Laurel S.

Jakubowski
Ljakubowski8012@gmail.com
5649 Hillcrest Road, Downers Grove, IL 60516
(630) 880-8079
Laureljakubowski.weebly.com

OBJECTIVE

Internship in the field of Dietetics and Nutrition for summer 2016

EDUCATION

Northern Illinois University

M. S. in Nutrition and Dietetics with combined Dietetic Internship
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Eating Disorders and Obesity Certificate, in progress
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

December 2017

May 2015

B.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition, with Honors

Concentration: Dietetics (GPA: 3.56/4.0)
Deans List, two semesters

EMPLOYMENT

Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL

August 2015 Present
Graduate Research Assistant Department of Family, Consumer, & Nutrition Sciences
Aid Dr. Lukaszuk in completing research on current nutrition topics such as the
relationship between Vitamin D and obesity and the guts role in immunity
Find, read, and cite scientific articles on nutrition research 10 hours per week
Carle Hospital Urbana, IL
July 2013 August 2015
Dietetic Technician
Supported team of clinical registered dietitians at a 393-bed acute care hospital
Analyzed patient menu requests against nutritional data including calorie counts,
sodium intake and fat grams using Computrition
Recommended approved food substitutions to patients to ensure compliance
with prescribed diets including Cardiac, Renal, and Diabetic menus
Filled food orders on tray line in kitchen and delivered trays to patient rooms
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL
Spring 2014
Research Assistant Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Assisted graduate student with determining sensory threshold level of resveratrol
in diluted samples
Prepared and administered sample trays to 45 research subjects each week
Downers Grove Park District
Concession Stand Worker McCollum Park
Prepared and dispensed a wide variety of snack items
Trained six new employees on safe food preparation

April 2009 July 2013

Downers Grove, IL

VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

Summer 2013 & 2014
Community Health Volunteer
Champaign, IL
Worked with the Summer Foods program to pack and distribute healthy lunches
to 35+ low-income children daily

SKILLS

Certified Food Safety Manager (Certificate #20908643)

CPR Certified

MEMBERSHIP

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (joined July 2013)

Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (joined May 2015)