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Melani Duffrin
Melani Duffrin, Ph.D., RDN
Title:
Professor
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)
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