2012-13 SIG Executive Committee
Chair
Sarbina Sales Martinez (10-14)
Chair-Elect
Rebecca Creasy (11-13)
Past Chair
Sheau Ching Chai (09-13)
SIG Awards Chair
Albert Zhou (13-14)
Secretary
Elizabeth Reverri (12-14)
Liaison to Student Representatives
Michelle Mosley (12-14)
At-Large Delegates
Kathryn Coakley (12-14)
Rachel Pojednic (12-14)
Advisor
Debora Silverman (11-13)
James Fleet (12-14)
Staff
Allanna Wallace and Katie Oster
The Graduate Student Breakfast, hosted by the SIG and supported
by the
Dairy Research Institute, has been a popular feature of ASN's
Annual Meeting at EB since 1994. At the breakfast, finalists for
the SIG Travel Awards display posters and field questions from
attendees. We are pleased to recognize past finalists and
recipients of the award.
2012: Finalists: Laura Chiavaroli, Ruth Grossman, Stefanie Hinkle, Rebecca Replogle, Taylor Salinardi,and Xiaolie Shin
Award Recipients: Ruth Grossman, Stefanie Hinkle,and
Rebecca Replogle
2011:Finalists: Emily Arentson, Nick McCormick, Suzanne Devkota, Megan Dubentzky, Nan Huang, Lorien Urban
Award Recipient: Suzanne Devkota
2010:Finalists: Matt Bruss, John Clarke, Carrie
Cucchi, Ann Skulas-ray, Anthony Thomas, Zhong-Ye
Award Recipient: Matt Bruss
2009: Finalists: Regan Bailey, Kyle Burger, Fumiaki
Imamura, Erik Karlsson, Lamis Jomaa Rachel Murphy, Nicole
Schwerbrock, Sibyl Swift, and Victoria Vieira
Award Recipient: Victoria Vieira
For more information about the SIG ravel Award and Poster
Competition application, please visit the student
awards section of our website.
The SIG organizes a symposium at ASN's Scientific Sessions at
EB each year. Recent topics have included:
- 2013: Social Media and Mobile Technology for Education,
Research and Practice in the Field of Nutrition
- 2012: A Nurturing Environment Produces Future Legends: Development of Career Through Successful Mentor/Mentee Relationships
- 2011: The Changing Face of Nutrition in the United States: How Nutrition Policy and Consumer Awareness are Changing the Practice of the Nutrition and Food Science
- 2010: Who is responsible for nutrition in the United States?: Understanding the role of government agencies and interagency collaboration in nutrition policy, promotion, education, and outreach
- 2009: Opportunities for the new graduate: Professional and entrepreneurial options for the M.S., Ph.D., and R.D
- 2008: Internships and Research-Abroad: Experiences of Graduate Students in Nutrition