Lauren Nickerson

3 Yale Street, Concord, NH 03301

603-724-8532 | lnickers@uvm.edu
EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________
Keene State College, Keene, NH Expected August 2018
Dietetic Internship
§ Will complete over 1,400 hours of supervised work between clinical, community, and foodservice settings.
§ Will complete 40 clinical hours at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA.

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Food Science
§ Awarded Deans List Spring 2016 and 2017

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________________
Move to Lose, South Burlington, VT January – May 2017
Dietetic Practicum
§ Utilized motivational interviewing to encourage participants of a heart healthy medical weight loss program
through the University of Vermont Medical Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation unit.
§ Logged and monitored participant’s dietary intake while providing weekly feedback.
§ Created handouts & researched recipes to fit participant’s individual goals & needs.
Whole Health Nutrition, Winooski, VT August – December 2016
Clinical Dietetic Intern – University of Vermont Medical Center, Fanny Allen Campus
§ Assisted the RD with nutritional assessments, charting, and entering notes in the online medical database.
§ Created pamphlets on functional foods, eating with celiac disease, and gluten free eating in the dorms.
§ Utilized Nutritiming databases to evaluate patient’s intake and expenditure for Whole Health Nutrition.
§ Counseled, assessed, and observed in the outpatients at the Fanny Allen Campus for Coumadin education. Also
assisted them on their basic nutritional needs upon leaving.
Cornell University “Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids” Study, Burlington, VT May - August 2016
Undergraduate Community Researcher
§ Provided research on the intervention phase of a multi-state, multi-institution research project to include nutrition
education seminars on Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, for underprivileged families with children.
§ Developed and taught basic nutrition courses for children ages 2-6 in the Burlington community.
§ Taught cooking classes to help encourage children to become more aware of healthy, nutritious foods.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE______________________________________________________
Alpha Chi Omega – Alpha Iota chapter, UVM, Burlington, VT January - May 2015
Panhelenic Delegate
§ Attended weekly meetings with each delegate in the UVM Fraternity Sorority Life community. Reported back
any relevant information, as well as events to the Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Iota chapter.
§ Raised awareness and funds for Domestic Violence Awareness, Relay for Life, RallyThon, & Hilarity for Charity
Alzheimer fund annually for the past 3 years.

WORK EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________
University of Vermont Campus Recreation, Burlington, VT August 2014 – May 2017
Member Services Representative & Facilities Operations Attendant
Windjammer Restaurant & Upper Deck Pub, South Burlington, VT May 2016 – May 2017
Hostess

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT________________________________________________________________
Rho Lambda – Iota Iota chapter Joined December 2016
UVM Student Dietetic Association Joined September 2014
Alpha Chi Omega – Alpha Iota chapter Joined September 2014
Love Your Melon Club
Feel Good Club