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Susan Sullivan

Susan S. Sullivan, D.Sc., R.D.

Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics and Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
5735 Hitchner Hall, Room 103 
Orono, ME 04469 
University of Maine
Orono, ME  04469-5736
 
Phone: (207) 581-3130
Fax: (207) 581-1636
Email: susan_sullivan@umenfa.maine.edu


  Education
1995 D.Sc. Nutrition, Boston University. Boston, MA

1984 M.S. Dietetics, MGH Institute Of Health Professions, Boston, MA

1983 Dietetic Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital

1982 B.S. Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University

Professional Experience | Courses Taught | Research Interests | Funded Projects | Publications | Professional Activities | Honors  

Professional Experience  
Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics and Undergraduate Coordinator, University Of Maine, 1998-present

Clinical Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1984-1998

Adjunct Faculty Member & Instructor, MGH Institute Of Health Professions, 1994-1995

Courses Taught
NFA 117 Issues & Opportunities (every fall)

FSN 202 Foodservice Management (every fall)

FSN 412 Applied Clinical Nutrition (every fall)

FSN 430 Counseling and Diet Therapy (every spring)

FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics (spring, odd years)

Funded Projects
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Response to Customized Oral Doses of Vitamin D3 in Premenopausal Women

Clinical Analyzer for Strengthening Human Nutrition Research in Maine

Recent Publications 

Sullivan SS, Cobb JL, Rosen CJ, Holick MF, Chen TC, Kimlin MG, Parisi AV. Assessment of sun exposure in adolescent girls using activity diaries. Nutrition Research. 2003;23(5):631-644. 

Sullivan SS, Rosen CJ, Halteman WA, Chen TC, Holick MF. Adolescent girls in Maine are at risk for vitamin D insufficiency. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2005;105:971-974.

Nelson ML, Bolduc LM, Toder ME, Clough DM, Sullivan SS.  Correction of preoperative vitamin D deficiency after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.  Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.  2007, 3:434-437.

Professional Activities and/or Services
Member, American Dietetic Association and Dietetic Educators of Practitioners Practice Group

Board Member, Maine Dietetic Association 
State Professional Recruitment Coordinator, Council on Practice

Member, Maine Nutrition Council

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Scholarship Committee

Dietetic Internship Advisory Committee

Nutrition Club Advisor

Chair, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture Human Subjects Committee

Honors
Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award, Council on Education, American Dietetic Association, 1995

Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, Massachusetts Dietetic Association, 1995


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