Courses Taught by Liz Hudson

NUTR636: Medical Nutrition Therapy I

Graduate level
Residential
Winter term(s) for residential students;
2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential);
Prerequisites: NUTR 630
Description: Medical nutrition therapy and disease pathophysiology taught for malnutrition, starvation, metabolic stress, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetes and neoplasm. Current controversies are briefly introduced. Clinical nutrition screening, assessment, use of clinical laboratory data, and physical assessment are also introduced.

Graduate level
Residential
Fall term(s) for residential students;
2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential);
Prerequisites: EHS 636
Description: Applies nutrition support principles to various clinical disease states. Covers topics such as regulation of fluid and electrolytes in nutrition support, acid-base balance, and other aspects of parenteral nutrition. In addition, the pathophysiology and medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, renal and liver disease is taught.

Graduate level
Residential
Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
0.5-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Patti Ramos, Liz Hudson, Suzanne Cole, Kendrin Sonneville, (Residential);
Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the Department of Nutritional Sciences MPH or MS (Clinical Nutrition or Nutritional Sciences) Dietetics program.
Description: This course will provide Supervised Experiential Learning hours for students enrolled in the Dietetics, Path to RDN training program. The course will integrated experiential learning each semester, relevant to the didactic content.
Learning Objectives: See syllabus for list of competencies that are specific to each course section.
This course is cross-listed with .

Graduate level
Residential
Winter term(s) for residential students;
1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential);
Prerequisites: NUTR 692
Description: This course is the final installment in the research seminar series and aims to support the creation and delivery of your clinical nutrition project presentations. We will build on the research and project development carried out in NUTR 691 and 692.
Learning Objectives: 1. Communicate with clinical dietitians to share about your research/project findings 2. Develop a clear, concise, and logical presentation of your clinical nutrition research project 3. Practice oral presentations skills of your clinical nutrition project presentation (e.g., peer to peer practice) 4. Practice handling questions and feedback to improve the effectiveness of the presentation 5. Collaborate professionally with research teams (i.e., mentors) 6. Present research confidently to both professional and lay audiences

Graduate level
Residential
Fall term(s) for residential students;
6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential);
Prerequisites: None
Description: In the fall semester, you'll learn to define and investigate a public health issue using evidence-based approaches, including epidemiological measures and statistical analyses in R. You'll explore factors like nutrition, environmental, healthcare access, and social determinants, using frameworks like the social ecological model, with support from formative assessments.
Learning Objectives: see syllabus