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Wendy
M.
Stein
Department
of
Nutritional
Sciences
Cell:
310-‐854-‐2700
The
Pennsylvania
State
University
Office:
814-‐865-‐4404
110
Chandlee
Laboratory,
University
Park,
PA
16802
Email:
wstein@psu.edu
SKILLS
§ Developing,
managing,
and
executing
research
projects
§ Advanced
knowledge
of
human
nutrition
and
Ingestive
behavior
§ Ability
to
learn
quickly
and
multi-‐task
in
a
fast-‐paced
environment
§ Excellent
interpersonal
and
communication
skills
§ Strong
analytical
and
problem-‐solving
skills
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania
State
University,
University
Park,
PA
Master
of
Science
in
Nutritional
Sciences,
2012-‐2015
(expected)
§ Minor
in
Human
Development
and
Family
Studies
§ USDA
Childhood
Obesity
Prevention
Training
(COPT)
Fellow
Michigan
State
University,
East
Lansing,
MI
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Nutritional
Sciences
and
Psychology,
2008-‐2012
§ Member
of
The
Honors
College
§ Graduated
with
High
Honors
(top
6%
of
graduating
class;
GPA:
3.9)
Food,
Nutrition
and
Health
Study
Abroad
in
Tanzania,
July
2010-‐Aug.
2010
§ Learned
about
government
initiatives
focused
on
food,
nutrition,
and
health
§ Toured
rural
villages
and
local
markets
to
assess
the
availability
of
resources
§ Volunteered
at
hospitals,
mother-‐child
clinics,
and
orphanages
Boston
University,
Boston,
MA
High
School
Honors
Program,
June
2007-‐Aug.
2007
§ Completed
8-‐credits
of
undergraduate
courses
(Social
Psychology
and
Traditional
Chinese
Medicine)
in
a
rigorous
6-‐week
summer
honors
program
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Kashi
Company,
La
Jolla,
CA
Pre-‐Professional
Nutrition
Intern,
June
2012-‐March
2013
§ Worked
with
Consumer
Market
Insights
and
Nielsen
Analytics
as
a
Nutrition
Marketing
Team
Member
§ Managed
and
presented
market
research
projects
on
competitors’
use
of
nutrients
of
concern,
sustainability
practices,
office
wellness,
and
use
of
natural
and
organic
ingredients
§ Constructed
eye-‐catching,
informative,
and
concise
creative
briefs
§ Participated
in
a
Digital
Media
Innovation
Conference,
July
2012
§ Organized
a
“Plant
Powered”
lunch
and
learn,
a
“Plant
Powered”
7-‐day
Office
Challenge,
and
office
“Meatless
Mondays”
WM
Stein 2
§ Learned
about
Nutrition
Marketing,
Nutrition
Labeling,
and
Research
&
Development
at
Kellogg’s
Headquarters
in
Battle
Creek,
MI,
July
2012
MSU
Department
of
Residence
Life,
East
Lansing,
MI
Resident
Assistant,
Aug.
2011-‐May
2012
§ Supported
a
floor
of
88
residents
and
a
building
of
over
900
residents
§ Organized
and
executed
various
social,
academic,
and
cultural
programs
§ Recognized,
responded
to,
and
reported
incidents
§ Participated
in
weekly
2-‐hour
Residence
Life
Seminars
that
included
community
and
leadership
development,
guided
reflection
on
assigned
readings,
and
group
presentations
MSU
Residential
and
Hospitality
Services,
East
Lansing,
MI
Service
Center
Representative,
April
2010-‐May
2012
§ Addressed
concerns
from
residents,
students,
staff,
and
guests
to
improve
the
functionality
of
the
on-‐
campus
residence
halls
§ Responsible
for
checking
residents
in
and
out
of
residence
halls,
sorting
and
distributing
mail,
and
issuing
loaner
keys,
parking
passes,
and
refunds
§ Accountable
for
a
$350.00
cash
bank
§ Trained
Level
I
employees
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Pennsylvania
State
University
Department
of
Nutritional
Sciences,
University
Park,
PA
Graduate
Research
Assistant,
Aug.
2012-‐present
§ Advisor:
Kathleen
L.
