February 12, 2019

Roselyn Zeyl, Sumer Al-Ani, and Ana Veloso, all Master of Science-Didactic Program in Dietetic (MS-DPD) students in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, presented to undergraduate nutrition and exercise students about their involvement with nutrition education in the Philadelphia community.

Additionally, they emphasized their experience at the MS-DPD program at Drexel University. Zeyl, Al-Ani and Veloso advised the students about job opportunities and networking in the Nutrition field. As an example of a student position in the field of dietetics, the presenters discussed their participation at Eat Right Philly, Drexel’s Pennsylvania-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (PA SNAP-Ed) program.

After the presentation, students were engaged in a question and answer session where they provided additional information about the field of nutrition and dietetics and its future.