Students

Ashlea Braun, PhD, RD, LD

Invited to join the prestigious Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2020.
Lead author or co-author on at least 13 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Recipient of 4 national awards:
- Mead Johnson National Student Research Abstract Award
- The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Anita Owen Award of Recognition for Innovative Nutrition Education
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Award of Excellence in Oncology Nutrition Research
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Young Dietitian of the Year Award

HOPE Lab Graduate Student Highlights

Emily Hill, PhD, RD, LD

Recipient of six national awards:
- TL1 Training Grant
- Mead Johnson Nutrition/Research Dietetic Practice Group Student Research Award
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Lifelong Learning Committee and Dietetics Practice Based Research Network (DPBRN) Oversight Committee Top-Scoring Research Abstract
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Oncology Dietetic Practice Group Award for Excellence in Oncology Nutrition Research
- Oncology Dietetic Practice Group Education Grant, Colonel Nannie Rudd Evans Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
- Leadership Internship Award from the Association for Healthcare Foodservice
Recipient of the 2020 doctoral-level Rosita Schiller Research Award to support her dissertation work.
Selected as a Presidential Fellow by OSU in spring of 2019.
Co-authored at least 10 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Khawlah Al-Muhanna, PhD Candidate

Recipient of the 2019 Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award
Recipient of the King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) International Scholarship through Saudi Arabian Cultural Attache.

Anna Pashkova, MS, RD, LD

Recipient of the 2019 AND Outstanding Abstract Award
Selected for the master-level Rosita Schiller Research Award to support her thesis work.
Recipient of the 2017 and 2018 Barbara Bott Memorial Foundation Scholarship and the 2017 School of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences Alumni Scholarship

Kaleigh Carpenter, MS, RD, LD

Recipient of 1 national peer-reviewed poster award, 1 state peer-reviewed poster award

Nicole Jontony, MS, RD, LD

Recipient of the 2018 Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award.

Jessi Kilbarger, MS, RD, LD

Kristen Rhode-Roberts, PhD, RD, LD

Published research in peer-reviewed scientific journal and presented peer-reviewed research poster at one peer-reviewed international and one peer-reviewed state meeting.
Recipient of a National Institutes of Health Mentored Research Training Program (TL1) Award from the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences.

Jade Smith, MS, RD, LD

Platform presenter for thesis research at a peer-reviewed national conference, and poster presenter at one peer-reviewed state conference.
Recipient of a state-level peer-reviewed poster award for thesis research.
Selected as a Nisonger Center LEND (Leadership Education in Neuro-developmental Disabilities) Fellow

Jingchen (Lucy) Liu, MS, RD, LD

Recipient of the Chinese Americans in Dietetics and Nutrition (CADN) Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Amy Alwood, MS, RD, LD

Published three peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Recipient of Research Most Likely to Impact the World in 10 Years Category Poster Award at The Ohio State University Food Innovation Center Annual Meeting.
Recipient of the Outstanding Dietetic Graduate Student Award from the Ohio Dietetic Association and the Rosita Schiller Scholarship.

Alexis Joseph, MS, RD, LD

Published two peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Recipient of the Columbus Dietetic Association Scholarship and the Rosita Schiller Scholarship from the OSU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Selected for the Frederick Green Memorial Internship in Nutrition Communications from the Academy

Erica Hohol, MS, RD, LD

Published a peer-reviewed scientific publication.
Recipient of a Poster Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Research Dietetics Practice Group.
Recipient of poster award in the Nutrition and Cancer Category at the Russell Klein Nutrition Research Symposium.

Qi Hui Wong, RD, LD

Awarded 1st Place Poster Presentation Award in the Clinical Education and Assessment Category at the 23rd Annual Richard J. and Martha D. Denman 2018 Undergraduate Research Forum.
Receipt of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Award of Merit.

Jeff Laubert, RD, LD

Published research abstract in a peer-reviewed journal.
Awarded 1st place Poster Award in the Behavioral Science Category at the Russell Klein Nutrition Research Symposium
Recipient of M. Rosita Schiller School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Scholarship.

Hannah Hart, RD, LD

Presented research poster at a peer-reviewed national meeting and two peer-reviewed state meetings
Recipient of the Directors Award and “Best in Show” Poster Award at the Second Year Transformational Experience (STEP) Symposium
Received first place Poster Award at the Russell Klein Nutrition Research Symposium

Emily Fitz, RD, LD

Published research in a peer-reviewed journal and has presented research poster at a peer-reviewed state meeting.
Awarded Honorable Mention Poster Award at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.

Maxine Mendelson, RD, LD

Presented research poster at two peer-reviewed state meetings
Recipient of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Award of Merit and the Barbara Bott Scholarship from Medical Dietetics.
Served as Chair of the Office Selection and Awards Committee for the Columbus Dietetic Association.