Keller,
Ph.D.
§ Master’s
Thesis:
Children’s
response
to
food
branding
at
three
multi-‐item
laboratory
test-‐meals
Projects:
2014-‐present
A
pilot
study
to
test
children’s
willingness
to
try,
liking,
and
intake
of
vegetables
with
spices
Role:
Principle
Investigator
2013-‐2015
A
pilot
study
to
test
for
differences
in
how
children’s
brains
respond
to
food
advertising
Role:
Project
Coordinator
2013-‐2014
Child
smoothie
project
Role:
Co-‐Investigator
2012-‐2013
A
pilot
study
to
assess
brand
familiarity
in
children
Role:
Project
Coordinator
Michigan
State
University
Department
of
Food
Science
and
Human
Nutrition,
East
Lansing,
MI
Concepts
of
Human
Nutrition
Research
Methods
Course,
Jan.
2012-‐May
2012
§ Senior
Honors
Thesis:
The
effects
of
pre-‐meal
exercise
on
glucose
tolerance,
RMR,
and
satiety
Michigan
State
University
Neuroscience
Program,
East
Lansing,
MI
Undergraduate
Research
Assistant,
Feb.
2009-‐May
2009
§ Evaluated
neural
and
endocrine
controls
of
circadian
and
seasonal
rhythms
in
mammals
under
the
supervision
of
Antonio
A.
Nuñez,
Ph.D.
§ Ordered
and
prepared
chemical
solutions,
performed
immunocytochemistry,
mounted
brain
slices
to
slides,
and
meticulously
entered
large
quantities
of
data
into
Microsoft®
Excel
WM
Stein 3
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
2012-‐present
Tours
of
the
Metabolic
Kitchen
and
Children’s
Eating
Behavior
Laboratory,
Penn
State
University
2014
Guest
Lecturer,
NUTR
456:
Community
Nutrition,
Penn
State
University
2013
Graduate
Teaching
Assistant,
NUTR
456:
Community
Nutrition,
Penn
State
University
2012
Undergraduate
Teaching
Assistant,
HNF
260:
Principles
of
Human
Nutrition,
Michigan
State
University
2010
Undergraduate
Teaching
Assistant,
PSY
295:
Data
Analysis
in
Psychological
Research,
Michigan
State
University
LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCE
2014-‐present
COPT
Daytrip
and
Conference
Committee
Member
2013-‐2014
Nutrition
Graduate
Student
Association
Vice
President
2010-‐2012
MSU
Nutritional
Sciences
Club
Vice
President
2010-‐2012
MSU
Nutritional
Sciences
Peer
Adviser
2010-‐2011
MSU
Jewish
Student
Union
Community
Service
Chair
2009-‐2010
MSU
Tower
Guard
2009-‐2010
MSU
Hillel
Leadership
Institute
March
2010
Alternative
Spring
Break
in
Miami
with
MSU
Hillel
HONORS
AND
AWARDS
2012-‐present
USDA
Childhood
Obesity
Prevention
Training
Fellow
July
2014
SSIB
Annual
Meeting
New
Investigator
Travel
Award
2011-‐2012
General
Chemistry
Award
2011-‐2012
ASMSU
Scholarship
for
Student
Leaders
2011-‐2012
Bradford
Adams
Endowed
Scholarship
2011-‐2012
Leroy
G.
Augenstein
Award
2011-‐2012
Dan
Bolin
Undergraduate
Award
2010-‐2012
Honors
College
Alumni
Association
Scholarship
2010-‐2012
G.
Malcolm
Trout
Undergraduate
Scholarship
2010-‐2011
May
E.
Foley
Endowed
Scholarship
2010-‐2011
William
A.
Sells,
Jr.
Endowed
Scholarship
2010-‐2011
Office
of
Study
Abroad
Academic
Excellence
Award
2010-‐2011
John
A.
and
Irma
L.
Benschop
International
Study
Award
2009-‐2010
Kamerschen-‐Pearson
Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
Institute
of
Food
Technologists
Academy
of
Nutrition
and
Dietetics
Society
for
the
Study
of
Ingestive
Behavior
American
Society
for
Nutrition
The
Obesity
Society
Penn
State
Nutrition
Graduate
Student
Association
WM
Stein 4
PUBLICATIONS
WM
Stein,
KL
Keller.
