About the author for Nourishing the Life Force Yoga

About the Instructor

Twenty years Public Health Experience, ten years experience teaching high school sciences, eight years teaching nutrition at the university level.

Technical Writer
- Author & edit clinical manuals and documents.
- Prepare and disseminate health alerts, updates, and media releases.
- Write Annual Reports for Influenza Seasons in Rhode Island that included analysis of the surveillance data collected during the year.
- Develop educational materials for the general public such as the Lyme Disease Frequently Asked Questions.
- Develop healthcare provider educational materials to ensure prompt and accurate reporting of communicable diseases.
Web Content Author
- Responsible for the development of technical content and the continual improvement and updating of the healthcare providers website
Training Coordinator
- Work with partner agencies and regional offices to coordinate training sessions and plan advertising campaigns. Work with regional TB program, the State Bioterrorism Program and Infection Control Practitioners to coordinate, track, and manage trainings.
- Deliver presentations to health care providers on the reporting of infectious diseases in Rhode Island and how to use the DOH website to access information.

Set up and managed RI State Environmental Lead Laboratory to analyze for lead in soils, paints and dust.
Set up and managed RI State analytical laboratory that is responsible for complex water testing and environmental samples.

Ph.D. Human Nutritional Sciences - May 1987 University of Rhode Island,
M.S. Environmental Health Sciences, 1982 URI, Kingston, RI
B.S. Major: Education & Chemistry, 1970 College of White Plains, Pace University, NY