<p> CURRICULUM VITAE Melissa Christensen Daniels</p><p>Residence: 106 B Weatherstone Drive, Chapel Hill NC 27514 Telephone: (919) 929-6206 Office: Home office (same as above) Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Education: Ph.D. Nutrition (Epidemiology) 2002 - 2006, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. M.S.P.H. General Public Health 2000 - 2002, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah B.A. Music (with Pre-Med) 1994 - 2000, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Summa Cum Laude Peer-Reviewed Publications: Daniels, M.C., Adair L.S., Popkin B.M., Truong Y.K. Dietary diversity scores can be improved through the use of portion requirements: an analysis in young Filipino children. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct 31; [epub ahead of print] Adair, L.S. and Daniels, M. Early Nutrition and the Development of Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Nutr Today 2007:42(1):6-13. Daniels, M.C. and Adair, L.S. Breast-Feeding Influences Cognitive Development in Filipino Children, J Nutr. 2005;2589-2595. Daniels, M.C. and Adair, L.S. Growth in Young Filipino Children Predicts Schooling Trajectories through High School, J Nutr. 2004;134:1439–1446. Daniels, M., Merrill, R.M., Lyon, J.L., Stanford, J.B., White, G.L. Associations between breast cancer risk factors and religious practices in Utah. Prev Med.2004;38:28-38 Merrill, R.M., Hilton, S.C., Daniels, M. Impact of the LDS Church=s Health Doctrine on Deaths from Diseases and Conditions Associated with Cigarette Smoking. Annals of Epi.2003;13(10):704-711. Posters Presented from Original Research: Breastfeeding and IQ in Filipino children; Daniels, Melissa C., Adair, Linda S; Experimental Biology 2004, April 16-19, Washington DC. Factors affecting the relationship between stunted growth at age 2 and subsequent schooling status in Filipino Adolescents; Christensen, Melissa, Adair, Linda S.; Experimental Biology 2003, April 11-15, San Diego, CA. Breast Cancer and Religion in Utah; Christensen, Melissa, Merrill, RM, Lyon, JL, Stanford, JB, White, GL; American Public Health Association Public Health Expo 2002, Nov 11, Philadelphia, PA.</p><p>Oral Presentations: Long-term Breastfeeding in Full-term Low Birth Weight Filipino Infants is Strongly Related to Improved IQ at Age 8; Daniels, Melissa C., Adair, Linda S; Experimental Biology 2005, April 2 - 6, San Diego, CA. Work Experience: Research Associate, Nutrition in Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill, Nutrition Dept. Aug 2006 - July 2007. Graduate Research Assistant, UNC-Chapel Hill, Nutrition Dept. Aug 2003 - May 2006. Nutrition 111 (Nutr of Children and Mothers) Teaching Asst, UNC-Chapel Hill, Nutrition Dept. Aug - Dec 2003 Epidemiology 6300 Teaching Assistant, University of Utah, Public Health Program. Aug B Dec 2001 Research Assistant, University of Utah, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, June 2001 - Aug 2002. Nutrition and Public Health Curriculum Development, Healing Hands for Haiti. SLC, Utah. May-Aug 2001 Teacher of Public Health and Nutrition, Healing Hands for Haiti. Port Au Prince, Haiti. August 2001 Chemistry Teaching Assistant, University of Utah, Chemistry Department. Aug 2000 - May 2001. Chemistry Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, Chemistry Department. July - Aug 2000. </p><p>Honors and Awards: NIH Training Grant, Department of Nutrition, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2003 - 2005 Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society Member, Alpha Theta Chapter, Inducted May 24, 2002. Outstanding Service Award, University of Utah Public Health Programs, Salt Lake City, Utah. May 2002. Student Rep. for U of U Public Health Programs. Children’s Health Study Convention, Vienna, Virginia, Oct 2001. Garth E. Lee Teaching Award, Brigham Young University, 2000. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member. Inducted August 2000. University Scholarship, Brigham Young University, 1995-97; 1999-2000. Full-tuition scholarship renewed yearly. University Scholarship, Brigham Young University, 1994-95. Half-tuition scholarship.</p><p>Leadership: Student Advisory Committee Chair, University of Utah Public Health Programs. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2001-2002 Education Supervisor, Healing Hands for Haiti. Port Au Prince, Haiti. August 2001 Student Advisory Committee Co-chair, University of Utah Public Health Programs. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2000- 2001</p>