Past Members

Dr. Brian Olson

Dr. Brian Olson Is A High Performance Computing Specialist In The School Of Polymer Science And Engineering At The University Of Southern Mississippi. He Graduated With A Ph.D. In Physics From Case Western Reserve University In Cleveland, OH. Following A Postdoctoral Appointment And An Assistant Research Professor Position At The University Of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Olson Now Maintains The Magnolia HPC Cluster And Interfaces With Researchers To Provide Technical Support, Training And Programming Expertise For The Development Of HPC And Data-Intensive Applications.

Abel Gurung

Abel began working with the Telenutrition Center tech team in November 2021. He is a full-stack developer who handles any issues that arise in the front-end and back-end of the research platform. His other responsibilities include creating new features for the research platform and design the primary website.

Michaela Gibbs

Michaela began working with the Telenutrition Center in January 2021 as a participant manager for the Move & Eat to Live program. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and dietetics in May 2022. Michaela will be attending the University of Southern Mississippi graduate school for nutrition and dietetics. Her future career goal is to become a registered dietitian.

Jessica Jordan

Jessica began working with the Telenutrition Center as a marketing and content creator in January of 2023. She is a business marketing major, graduating in May of 2023 at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her responsibilities include creating new content for Telenutrition’s social media platforms and maintaining the Telenutrition website.

Shawna Everman

Shawna was a former 2022 Mississippi INBRE Lead Outreach Scholar and began working for the Telenutrition Center in January 2022. She graduated in May of 2022 with her bachelor’s in nutrition and dietetics with a minor in strengthening and conditioning. Currently, Shawna is in graduate school for nutrition and dietetics with her anticipation graduation date being May 2024. Her future goal is to become a registered dietitian.

Cali Navarro

 

Cali began working with the Telenutrition Center in June 2021. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from The University of Southern Mississippi in May 2021. She will be continuing her education at the university to earn her Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Food Systems. Afterwards, she plans on starting the Dietetic Internship in Fall of 2022. In the future, she hopes to practice as a clinical dietitian.

Chelsey Lawrick

Chelsey began working with the Telenutrition Center in May of 2021 and has served as a Health Coach for the Move & Eat to Live Program since February 2020. She recently completed her first year in the Nutrition & Food Systems Master’s Program at USM. She will be going on to her dietetic internship in Jackson, MS for the Fall of 2022.

Dallin Blanks

Dallin is a Graphic Design major who began working with the Telenutrition Center in September of 2021 as a part time Graphic Designer. He designs logos, postcards, letterheads, etc. After he graduates from USM, he aims to become a full-time Manga artist who also dabbles in digital 3D modeling.

Aishitha Chembeti

Aishitha is a public health graduate student majoring in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She did her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in India. She began working with the Telenutrition center in August of 2021 and works on data cleaning, analysis. After graduating from USM, she plans to work as a Biostatistician

Pradeep Munukuntla

Pradeep started working at the Telenutrition Center in August 2021 and pursuing his Master’s in Public Health emphasis area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He has been involved in Data Cleaning and Analysis. He wants to see him as a Biostatistician in future.

Priya Dey

Priya began working with the Telenutrition Center in the Spring of 2021. She is a Public Health Graduate majoring in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. After graduation, she plans on working as a Biostatistician.

Whitney Keith

Whitney is a senior Computer Science student that has worked as a software developer for the Telenutrition Center since September 2019. She works to maintain and build new features for the Bridge2U app, as well as designing and updating the Telenutrition website. After graduating, she hopes to continue working as a software engineer