LACY JORDAN

298 Monkey Rd. Elgin, TX 78621 512.413.2016 lnjordan@utmb.edu

EDUCATION
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)- Galveston, TX
Master of Science in Nutrition & Metabolism
Dietetic Internship

June 2014- Aug. 2015

The University of Texas at Austin (UT)- Austin, TX

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics- Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)

May 2014

Austin Community College- Austin, TX

June 2010

DIETETIC INTERNSHIP

Jan. 2015- Aug. 2015

Completed 1290+ supervised practice hours: 8 weeks in acute care hospital setting (includes 2+ weeks of staff relief in pediatric acute care and PICU), 9 weeks of
pediatric outpatient clinics and home-based extended care, 3 weeks of community, 6 weeks of administrative rotation sites, and 6+ weeks of bionutritional research:

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE (NCP used to complete all medical notes in EPIC database software)
Inpatient- UTMB John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, TX
Adult Acute Care cardiac, oncology, geriatrics, internal medicine, ER, ACE, ICU, labor and delivery, post-partum, etc.
Pediatric Acute Care and PICU
Outpatient- UTMB John Sealy Towers, PCP Clinic, and Bay Colony Pediatric Specialty Care Center, League City, TX
Department of Genetics Inborn Errors of Metabolism PKU, GA type I, MSUD, FA oxidation disorders, etc.
o Interdisciplinary approach: metabolic dietitian, geneticist and certified genetic counselor (CGC).
Pediatric Chronic Care clinic autism, Down syndrome, FTT, food allergies, GI intolerances, developmental delays, etc.
o Multidisciplinary feeding team: dietitian, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, physical
therapists, medical residents, and pediatrician and/or nurse practitioner.
Pediatric Endocrinology clinic obesity, abnormal weight gain or loss, diabetes (type 1 and 2), poor BG control, etc.
Pediatric Premie clinic (0-2 years of age) infants post NICU with FTT, feeding difficulties, formula intolerances, etc.
Extended Care, Home-Based- Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Launch, Dickenson, TX
Pediatrics (0-3 years of age) with developmental delays patient type similar to those seen in pediatric chronic care
COMMUNITY
Women Infants Children (WIC) Clinic- League City, TX
WIC nutritionist and supervisor internProvided nutrition education, counseling; created education promotion materials
RESEARCH
UTMB Clinical Research Center (CRC) and Flight Analog Research Unit (FARU)- Galveston, TX
Created meal plans based on 2-week menu cycle all foods/beverages entered in NDSR Software, by weight in grams,
to meet specific bionutrition study protocols for macronutrients and/or micronutrients per subjects weight (in kilograms).
o NVC (high sodium) diet plans for NASA bed rest studies in the flight analog research unit (FARU)
o Effects of protein distribution and amino acid supplementation (leucine vs. alanine) on muscle protein synthesis.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Hospital Food Service- UTMB John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, TX
Morrison Food Service Manager intern; HACCP QA; employee management / service evaluation; created themed menu
with multiple nutrition modifications.
School Food Service- Galveston ISD Child Nutrition Department, Galveston, TX
GISD Director and Nutrition Supervisor intern; created and conducted several audits and QA evaluation reports; assisted
director in designing a hot-food holding school foodservice dining facility to meet standards set by Joint Commission.

OTHER NUTRITION RELATED EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH
The University of Texas at Austins Dell Pediatric Research Institute (DPRI)- Austin, TX
Jan. 2014 - May 2014
Co-investigator in Human Research Study: Exploring Health and Lifestyle in Firefighters for principle investigator,
research scientist and professor, Ladia Hernandez, PhD, RD, LD (50+ hours; 3 academic course credits)
Utilized Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) database to assist in controlling data quality and entry to maintain
data accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality
SPORTS NUTRITION
The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Athletics, Sports Medicine- Austin, TX
Sept. 2013 Dec. 2013
Performance Nutrition Intern for Sports Dietitian, RD, CSSD, LD (10+ hours/week)
Assisted college athletes in choosing appropriate foods/beverages for pre-, during, post-workouts
Made travel packs for all types of athletes for away games
Created performance nutrition education materials and handouts for UT student athletes
Made/received deliveries; followed food safety protocols; tracked inventory
FOODSERVICE
The University of Texas at Austin, Division of Housing and Foodservice- Austin, TX
Sept. 2013 Nov. 2013
Foodservice Management Student (2+ hours/week, 15+ total hours 2 academic credit hours)
Portion control project and presentation
Worked in various production areas: bakery, hot food, and cold food production
Evaluated quality assurance (QA) and work measurement, purchasing information regarding menu items served, food
waste management, temperature maintenance and monitoring protocols in various UT campus dining facilities

Austin City Limits (ACL) Culinary Partnership- Austin, TX

COMMUNITY
Volunteer at Capital Area Food Bank, Urban Roots, and UT Micro Farm- Austin, TX

Provided Performance Nutrition Education to The University of Texas dance team (10+ hours)

Oct. 2013
June 2013 July 2013
Feb. 2014

ORGANIZTIONS
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
Student member

May 2013-Present

Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group (PNPG)

Student member

May 2015-Present

Pedi-RD, a professional listserv for pediatric nutrition

July 2015-Present

SKILLS
Proficient in EPIC, Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) Software, Excel, Webtrition, and REDCap
ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certified
Expires Sep. 2018
CITI Certified for biomedical Human Research / IRB Training
Expires Jan. 2017
Scientific lab skills with significant exposure to various types of lab equipment