Peer Nutrition Educators


What are Peer Nutrition Educators?

Peer Nutrition Educators are nutrition and dietetics students who have been trained by the UGA Dining Services' and the University Health Center’s Registered Dietitians to offer programs on a variety of nutrition topics and one-on-one nutrtition advisement.

Click here for information on applying to be a Peer Nutrition Educator.


Programs

Peer Nutrition Educators offer fun and informative programs to any interested UGA class or student group.

Popular program topics include:

  • Healthy Weight Management
  • Healthy Eating on the Meal Plan
  • Eating on the Run
  • Other topics are available upon request

For more information or to schedule a program, please email: pneadvisement@gmail.com


Nutrition Advisement

One-on-One nutrition advisement is also available through the Peer Nutrition Educators. Sessions are usually 40 minutes, free to UGA students, and include nutrition assessment and goal setting. Sessions are supervised by the Registered Dietitians of UGA Dining Services and the University Health Center.

To schedule a nutrition advisement session, please email: pneadvisement@gmail.com


Instructors

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Katherine Ingerson

Dining Services Registered Dietitian

ingerson@uga.edu

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Mariah McDaniel

Dining Services Dietitian Assistant, Nutrition and Dietetics Technician

mmcdan94@uga.edu


Meet your 2022-2023 Peer Nutrition Educators

Five women wearing matching black shirts with the acronym "PNEs" stand in front of the UGA Arch and smile at the camera.

From Left to Right: Renee Hutton, Rose Seabaugh, Alix Valery, Caroline Iizuka, Nancy Halloran

Nancy Halloran

Nancy Halloran

Peer Nutrition Educator

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Major: Dietetics Bachelors, Double Dawg Nutritional Sciences Masters

Year in School: 5th

Favorite Food: Pasta 

Why I am a PNE: My goal as a PNE is to expand the nutrition knowledge and practical habits students can use to make healthy eating choices.

Renee Hutton

Renee Hutton

Peer Nutrition Educator

Hometown: Culloden, GA

Major: Animal Science and Dietetics

Year in School: 5th

Favorite Food: Crab Legs 

Why I am a PNE: I want to apply my knowledge to help the members of the UGA community learn why a healthy lifestyle matters in order to motivate them to care about their nutrition! 

Caroline Iizuka

Caroline Iizuka

Peer Nutrition Educator

Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil

Major: Nutritional Sciences

Year in School: 4th

Favorite Food: Ramen 

Why I am a PNE: I want to share nutritional knowledge people can use in their daily lives in order to improve their health and well-being!

Rose Sebaugh

Rose Sebaugh

Peer Nutrition Educator

Hometown: Kennesaw, Georgia

Major: Dance & Dietetics

Year in School: 5th

Favorite Food: Sushi

Why I am a PNE: I became a PNE because I want to use my knowledge and passion for nutrition to inspire health and well-being in our UGA-Athens community!

Alix Valery

Alix Valery

Peer Nutrition Educator

Hometown: Alpharetta, GA

Major: Biology major, Nutritional Sciences minor

Year in School: 4th

Favorite Food: Chipotle and anything sweet!

Why I am a PNE: I am passionate about all things food and I would like to pass on a healthy food mindset to others!