PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PUBLICATIONS
  • Poster Session entitled "Shopping Smart: Dietetic Interns Utilize Learner-Centered Education for Male Clients Undergoing Residential Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation" presented at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition (FNCE), Chicago, Illinois. Authors:  Priscilla Flowers, Monica Cohen, Phyllis.E. Fatzinger-McShane, Laura Otolski (10/08).
  • Published invited review of Webinar entitled "So You Want to Be Green: What does that Mean?" in the Food Service Institute of American Winter 2008 Issue Newsletter, the Maryland Dietetic Association (MDA) and District of Columbia Dietetic Newsletters.
  • Poster session entitled "Knowledge and Practices of School Nurses Regarding Growth Measurements" presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston MA. Authors: Priscilla Flowers, Rhona H. Cooper, and Shortie McKinney (11/7/06).
  • Poster session entitled "Growth Measurement Knowledge and Practices of School Nurses" presented at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference, Boston, MA. Authors: Priscilla Flowers, Rhona H. Cooper, and Shortie McKinney (7/15/06).
  • Poster Session entitled "Perceptions and Practices of School Nurses Regarding Growth Measurements" presented at the National Association of School Nurses’ (NASN) Annual Conference, New York, NY. Authors: Priscilla Flowers, Rhona H. Cooper, and Shortie McKinney (7/1/06).
PRESENTATIONS (Selected)
  • Invited presentations: “Meal Planning Interventions for People with Diabetes” for the University of Maryland Dietetic Internship Program on October 17, 2011, October 18, 2010, and October 26, 2009, Baltimore, MD 
  • Invited presentation: “ABC’s of Diabetes Management” Federal Occupational Health November 10, 2009, Washington, DC
  • Provide nutrition counseling and diabetes education for women and families at “Divabetic: Make Over Your Diabetes” September 27, 2008, Upper Marlboro, MD and November 1, 2006, Philadelphia, PA 
  • Invited presentation: “Impact of a Professional Development Program on Growth Screening Practices of School Nurses” for Dietetic Interns and Faculty at Marshall University's Dietetic Internship Program and Nursing Faculty at the Annual Nursing Research Conference October 12, 2007, Huntington, WV
  • Invited presentation: “The Secret to Eating Healthy and Feeling Great” 5th Annual Symposium on Black Women’s Health April 14, 2007,  Bethlehem, PA