SARA HENLEY

809 E. Kingsley St, Unit 36, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

610.662.6144 | sehenley@umich.edu

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Ann Arbor, MI
Master of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences Expected May 2020
Didactic Program in Dietetics
• School of Public Health, Nutritional Sciences Merit Scholarship (50% of Tuition)
• Region V Public Health Training Center Funding Recipient ($3,500)

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Minor in Psychology May 2012

CLINICAL NUTRITION
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM: PRITIKIN ICR Ypsilanti, MI
Nutrition Intern May 2019 – August 2019
• Created a cooking class curriculum facilitator guide for cardiovascular disease reversal, including developing
4 original recipes aligned to the Pritikin guidelines, a nutrition lesson plan, and demonstration instructions.
• Facilitated 40 cooking demonstrations and nutrition education classes to teach patients how to adapt their
daily eating habits and cooking techniques to promote future cardiovascular health.
• Developed nutrition counseling and motivational interviewing skills through progression of shadowing and
leading one-on-one patient consults to identify opportunities and barriers to healthy lifestyle changes.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Sausalito, CA

Nutrition Consultant April 2018 – May 2018
• Collaborated with lead dietitian to design a three-week menu cycle for a study of 50 patients with early onset
Alzheimer’s disease, using ESHA Nutritional Software to analyze nutrition information.
• Developed breakfast, lunch and snack recipes for medically prescribed diet and adapted menu cycle to
accommodate logistical needs of the food service team.

NUTRITION CONTENT CREATION

SPIRAL THERAPY San Diego, CA
Lifestyle & Wellness Consultant May 2019 – August 2019
• Designed consumer facing nutrition and stress management resources to be easily digestible, actionable, and
self-guided content that promotes app users’ physical wellbeing.
• Collaborated with company leadership through weekly meetings to develop wellness content that fulfilled
product goals.

SHARECARE INC: ORNISH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PROGRAM Superior, CO

Nutrition Intern October 2016 – November 2018
• Created “Ornish Friendly Eating Out Guide” by analyzing chain restaurant menu nutrition information to
determine meal options for program participants that enabled them to have self-efficacy while dining out.
• Redesigned product list to follow the Ornish diet by visiting chain grocery stores and analyzing frozen and
packaged foods for macronutrient content to reduce burden and mitigate challenges for program participants.
• Devised two-week eating plan of foods available on Amazon by identifying products that adhere to the
medically prescribed diet and arranging them in order to follow appropriate macronutrient ratios.
• Drafted nutrition communication materials and a digital cookbook for program participant training by
reviewing and revising recipes intended for food service and for program participants.
• Educated participants about their medically prescribed diet and cooked for participant groups by assisting at
Food Service Training and Open House events at Ornish Program site at Penrose-St. Francis Health.
• Evaluated the literature on nutrition topics and communicated results for Ornish Living online magazine.
 COMMUNITY SERVICE
FOOD GATHERERS Ann Arbor, MI
Community Cooks Nutrition Ambassador January 2019 - Present
• Teach culinary skills and nutrition information to adults by leading cooking demonstrations. Design nutrition
lessons and integrate nutrition messaging into the demonstrations.
• Teach clients how to use nutrition guidelines to inform their choices of pantry and produce items, and help
them understand how to fit recipe choices into a healthful eating routine.

SOS OUTREACH Denver and Edwards, CO

Youth Mentor September 2016 – August 2018
• Helped youth develop leadership skills through spearheading a community service project at a teen homeless
shelter and teaching them how to navigate together and support each other during outdoor activities.
• Worked with each student individually to discuss personal goals and progress in the program.
AmeriCorps VISTA Development Coordinator August 2014 – August 2015
• Managed the SOS Outreach Masters and Junior Mentor Program for sixteen high school students.
• Helped students develop communication skills, mentor-based leadership capabilities, self-directed goal
setting and the ability to take initiative through classroom teaching & guiding hiking trips.
• Designed the inaugural SOS Industry Day by working with industry partners committed to youths’ success.
• Raised over $4,000 for SOS Outreach programs through a new corporate fundraising campaign.
• Managed 35 corporate donor relationships and increased in-kind donations by 25%.
• Wrote press releases and initiated coverage of SOS efforts in local and national news outlets.

PROGRAM AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES STUDENT ASSOCIATION Ann Arbor, MI
President April 2019 – Present
• Cultivate departmental community through leading weekly board meetings, overseeing all communications
and increasing schoolwide collaboration in order to promote students’ wellbeing and professional networks.
• Ensure students’ needs are being met by the program through collaboration with departmental staff, faculty,
and students resulting in co-hosting events, streamlining communication and developing student workshops.
• Streamlined event strategy centralizing community building activities to a single, well-attended monthly
event through tailoring messaging and branding to address student need and promote interest.

RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Ann Arbor, MI
Research Assistant October 2018 – May 2018
• Conducted a literature evaluation on the association or phthalates in the diet and personal care products with
metabolic syndrome in perimenopausal women.
• Used literature review to write part of a grant proposal for a study on this topic.

LESTER E. FISHER CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF APES Chicago, IL
Great Apes Research Intern September 2012 – June 2013
• Collected and analyzed behavioral and social spacing data on captive chimpanzee and western lowland
gorilla groups, contributing to two longitudinal studies.

POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Henley S.E. Trimethylamine Oxide, Red Meat Consumption and the Risk of Atherosclerosis. Oral Presentation at: University of
Michigan School of Public Health; December, 2018; Ann Arbor, MI

Henley, S.E. The Unintended Consequences of Palm Oil Production on Orangutans. Oral Presentation at: University of Michigan
School of Public Health, November, 2018; Ann Arbor, MI.
Henley S.E., Shender M.S., Wagner K.E., Ross S.R. Behavioral Development in a New Group of Bachelor Gorillas (Gorilla
gorilla gorilla). American Journal of Primatology. 75(S1), 77. 36th Annual Meeting of American Society of Primatologists, 2013
June 19-22, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Other Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, ESHA Nutritional Software and SAS