An immersive practicum preparing healthcare professional students for roles as effective educators through theoretical coursework and hands-on teaching experiences.
A graduate course focusing on conducting qualitative research, including philosophical underpinnings of interpretive methodologies and matching methods to research questions.
Proseminar in Nursing Research focusing on professional development, socialization to the nurse scientist role, and career planning for PhD-prepared nurses.
Covers conceptual and methodological perspectives in patient-centered and family-centered care research, including intervention development, testing, and implementation.
Leadership, Role Development, and Resource Stewardship Practicum expands leadership skills and advanced practice roles through strategic planning, resource stewardship, and individualized learning goals.
Interprofessional seminars addressing team-based, patient-centered mental health care with a special focus on managing psychotropic medication regimens through lectures, discussions, and small group work.
Interdisciplinary team care of children with special health care needs across the trajectory of illness, covering family, culture, social determinants, community, and healthcare policy.
An interdisciplinary introduction to health care systems covering factors affecting health, delivery settings, worker roles, and sociological/economic aspects.
The course required significant effort for a 2-credit class, including weekly discussion posts, detailed reading, and projects. Quizzes often tested specific details, and grading was described as strict by some students.
Overview of career paths in human nutrition, exploring the relationship between dietary intake and health across scientific research, healthcare, education, product development, and policy.
NUTRITION TODAY explores nutrition's relationship to human biological, social, and physical environments, addressing current issues affecting the nutritional status of various population groups.
Homework was easy but required strict adherence to due dates to avoid grade penalties. Students reported that tests were significantly harder than expected, despite the ease of the regular assignments.
Independent study for independent research in nutritional sciences under the direct guidance of a Nutritional Sciences faculty or instructional academic staff member.
Human Nutritional Needs covers the biochemical and physiological basis of human nutritional requirements, including essential nutrients and metabolic pathways.
Problem sets focused heavily on Excel with minimal guidance, while online honor-locked exams were described as way harder than necessary. Bresnahan did not prepare students well for these assessments, making the content harder than it needed to be.
An undergraduate capstone seminar laboratory covering current topics in Nutritional Sciences and preparing students to deliver oral research presentations.
Community Nutrition and Health Equity covers foundations of community nutrition, factors affecting programs, and delivering nutrition education to diverse and vulnerable populations.
Clinical Nutrition II covers advanced pathology, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition support related to disease-induced changes in nutrition and metabolism, including therapeutic nutrition research.
Applications in Clinical Nutrition II focuses on clinical problem solving, medical record assessment, diet planning, and literature review to develop critical thinking and communication skills for dietetic interns.
Advanced Clinical Nutrition - Pediatrics covers pediatric nutritional requirements with emphasis on issues related to evidence-based medical nutrition therapy.
Advanced course applying counseling and education theories to nutrition and dietetics, emphasizing nutrition psychology, psychoanalytic approaches, and group facilitation.
Clinical Nutrition Research covers research use and development for clinical nutrition practice, including literature use in evidence-based practice, methodology, analysis, and reporting.
Examines regulatory and structural functions of vitamins and minerals from a biochemical and molecular perspective, focusing on clinical nutrition issues.