Tianna Hoover
CONTACT
o (812)820-9061
o tlhoover@bsu.edu
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS
o AND Foundation’s Kellogg Child Nutrition
Graduate Scholarship – Fall 2019
o AND Foundation’s Mead Johnson Nutrition
Scholarship - Fall 2018
o Outstanding Dietetics Student Award
nominee - Spring 2018
o University of Southern Indiana Scholar
Athlete honoree - 2016 and 2017
o Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship student
nominee - 2016
CERTIFICATIONS
o ServSafe® - September 2017
o CITI certified - January 2017
RESEARCH
o Brewer, A., Hoover, T., Hlosek, J.,
Warnecke, W., & Kistler, B. Demographic
influences on the relationship between
binge drinking and diabetes - April 2019
o Zirkelbach, A., Rodriguez, A., Hoover, T.,
& Thompson, K. Colorectal cancer and
vegetarian diets - April 2018
ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS
o University of Southern Indiana
cheerleader - April 2015 to April 2017
o Food and Nutrition Student Organization
(FNSO) member - 2015 to 2017
o Newsletter committee
o Assisted in creating 2018 recipe calendar
o Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
student member - 2017 to present
o Indiana Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics (IAND) member - 2017 to
present
o Southwestern Indiana Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics (SWIAND) member
2017 - 2018
o AND Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice
Group member - 2019 - present
EDUCATION
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY – 2018 TO 2020
Nutrition and Dietetics – Graduate program & Dietetic Internship
4.0 GPA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA - 2015 TO 2018
Bachelor’s Degree in Food and Nutrition - Dietetics
concentration
3.9 GPA; magna cum laude
Dean’s List (All Semesters)
WORK EXPERIENCE
DEACONESS HOSPITAL - Evansville, IN
Food and Nutrition Ambassador-March 2017 – February 2018
o Delivered trays to patients in hospital rooms
o Assisted patients in ordering a meal if they were incapable of calling the diet office
for room service
o Worked in the call center and answer phone calls from patients, nurses, patient
care technicians, and family members to place a meal order
o Called patient care technicians and nurses to be informed of their diabetic patients
o Called patient care technicians and nurses when a tray needed to be delivered to a
diabetic patient so their blood sugar levels could be checked
o Assisted in training new employees
ROADHOUSE USA - Scottsburg, IN
Server/Hostess-October 2013 - January 2019
o Performed food preparation duties
o Entered orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff
o Displayed appropriate customer service
o Assisted in training new employees
o Cross-trained as a hostess
o Displayed exemplary food service skills
VOLUNTEER ROLES
o Interprofessional Team Experience at Cedar Hall, a University of Southern Indiana
Community Health Clinic - January 2017 - April 2017
o Collaborated with other students of different professions, such as nursing, respiratory
therapy, and social work, to determine a plan of care for patients
o Retrieved medical records online to assist in making a plan of care for a patient
o Collaborated with Plant-Based Lifestyle Strategist, Lauren Panoff, RD of
chronicplanet.net, to develop plant-based recipes for weekly meal plans for
families of 3-4 - 2018
o Career Day at Southwestern Schools - April 2019
o Spoke with second graders about what a registered dietitian does and played a game
about healthy eating habits
o House of Hope Food Bank - March 2019
o Provided low income families education on how to eat healthy on a budget
o Wellness Fair at the University of Southern Indiana - 2015 and 2017
o Provided education on myths and facts of fad diets
o Provided individuals information and awareness about cholesterol and a heart healthy
diet
o Glitter Squad - 2017
o Collaborated on a project in recipe quantity and nutrient analyses for preschool children