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Current Position:
Associate Professor at Baylor College of Dentistry
Education:
M.P.H, Coordinate Degree in Dietetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. Dental Hygiene, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leadership Positions:
2008-2009 |
Nominating Committee, Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals Practice Group, American Dietetic Association |
2008-2009 |
Chair for Biochemistry and Nutrition Section, ADEA |
2007-2008 |
Chair Elect for Biochemistry and Nutrition Section, ADEA |
2006-2007 |
Secretary for Biochemistry and Nutrition Section, ADEA |
2005-2006 |
Director of Resources and Recognition, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietary Practice Group, American Dietetic Association |
2004- 2005 |
Incoming Director of Resources and Recognition, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietary Practice Group, American Dietetic Association |
2003-2005 |
Awards Chair, Dallas Dietetic Association |
Experience:
Lisa provides educational lectures to a variety of professional groups nationwide. She is a published author in dental textbooks and peer reviewed journals on multiple topics pertaining to diet and nutrition as it relates relation to oral health.
Featured in multiple media outlets including WebMD, USA Today and the Dallas Morning News.
Appeared on Dallas Fort Worth’s WFAA Channel 8, Dental Health Check on a variety of nutrition topics.
Other:
Lisa has a unique niche as both a Registered, Licensed Dietitian and Registered Dental Hygienist. Her passion for educating patients, students and professionals about the oral health-nutrition link has been the hallmark of her career. She currently holds a tenured faculty position at Baylor College of Dentistry where she is able to fully utilize both skill sets in educating students on the importance of nutrition and its practical application to the field of dentistry. Conversely, Lisa also lectures to dietetic interns at U.T. Southwestern and Baylor University Medical Center on oral health as it pertains to dietetics. In addition, she supervises a dental clinic rotation for the Baylor University Medical Center dietetic interns.
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