Work:
Florida International University - Miami, FL
Graduate Research Assistant
Education:
Florida International University - Miami, FL
M.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition
University of Bologna - Cesena, Emilia-Romagna
B.A. in Food Consumption and Catering Sciences
Skills:
Administration: familiar with the planning of in-service training programs and staff meetings; development and administration of procedures for proper control and management of food service costs; procurement process for food, supplies and equipment; sustainability of food procurement processes; development of procedures for proper receiving, storage and distribution of supplies; development of menus for school lunches and snacks; supervision and planning of the work of Food and Nutrition Services employees; hiring procedures of Food and Nutrition Services employees. Organization: organized socio-cultural initiatives regarding gastronomy and multi-cultural food preparation. Teaching: trained Graduate Assistants and Interns involved in the HIV-Nutrition research group on how to do data entry and diet analysis; collect anthropometric data and vital signs; prepare the blood samples of HIV patient for analysis.