Melani Duffrin, Ph.D., RDN

Title:	Acting Chair
Pronouns:	she/her/hers
Division:	Interdisciplinary Health Professions
Office Location:	Wirtz 323H
Office Phone:	815-753-5158
Email:	mduffrin@niu.edu

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Ohio University, education
• RD Internship, Winthrop University
• M.S., Western Illinois University, education
• B.S., Western Illinois University, home economics

Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Dietitian (LDN), North Carolina Board of Dietetics, State of North Carolina
• Licensed Dietitian (LD), Ohio Board of Dietetics, State of Ohio
• Registered Dietitian (RD), Commission on Dietetic Registration, Chicago, IL
• Serve Safe Certification, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Research Interests

• FoodMASTER.org, FoodMASTER Initiative
• K-12 student food, science and mathematics knowledge
• K-12 student attitudes towards science learning
• Curriculum development
• Patient education and numeracy
• Interactive digital media (text, moving image, animation, video, audio, and video games)