Karen From

Senior 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

• 47-230  Food Science
• 47-232  Food Service Management
• 47-240  Intro to Dietetics
• 47-332  Quantity Foods
• 47-333  Quantity Foods Lab
• 47-335  Community Nutrition
• 47-431  Macronutrients
• 47-432  Micronutrients
• 47-436  Medical Nutrition Counseling

Academic Interests

• The science of nutrition
• Metabolism
• Sports nutrition
• Food science
• Management and leadership
• Community nutrition

Scholarly Activity

• 2015 recipient of Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Participating and attending a minimum of fifteen continuing education credits annually to maintain my Registered and Licensed Dietitian credential.
• Maintaining our Didactic Program in Dietetics Accreditation and managing the program and students success as well.

Student Group Advisement

• Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
• Northwest Student Dietetics Association, Assistant advisor

Other Professional Experience

I have worked in my profession as a Registered Dietitian in various positions throughout the United States and Canada for over fifteen years before entering the academic world of teaching. My many and varied work experiences as a Registered Dietitian before coming to teach students here at Northwest gives me valuable tangible real life situations to share and challenge the students critical thinking.

• Licensed Registered Dietitian in Missouri
• Volunteer Registered Dietitian for Nodaway County Head Start Program

Other

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

Websites

• www.eatright.org
• www.scandpg.org