Shania Medeus

Snmedeus@uncg.edu
240-467-8291

Education
UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Expected May 2024
Master of Science in Nutrition
Shaw University, Raleigh, NC
Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science: Fitness & Wellness, GPA: 3.8 May 2021

Campus-Based Nutrition Experience

Instructional Graduate Assistant (150 hours) Fall 2023- Present
UNCG Department of Nutrition | Greensboro, NC
NTR 103 – Intro to Food Science
o Answer and cater to student questions and concerns.
o Make important announcements on canvas.
o Grade assignments
UNCG DI/DPD Mentee (15 hours) Spring 2023
UNCG Department of Nutrition| Greensboro, NC `
• Community Seasonal Produce Event
o Prepped recipe 24hrs before the event
o Prepped food for serving by properly warming up food and setting up cart for distribution and
o Passed out plates of soup or salad and cleaning up event space.
• Teaching kitchen Pop-up
o Demonstrated and discussed how to make a parfait.
o Passed out incentives to make a parfait.
• UNCG Fueling station.
o Restocked inventory and disposed of cardboard boxes.
o Make Collagen hydration shakes for sports teams.
Student volunteer in UNCG Cafeteria. (14 hours) Fall 2022
UNCG Cafeteria | Greensboro, NC
o Aided interns with their recipes
o Temperature checked food, Prepped food for cooking, and served food to students.
o Ensured kitchen had necessary materials for cooking and removed dirty dishes from kitchen area.
Co-organizer in Eating Disorder Awareness Event (4 hours) Spring 2021
Shaw University National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Section | Raleigh, NC.
o Planned and brainstormed for the event with NCNW cabinet.
o Reached out to local Eating Disorder Dietitian and booked her for the event
o Advertised and hosted the event.
Senior Student intern in monitored Capstone (55 hours) Feb. 2021 – May 2021
Shaw University Department of Health and Human Sciences | Raleigh, NC
o Helped develop a client focused fitness plan and Calculated TDEE as it pertains to Exercise
Science guidelines.
o Consulted with client wants and needs when it came to exercise/nutrition.
o Researched recipes that fit with what the client wanted and their goals.
o Weekly check ins with advisor and client
Academic Research Experience
Infant Feeding Nutrition Study (122 hours) Fall 2023- Present
UNCG Department of Nutrition | Greensboro, NC
o Responsible for meeting with the research team and filing research documents.
o Logging household food inventory at weekly home visits
Student Independent study research (43 hours) Jan. – April 2022
UNCG Nutrition Department | Greensboro, NC
o Collected research on the prevalence of eating disorders in a variety of athletes both male and
female.
o Met with advisor to discuss research progress biweekly.
Participation in UNCG Honors College Research Symposium Spring 2019
UNCG Lloyd International Honors College | Greensboro, NC
o Conducted research on Transracialism.
o Presented at UNCG annual honors college research symposium.
Leadership Experiences
PR/Marketing Chair – Nutrition Graduate Student Association (NGSA) (25 hours) Fall 2022- Present
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC
o Monitor and update social media sites and posting current things happening within our NGSA.
Cashier – Michaels June-August 2021
Michaels Craft Store | Port Saint Lucie, FL
• Opening the register, ensuring all registers have the proper materials, checking out customers,
fulfilling curbside pickup orders, and restocking shelf items.
CERT - Campus Emergency Response Team Member Fall 2019- Spring 2021
Shaw University | Raleigh, NC
• Received training for certification in emergency response.
• Attended meetings with Shaw university’s other emergency response members and walked the
campus performing security rounds around the campus.
Resident Advisor Fall 2019 - Fall 2020
Shaw University Residence Life at Talbert O. Shaw Women’s Dormitory | Raleigh, NC
Responsibilities were as follows:
• Ensured the safety and comfortability of residents, hosted floor meetings, and checked visiting
guests in and out of the building.
• Performed room inspections, directed and collaborated with maintenance staff, and filed
paperwork.
• Developed and executed programs and activities for the residents,
Peer Retention Leader/ Teacher Assistant Fall- Spring 2018
Shaw University Office of Academic success | Raleigh, NC
• Main responsibilities involved office work, data collection, programming events, and sitting in
on OAS (freshman orientation classes).
Supplemental Instructor Student Leader Fall 2019- Spring 2020
Shaw University Office of Academic success | Raleigh, NC
o Responsibilities for this role involved tutoring a select group of students on academic probation
regularly.
Certifications
Completion of UNCG DI/DPD Mentorship program May 2023
Servsafe certification December 2022
Completed CITI training: Institutional/Signatory Official: Human Subject Research March 2022
Completed CITI training: Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research Course March 2022
Completed CITI training: Human Research March 2022