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Career and Professional Development
Session Type: ASN Community Activity

Cultivating Resiliency and a Growth Mindset in Early Career Nutrition Professionals

Monday, July 24, 2023
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM ET
Location: Back Bay B-D

Organized by the ASN Early Career Nutrition Interest Group
CPE for RDs

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:
  • Describe strategies for managing adversity and fostering a growth mindset

      • Chair(s)

    • Katherine Balantekin, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

      Assistant Professor
      University at Buffalo
      Buffalo, New York, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Hannah Oh, ScD, MPH (she/her/hers)

      Associate Professor
      Department of Public Health Sciences, Korea University
      Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Nadeeja Wijayatunga, MBBS, MPhil, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers)

      Assistant Professor
      Nutrition and Hospitality Management
      University of Mississippi
      University, Mississippi, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

      • Speaker(s)

    • Leah Evert, MBA, MS, RD, EP-C (she/her/hers)

      Co-Founder & Executive Director
      The Willow Foundation
      Washington, District of Columbia, United States

      Disclosure(s): Viatris: Employee (Ongoing)

      • Panelist(s)

    • Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA

      Horn Distinguished Professor, Associate Vice President for Research & Director, Obesity Research Institute
      Nutritional Sciences
      Texas Tech University
      Lubbock, Texas, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

      Research Assistant Professor
      Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
      Atlanta, Georgia, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Disclosure(s):
    Katherine N. Balantekin, PhD, RD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
    Hannah Oh, ScD, MPH: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
    Nadeeja N. Wijayatunga, MBBS, MPhil, PhD, RDN: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
    Leah Evert, MBA, MS, RD, EP-C: Viatris: Employee (Ongoing)
    Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
    Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Presentations:

    • 4:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET
      Introduction - Cultivating Resiliency and a Growth Mindset

      Chair: Katherine N. Balantekin, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo

      Chair: Nadeeja N. Wijayatunga, MBBS, MPhil, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Mississippi

    • 4:05 PM – 4:35 PM ET
      Keynote - Cultivating Resiliency and a Growth Mindset

      Speaker: Leah Evert, MBA, MS, RD, EP-C (she/her/hers) – The Willow Foundation

    • 4:35 PM – 4:40 PM ET
      Remarks - Cultivating Resiliency and a Growth Mindset

      Panelist: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA – Texas Tech University

    • 4:40 PM – 4:45 PM ET
      Remarks - Cultivating Resiliency and a Growth Mindset

      Panelist: Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

    • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
      Panel Discussion - Cultivating Resiliency and a Growth Mindset in Early Career Nutrition Professionals

      Chair: Katherine N. Balantekin, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo

      Chair: Nadeeja N. Wijayatunga, MBBS, MPhil, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Mississippi

      Speaker: Leah Evert, MBA, MS, RD, EP-C (she/her/hers) – The Willow Foundation

      Panelist: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA – Texas Tech University

      Panelist: Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health