Dana moved from Florida to Los Angeles, California in August, 2004 where she currently works as a Registered Dietitian at the UCLA Medical Center. She also recently completed her Masters in Public Health (MPH) at UCLA's School of Public Health, in the department of Community Health Sciences. She will re-matriculate at UCLA's school of public health starting Fall '09 to start her Ph.D. During her tenure at UCLA in the MPH program, Dana was awarded the "Leadership in Maternal and Child Health Training Grant." A grant which allowed her the opportunity to explore her interests in maternal and child nutrition. This is an honor as it is awarded to fewer than 10 students across the nation each year. Dana functions as the dietitian for the Cardiac floor where she specializes in Heart Transplants. Additionally, Dana serves as the Head and Neck surgical dietitian. Currently, Dana acts as the Liaison between UCLA Medical Center's nutrition department and a "Pilot Wellness Initiative" for the entire University of California system, a public health program designed to improve the health of its employees at the work-site. In this position, Dana has the opportunity to showcase her talents in designing pertinent media campaigns, teaching classes, and writing nutrition articles. She attended Cornell University where she graduated in three years with a Bachelor's of Science. She double majored in Nutritional Sciences and Human Biology, Health, and Society, with a concentration in Acting. While at Cornell, Dana was active in drama and dance clubs, performed in an on-campus play as well as dancing exhibitions, and was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. After graduating from Cornell, Dana attended Emory University Hospital where she completed her dietetic internship. During her time at Emory, she was given the opportunity to spend time on the Health and Medical Unit of the CNN Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. While there, Dana used her knowledge of nutrition to assist the news reporters and medical team in writing nutrition and other medical news stories, using her prior knowledge of copy-writing she obtained while working at a CNN affiliate in Tampa, FL two years before. Prior to moving out to California, which Dana knew she wanted to do since high school, she spent time working at talent agencies and at Paramount Classics in Hollywood. Dana has always been interested in entertainment, media, and nutrition. It is her goal to bridge these passions by bringing sound, accurate, and understandable nutrition information to the public in an interesting and entertaining manner. Dana currently enjoys cooking and watching such rising stars as Dave Lieberman on the Food Network. It is her goal to have a similar opportunity and showcase her talents and knowledge. Dana has been a contributor in popular publications such as: -24-Hour Fitness "You24" Magazine: Premier Issue -Better Nutrition Magazine -Duke Health Newsletter -Ediets.com -Everydayhealth.com -Forbes.com -Geogria Liver Foundation-Liver LIne -Life Time Fitness Magazine -Maximum Fitness Magazine -Muscle and Fitness Hers Magazine -Organic Newspapers in Florida -Self Magazine -Shape Magazine -UCLA Arthritis Update -UCLA Daily Bruin -UCLA's "Healthy Years" -UCLA Nutrition Website -Vivmag.com -Women's World Magazine Additionally, Dana advocates for nutrition policy which provides incentives for the purchase of healthy organic food, and disincentivizes high-fat foods. She recently authored a "fat-tax" proposal. Dana continues work on her book titled, "Nutrition Simply." Dana enjoys eating healthy, exercising, hiking, along with answering nutrition questions, writing, and offering her expertise in the media market. Any and all interview or article writing queries are welcomed! |
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