The
modern
food
environment:
changes
in
food
quantity
and
quality
and
their
impact
on
hedonic
eating.
In
Hedonic
Eating:
How
the
Pleasurable
Aspects
of
Food
Can
Affect
Appetite.
In
press.
BY
Rollins,
WM
Stein,
KL
Keller.
Preschoolers
will
drink
their
GREENS!
Children
like,
and
are
willing
to
try
and
consume
smoothies
containing
dark
green
vegetables
(DGVs).
Journal
of
the
Academy
of
Nutrition
and
Dietetics
(submitted
Oct.
2014).
PRESENTATIONS
BY
Rollins,
WM
Stein,
KL
Keller.
2014.
Kids
will
drink
green
smoothies!
Children’s
willingness
to
try,
liking,
and
intake
of
smoothies
containing
fruits
and
dark
leafy
greens
in
a
preschool
setting.
Poster
presented
at
The
Obesity
Society
Annual
Scientific
Meeting,
Boston,
MA.
WM
Stein,
KL
Keller.
2014.
Evaluation
of
the
theory
of
externality
in
7-‐9
year-‐old
children
at
two
ad
libitum
test
meals.
Talk
presented
at
the
Society
for
the
Study
of
Ingestive
Behavior
Annual
Scientific
Meeting,
Seattle,
WA.
WM
Stein,
LK
English,
SN
Fearnbach,
TL
Cravener,
PC
Chandler-‐Laney,
KL
Keller.
2014.
Impact
of
the
prenatal
maternal
diet
on
children’s
vegetable
consumption
at
4-‐6
years.
Poster
presented
at
The
Pennsylvania
State
University
Graduate
Student
Exhibition,
University
Park,
PA.
WM
Stein,
LK
English,
SN
Fearnbach,
TL
Cravener,
PC
Chandler-‐Laney,
KL
Keller.
2014.
Impact
of
the
prenatal
maternal
diet
on
children’s
vegetable
consumption
at
4-‐6
years.
Poster
presented
at
the
HHD/SON
Interdisciplinary
Research
Forum
&
Social,
University
Park,
PA.
WM
Stein,
LK
English,
SN
Fearnbach,
TL
Cravener,
PC
Chandler-‐Laney,
KL
Keller.
2013.
Impact
of
the
prenatal
maternal
diet
on
children’s
vegetable
consumption
at
4-‐6
years.
Poster
presented
at
The
Obesity
Society
Annual
Scientific
Meeting,
Atlanta,
GA.
LK
English,
SN
Fearnbach,
WM
Stein,
TL
Cravener,
PC
Chandler-‐Laney,
KL
Keller.
2013.
Say
it
isn’t
soda:
Maternal
sugar-‐sweetened
beverage
intake
during
pregnancy
is
positively
related
to
4-‐6
year
old
children’s
BMI
z-‐score.
Poster
presented
at
The
Obesity
Society
Annual
Scientific
Meeting,
Atlanta,
GA.
SN
Fearnbach,
LK
English,
WM
Stein,
TL
Cravener,
KL
Keller.
2013.
Body
composition
predicts
intake
at
a
single,
palatable
buffet
test
meal
in
4-‐6
year-‐old
children.
Poster
presented
at
The
Obesity
Society
Annual
Scientific
Meeting,
Atlanta,
GA.
WM
Stein,
LL
Birch,
GL
Jensen,
L
Mulfinger,
J
Savage
Williams,
Zarit.
2013.
Penn
State
Childhood
Obesity
Prevention
Training
Program.
Poster
presented
at
the
HHD/SON
Interdisciplinary
Research
Forum
&
Social,
University
Park,
PA.
WM
Stein,
A
Green,
S
Kollmeyer,
J
Laverdiere
and
M
Taylor.
2012.
The
effects
of
pre-‐meal
exercise
on
glucose
tolerance,
RMR
and
satiety.
Poster
presented
at
the
Michigan
State
University
Nutritional
Sciences
Research
Forum
and
Reception,
East
Lansing,
MI.
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