Elizabeth Kmiecinski
Adjunct Faculty
College of Health Sciences and Technology
585-475-2357
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Elizabeth Kmiecinski
Adjunct Faculty
College of Health Sciences and Technology
Education
BS in Dietetics, The Ohio State University; RD, Charleston Area Medical Center; MS in Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky
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585-475-2357
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Published Conference Proceedings
Kmiecinski, Elizabeth and Barbra Cerio-Iocco. "Benefits of Teaching Nutrition Principles Applied to the Mediterranean Diet to Supermarket Managers." Proceedings of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics-Food/Nutrition Conference/Expo. Ed. Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RD, LD,. Chicago, Illinois: n.p., 2013. Print.
Currently Teaching
NUTR-205
Complementary and Integrative Approaches for Well-being
3 Credits
Complementary and alternative therapies for well-being are defined and described with information provided in the context of safety issues, efficacy, regulations, marketing, resource discrimination.
NUTR-215
Foundations of Nutrition Sciences
3 Credits
This is an introductory course in nutritional science concepts and application to current nutrition issues. This course covers the study of specific nutrients and their functions, the development of dietary standards and guides and how these standards are applied throughout the lifecycle. Students learn to analyze their own diets and develop strategies to make any necessary dietary changes for a lifetime of good health. Current health and nutrition problems and nutrition misinformation will be discussed. Online sections are asynchronous. Students are assessed by learning activities such as: weekly quizzes and discussion boards, homework assignments, and a final diet analysis project. In person sections are synchronous lectures and class discussions. Students are assessed by learning activities such as: exams, homework, assignments and final project analysis.
NUTR-300
Sports Nutrition
3 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to the integration between exercise and nutrition-related topics by exploring the intimate link among nutrition, energy metabolism, and human exercise response. The course content will sort fact from fiction and help students and practitioners obtain the knowledge they need to give sound advice to athletes and active individuals.
NUTR-510
Integrative Approaches to Health
1 Credits
This class offers students in the Nutrition Management major an overview of controversial and accepted alternative diet therapies, basic medicine guidelines, and vitamin/mineral supplementation.
NUTR-525
Medical Nutrition Therapy I
3 Credits
This course is the first course of a two course series. Review and application of biological metabolism and interrelationships of nutrients, hormones, enzymes, and other biochemical substances in humans. Modification of nutritional intake to meet nutritional needs altered by diseases and stress as well as use of alternate methods of feeding (enteral/parenteral) to meet nutritional needs is discussed in depth. This course emphasizes the practical applications of medical nutritional therapy for use with patients/clients.
NUTR-526
Medical Nutrition Therapy II
3 Credits
This course is a continuation of NUTR-525 Medical Nutrition Therapy I. Review and application of biological metabolism and interrelationships of nutrients, hormones, enzymes, and other biochemical substances in humans. Modification of nutritional intake to meet nutritional needs altered by diseases and stress as well as use of alternate methods of feeding (enteral/parenteral) to meet nutritional needs is discussed in depth. This course emphasizes the practical applications of medical nutritional therapy for use with patients/clients.
NUTR-599
Independent Study
1 - 4 Credits
This course provides the opportunity for independent investigation, under faculty supervision, on a subject matter either not included in existing courses or further investigation of a topic of interest presented in another course. A student-driven, faculty-mentored proposal is drafted that describes the plan of work, deliverables expected, evaluation criteria, and possible credit load.
NUTR-610
Integrative Approaches to Health
1 Credits
This one credit class offers an overview of controversial and accepted integrative health therapies, diet therapies, basic herbal medicine guidelines, and vitamin/mineral supplementation.
NUTR-625
Medical Nutrition Therapy I
3 Credits
This course is the first of a two-course series concerned with the review and application of biological metabolism and the interrelationships of nutrients, hormones, enzymes, and other biochemical substances in humans. Modification of nutritional intake to meet nutritional needs altered by diseases and stress as well as the use of alternate methods of feeding (enteral/parenteral) to meet nutritional needs is discussed in depth. This course emphasizes the practical applications of medical nutritional therapy for use with patients/clients.
NUTR-626
Medical Nutrition Therapy II
3 Credits
This course is the second of a two-course series concerned with the review and application of biological metabolism and the interrelationships of nutrients, hormones, enzymes, and other biochemical substances in humans. Modification of nutritional intake to meet nutritional needs altered by diseases and stress as well as the use of alternate methods of feeding (enteral/parenteral) to meet nutritional needs is discussed in depth. This course emphasizes the practical applications of medical nutritional therapy for use with patients/clients.
WSHN-799
Independent Study
1 - 4 Credits
This course provides the opportunity for independent investigation, under faculty
supervision, on a subject matter either not included in existing courses or further
investigation of a topic of interest presented in another course. A student-driven, faculty mentored proposal is drafted that describes the plan of work, deliverables expected, evaluation criteria, and possible credit load.
In the News
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November 12, 2021
RIT dietetics and nutrition student examines athletes’ eating habits
For fourth-year dietetics and nutrition student Abigail Morrissey, sports nutrition is more than academics—it’s about debunking misinformation about food and body size that promotes unhealthy eating habits among young women athletes.