Introduction
Introduction
I am Selena Shires, a second semester junior at the University of Southern Indiana. I am a Food and Nutrition with a Dietetics concentration and I do not have a minor. I plan to graduate from USI in 2023 and then attend Murray State for my Master's Degree in either Food Science or Psychology and then start my career as either a clinical dietitian or a nutritionist, specializing in patients with eating disorders and other various eating or feeding disorders. I would like to work in either a hospital environment or my own practice.
My overall goal after graduating from USI is to provide a more comfortable and more compassionate way to recover from eating disorders. Doctors aren't experts in nutrition and hospitals are intimidating, I want to help and educate people who struggle while taking the negative stigma from eating disorders away from the path to recovery.
School Goals: To graduate from USI with a Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition and attend Murray State for a Master's Degree in either Food Science or Psychology
Career Goals: To become a consultant dietitian and provide a pathway to recovery from various eating disorders
Learning Goals:
1. Evaluate the role of nutrition in optimizing health throughout the lifecycle and respond to harmful nutrition practices.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of nutrition as it applies to food service, dietetics, and wellness.
3. Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to apply management principles to nutrition and food service.
4. Present and evaluate food and nutrition education programs to a variety of audiences.
5. Assess the role that behavior, economics, and dietary supplements have on planning and eating healthy diets.
6. Demonstrate basic food preparation and presentation skills.
7. Demonstrate problem-solving skills in food service, dietetics, and wellness.
Descriptions of Accomplishments to meet Goals:
1. Demonstrate Knowledge of Nutrition as is applies to food and Assessing the role that behavior, economics, and dietary supplements have on planning and eating healthy diets. (Discussed in Nutrition 203, Introduction to Food and Nutrition.)
-Introduction to food and nutrition, History of the Food and Nutrition professions, history of food and nutrition and items and companies that produce food and kitchen products.
2. Demonstrate knowledge and the ability to apply management principles to nutrition and food services. (Discussed in Nutrition 203, Introduction to Food and Nutrition.)
-Identifying key players in Nutrition and Food Services, Identifying leaders in Food and Nutrition, Identifying and discussing leadership positions, roles, traits and qualities, Identifying how leaders contribute to Food and Nutrition professions and Food Services.
Research Experience/Expectations and Results
High School 2014-2018
2014- Research paper written in a Freshman health class over various eating disorders and the stigma behind them.
2016- Research paper written in a sophomore health class over the relationship between eating disorders and anxiety disorders and OCD.
2017- Research paper/presentation written in a current health issues class over Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa.
2018- Research papers/presentations in senior anatomy lectures and psychology classes over the various health risks of eating disorders, their mortality rates and other statistics.
2019- Introduction to Health and Fitness class research assignments and journals (Written about a daily exercise routine and its health benefits that we added to our day.
2020- Leaders in Organic Chemistry and Food and Nutrition, Justus Von Liebig.
2020- Self-Assessment Paper. Written to make my career path goals more clear. Where would I like to see myself in 5 to 10 years, where would I like to be working, who would I like to work with and why did I choose to study Food and Nutrition.
2020-Basic nutrition courses, NUTR 376 and biology courses, BIO 121 and 122, basic psychology courses, PSY 201
2021- A second Self-Assessment paper, written about my updated career choices and preferred career path. Written about 1 year, 5 years and 10 years from today.
2021-Leaders in Food and Nutrition, William Olin Atwater.
2021-Sports Nutrition, creating a meal plan and a nutrient periodization plan for a professional power lifting athlete.
2021- NUTR 285 AND NUTR 378
1) The Father of Modern Nutrition, Wilbur Olin Atwater
2) Self-Assessment/Reflection #2
Work/Volunteer Experience
February 2017-July 2018: Pulaski Public Library
-Page, shelves, covers, repairs books and movies
May 2019- Current: All God's Children Daycare, Summer Activities Coordinator and Director
I currently have no experience in the food and nutrition profession, but would soon like to find somewhere that will provide the experience I need for my future career.