Student Dietetic Association

The Student Dietetic Association is a community-based, non-profit organization run by the students studying Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Administration at Northern Illinois University.  Our mission is to educate the community about health and nutrition, and to apply nutritional knowledge into community service projects as much as possible.  The activities SDA participates in include: Cropwalk, Kids' Fest, Empty Bowls and Relay for Life.  We are here to pay it forward...

[L-R] Michelle Orozco, Nick Groch, Stephanie Rivera, Monica Lobo



 

STEPHANIE RIVERA
President: rivera.steph@gmail.com




MICHELLE OROZCO
Vice President: morozco1@niu.edu




MONICA LOBO
Secretary: niu.sda@gmail.com




NICK GROCH
Treasurer: z078745@niu.edu

 

BEVERLY W. HENRY, PhD, RD, LDN, SDA Faculty Advisor, is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Administration. Her education background includes graduating with a BS degree in Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science from NIU in 1983 and her first job as a clinical dietitian was at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Beverly then worked as a research assistant at the Pediatric Genetics Clinic the University of Illinois at Chicago while studying for her Masters Degree in Medical Dietetics, graduating in 1989. Beverly specialized in neonatal nutrition and pediatric metabolic support during 12 years working at Loyola University Medical Center and then worked for 2 years as Director of Continuing Medical Education for the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola. Beverly graduated with her doctorate in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago in 2003. Here at NIU, Beverly teaches classes on Child Health and Nutrition, Applied Nutrition, Counseling, and Maternal Child Nutrition. Her research interests include teaching and evaluating nutrition counseling and nutrition screening and intervention for child health.

E-mail: bwhenry@niu.edu