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Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports

GES 114 -- 200 hours

Instructor Bio

Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CNSD, CDE
Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CNSD, CDE is the Program Coordinator and an instructor for the Professional Certificate in Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports. Melissa is a Registered Dietitian, with a Masters in Nutrition Education, is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian. In addition to working in clinical management and clinical nutrition she has assisted in clinical trials, taught small group diabetes classes, and counseled patients on weight loss. She has spoken on a wide range of topics in the community including disease prevention and treatment, fitness, and sports nutrition. Melissa has published articles in periodicals on healthy eating and edited textbook nutrition sections. She has developed curriculums for medical residents and lectured to health care professionals for continuing education credits on a variety of topics. Her commitment to cardiovascular health, promoting physical fitness and the prevention and recognition of diabetes is remarkable.

Jane Burrell Uzcategui, MS, RD
Jane Burrell Uzcategui M.S., RD, is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition. She has had extensive experience as a Didactic Program Director at the collegiate level where she was responsible for the placement of dietetic students in clinical and community nutrition rotations. In addition, as a Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian for 10 years, she taught Medical Nutrition Therapy to medical and surgical residents in teaching hospital settings. Jane’s experience as a distance runner has prompted her specialization in sports nutrition to teach to students about the role of nutrition in maximizing performance and altering body composition.



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