Family and Consumer Sciences 4150
Profession of Dietetics

Resources

Fall 2006


Handouts

Student letter of intent

Sample Letter of Intent

EIU DPD specific 2005 DI application

What DI Directors Want You to Know

Books

Caldwell, C. (1992). Opportunities in Nutrition Careers. Lincolnwood, NTC Publishing Co.

Payne-Palacio, J. and Canter, D.D. (2006). The profession of dietetics: A team approach, 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Winterfeldt, E.A., Bogle, M. L., & Edro, L.L. (2005).  Dietetics: Practices and Future Trends, 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishing.

Journals

Boone, M. Today's Dietitian, January 2004, 27-29.

Breen, HB. Today's Dietitian, September 2005, 64-66.

Bryk, JA and Soto, TK. Report on the 1999 Membership Database of The American Dietetic Association.  JADA 2001; 101(8):947-953.

Erickson-Weerts, S. Past, present, and future perspectives of dietetics practice. JADA 1999; 99(3): 291-293.

Geagan, K. Improve your time management skills. Today's Dietitian, March 2003, 18-20

Meerschaert, CM. Today's Dietitian, September 2005, 22-24.

Petrillo, T. Live the ADA Legacy - annually. JADA 2002; 102(8): 1046-1050.

Rogers, D. Dietetics Salaries on the Rise. JADA 2006; 106(2):296-305.

Rogers, D. Report on the ADA/ADA Foundation/CDR 2004 Dietetics Professionals Needs Assessment. JADA 2005; 105(9):1348-1355.

Rogers, D and Salary Survey Work Group. Report on the ADA 2002 Dietetics Compensation and Benefits Survey. JADA 2003; 103(2): 243-255

Skipper, A. & Lewis, N.M. A Look at the Educational Preparation of the Health-Diagnosing and Treating Professions: Do Dietitians Measure Up? JADA 2005; 105(3): 420-427.

Stokes, DM. Graduate Education for Dietetics Professionals. Today's Dietitian, April 2003, 26-28.

Stokes, D.M. Networking: It's an Art. JADA 2004; 104(2): 167-168.

Websites

The American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org
Tufts Dietetic Interns Tips - www.dieteticinterntips.com/
Graduate Record Examination - www.gre.org
Society for Nutrition Education - www.sne.org
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - www.aafcs.org

Commission on Dietetic Registration - www.cdrnet.org
Fall 2005-Spring 2006 Dietetic Internship Open Houses - www.indiana.edu/~nutrvmg/DIopenhouses.htm

School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences
Eastern Illinois University

Last updated July 2006.