional education to school communities and family services organizations. Expert combines nutritional education and re-habituation of eating styles in deliciously and successfully remediating overeating, weight gain, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia.
Expert instructs nutritional education online courses for Montessori educators at The Center for Guided Montessori Studies. She created the course content and developed a companion eBook.
Expert recently led an expert panel regarding healthy brain generation. The focus was on prospective parents' nutritional health in anticipation of prenatal and early childhood essential nutrients for brain function and development. Expert then presented consumer trends in marketing foods to families and delineated true-to-nature solutions in support of infant and children’s future mental and physical health. Her audience was comprised of R&D teams from major food and infant formula producers.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2016 | Degree: Coursework | Subject: Sociology and Psychology | Institution: Arizona State University, Ottawa University, and Phoenix Junior College |
| Year: 2016 | Degree: Internship and Certification | Subject: Fatty Acids' role in brain development, function and human health | Institution: London Metropolitan University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1998 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director; Consultant; Learning Materials Developer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert leverages her AMI certification with 17 years' teaching experience and an extensive background in educational and child psychology. She has developed educational learning materials (hands-on kits utilizing tools and animal figurines to develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and extended concentration) for children under four. She has also designed and marketed early literacy beginning sound phonetic materials, helping children with inaudible and speech delays and stuttering. As a school consultant, Expert also offers observation and training for teachers and assistant teachers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Nutritional Consultant and Educator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert serves as an educational/nutrition in-home and school consultant. She has developed school breakfast and snack menus as well as nutritional intervention plans. She offers nutritional consultancy to schools and group home settings. Her title includes Whole Food Nutritional Therapist as well. She trains staff at schools and various family services organizations. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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| Years: 2007 to 2007 | Country / Region: England, London | Summary: Presented at the Generating Healthy Brains Symposium, a meeting of international nutritional scientists presenting and reviewing cutting edge science. |
| Years: 2004 to 2009 | Country / Region: England, London | Summary: Attended Mother and Child Foundation meetings to advise selection of research applicants. |
| Years: 2005 to 2009 | Country / Region: Africa, Kenya | Summary: Provided nutritional education and books for families and school children. |
| Years: 2007 to 2007 | Country / Region: South Africa, Johannesburg | Summary: Omega-3 researcher and advisor to Basil Kransdorf in formulation of ePap nutritionals. |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Country / Region: England, Bognor Regis | Summary: Internship with Belinda Barnes, founder of Foresight Preconception Care. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Montessori Foundation and The International Montessori Council McCarrison Society Mother and Child Foundation Foresight Association for Preconceptual Care |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has a number of published articles, books and book reviews. Her extensive catalog of publications also includes a children's nutrition education project; several video and DVD productions; scientific publications; and published abstracts. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert offers ~20 presentations and classes regarding the sundry effects of nutrients on the human body and health, many of which focus on brain health and development, as well as learning and wellness. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Community Service: Phoenix Homeless Shelter Preschool and Phoenix Children’s Hospital Mother and Child Foundation The Montessori Education for Autism Foundation People’s Bishop of Kenya: Worked with nutrition programs in schools and impoverished communities affected by HIV and AIDS. Econocom Foods: Reformulated a maize-soy ready-to-use food to include essential fatty acids DHA and ARA. |
Fields of Expertise
clinical research, mood disorder, Prader-Willi syndrome, child and adolescent health, delayed speech disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dual diagnosis (autism), autism, neurodegenerative disease, developmental disability, omega 3, high risk pregnancy, education, mental health, nutrition support, pediatric nutrition, human nutrition, obesity treatment, eating disorder, nutrition assessment, infant nutrition, prenatal care, infant food, health food, probiotics, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, teacher training, gestational diabetes, type 2 diabetes, heart disease risk, infertility, suicide prevention, neurobehavioral manifestation, special education intervention, healthy fats, postpartum depression, women's health, consumer food product, reactive attachment disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, dementia, food addiction, food intake, essential fatty acid, convenience food development, brain development, food allergy, food component, nutrition, Alzheimer's disease