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Karen From
Instructor
Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)
Education
- M.S. Foods and Nutrition; Kansas State
University
- Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Kansas State
University
- Registered Dietitian, RD
- B.S. Home Economics (Consumer and
Related Business); Northwest Missouri State University
Courses Taught
- 15-230 Food Science
- 15-232
Food Service Management
- 15-332
Quantity Food Preparation
- 15-333
Quantity Food Preparation Lab
- 15-334
Community Nutrition
- 15-338
Practicum in Food and Nutrition
- 15-431
Macronutrients
- 15-432
Micronutrients
- 15-434
Medical Nutrition Therapy
- 15-436
Medical Nutrition Counseling
- 15-430 Advanced Food
Service Management (will be taught one last time spring 2013 due to phasing out
of Food Service Management major)
- 15-439 Field Experience
in Food Service Management (will be phased out as remaining Food Service
Management majors complete degree requirements)
Academic Interests
- Nutrition (digestion, metabolism, absorption,
disease process)
- Physical activity, overall health, behavior and its impact on
food choices
Scholarly Activity
- Completed and approved five year reaccreditation of
the Didactic Program in Dietetics for Northwest Missouri State University,
January 2010, reaccredited through 2015
Student Group Advisement
- Northwest Student Dietetics Association
Other Professional Experience
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, active member (formerly
known as the American Dietetic Association)
- Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition,
active member
- Dietetic Educators of
Practitioners Dietetic Practice Group
Other
- Volunteer RD for Nodaway County Head Start Program
Hobbies
- Focusing on the positive
- Staying
physically active
- Eating right
- Practicing what I teach
- Running
- Weight
training
- Hiking
- Gardening
- Baking
- Family, friends and living and loving life
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