April D Davis, PhD, MS, RDN, ACSM-CEP

Experience

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  Federal Even Start Program

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Family Education Advocate

  Provided case management through bi-monthly home visits; Educated households on developmental stages, literacy activities, and family structure; Worked with non-English speaking clients, teaming with a language interpreter

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  Spokane Resource Center

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  Counselor / Program Coordinator

  Provided one-to-one confidential counseling; Facilitated, coordinated, and instructed education seminars; Managed client database, statistical reporting, and monthly submission of grant draw down; Chaired the Board of Directors’ Education Committee

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  Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Policy Legislation and Nutrition Research Assistant

  Assessed the effects of mandated school nutrition and physical activity policies and procedures; Interviewed school administrative and cafeteria staff regarding district nutrition policies; Applied Environmental Assessment Tool to record data for aggregate study; Facilitated conduction and collection of surveys

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  Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Pediatric Dietitian

  Assessed nutritional status of pediatric patients with complex health conditions; Provided Medical Nutrition Therapy and offered education and counseling; Implemented enteral and parenteral nutrition regimens, along with transitional feeding plans; Conferred with health care professionals in coordinating patient’s medical and nutritional needs; Documented and applied nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and care plan

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  Washington State University Spokane

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Graduate Assistant / Lecturer I

  Implemented education curricula and materials; Provided nutrition lectures to students enrolled in the Program in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology; Revised, designed, and facilitated laboratory sessions; Graded assignments and exams; Collaborated with other educators in identifying needs and served as a leader mentoring students

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  St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Clinical Dietitian

  Performed assessment and development of care plans for patients at nutritional risk; Documented treatment and patient progress; Provided Medical Nutrition Therapy, education and counseling; Developed and instigated nutritional programs related to weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease

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  People to People Ambassador Programs

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  International Nutrition Consultant

  Reviewed and analyzed international menus and made recommendations for quality improvement; Traveled abroad and observed nutrition practices, meals served, and overall acceptance by student delegations; Wrote monthly blogs for the Healthy Living Section of the organization’s website

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  Cancer Care Northwest

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Oncology Dietitian & Clinical Exercise Physiologist

  Designed and implemented a nutrition care screening and intervention tool for use by clinical staff;Consulted with patients to provide nutrition education and guidance related to diagnosis;Documented comprehensive assessment of patients’ current nutritional status;Presented formal in-service meetings and seminars to staff and the public;Wrote book chapters for publication on specialized oncology nutrition topics;Participated in weekly medical rounds;Developed and revised practice resources including a diet manual, formulary, and practice guidelines Show less

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  Washington State University Spokane

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2021

  Assistant Professor

  Provide students with supervised clinical experience in applying didactic knowledge to real-world situations related to: 1) medical, nutrition, and exercise history, 2) assessment and testing of fitness and nutrition status, and 3) exercise prescriptions and nutrition recommendations and counseling.Educate/train medical and graduate nutrition students on:• Standard nutrition and exercise physiology laboratory and field procedures for assessment of nutritional, fitness, and exercise capacity status, and the underlying physiological bases of these parameters and tests;• Technical skills and competence in performing routine assessments used in exercise physiology, nutrition, and clinical medicine, and accepted methods of standardization of these procedures.• How to calculate work and power, nutritional, physiological, and metabolic parameters, and to apply these calculations to simulated and/or real-world situations. • Implementation of appropriate exercise physiology and nutritional tests, lab procedures, and techniques for evaluation of nutritional status, fitness, and exercise capacity, with awareness of issues such as accuracy, reliability, reproducibility, variability, sensitivity, and specificity and their impact on the choice of technique(s).• Writing efficacious professional papers and lab reports, using information gleaned from evidence-based sources.• Applying assessment and counseling techniques to non-clinical and clinical populations.• Becoming proficient in clinical terminology related to physiological and nutritional tests administered and the variables which these tests purport to measure. Show less

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  Washington State University

  Jan 2014 - now

  Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Dietetics Program

  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Dept. of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology (NEP)DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE DIETETICS, Master of Science Coordinated Program in DieteticsElson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University