Experience

• Canisius College

  Adjunct Professor in the Office of Professional Studies

  Adjunct Faculty, Taught 3 Credit Course, Canisius College, Office of Professional Studies, Sports and Fitness Nutrition, Lecture (12 Graduate Students), Fall 2013
  • Accentuate the physiology of nutrition as it pertains to sport and exercise of various populations
  • Magnify healthy nutrition practices and applications and how they relate to various types of activity, dependent on duration, techniques, and intensity
  • Highlight the significance of psychological therapeutic practices in applying mechanistic applications to sport and exercise with lifestyle behavior change elements
  
  Teaching Other Graduate Courses Also:
  Exercise Prescription
  Advanced Human Nutrition
  Fitness Psychology
  Sociology of Nutrition

• Saginaw Valley State University

  Assistant Professor in Kinesiology

  Teach undergraduate courses in Sports Nutrition and Sports Psychology.
  Research expertise: Vitamin D Supplementation and Exercise

• Buffalo State College

  Adjunct Professor in Health and Wellness

  Teach Undergraduate Courses:
  Exercise Nutrition
  Exercise Principles
  Kinesiology

• University at Buffalo

  Sports Dietitian Supervisor

  Exercise Nutrition
  Sports Dietitian Supervisor, Horvath Human Performance Lab, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, August 2011-Present
  • Work in collaboration with various University at Buffalo Division 1 Athletic Teams
  • Allocate Nutritional and Body Composition Services to Sports Teams and Coaches
  • Supervise dietitians and dietetic interns in nutritional and athletic analysis of players
  • Provide nutrition counseling to players
  • Perform body composition measures: skin calipers and Bod Pod
  • Interface exercise and nutrition skill set, to assist in enhancing athletic performance

• University at Buffalo

  Registered Dietitian Adjunct Faculty

  Rachel worked at University at Buffalo as a Registered Dietitian Adjunct Faculty

• SUNY Cortland

  Assistant Professor in Kinesiology

  Developed and Taught 3 Credit Course, SUNY Cortland, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Sport Performance, Lecture (2 sections each of 35 Undergraduate Students), Spring 2014
  • Emphasize the functioning of diet as it affects and benefits physical activity
  • Educate on the impact of nutrition on athletic performance as it relates specifically to intensity, duration, and type of exercise.
  • Focus on the implication of ergogenic aids on performance in various physically active populations
  • Provide the analysis of current diet and lifestyle trends on the influence of the psychological attributes to sport
  
  Developed and Taught 1 Credit Course, SUNY Cortland, Kinesiology/Interdisciplinary Studies, Special Topic: Clinical Pathways, Lecture (25 Undergraduate Students), Spring 2014
  • Highpoint the history, educational requirements, and vocational details of physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, nutrition, exercise physiology, and pre-medical careers.