PATRICIA CARUCCI

419 E. Beaver Avenue

State College, PA 16801
(786) 620-1419
pkc5101@psu.edu

EDUCATION The Pennsylvania State University Expected Graduation: May 2019

Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences, Dietetics Option GPA: 3.5
Minor in Psychological Science
Dean’s List: Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017

EXPERIENCE Field Experience, Penn State Brain and Overeating Research Study University Park, PA
Research Assistant June 2018 – Present
 Participate in ongoing research study dealing with children’s (7-8 years old) eating behavior.
 Prepare food for kids, performed visits in which we gave them foods to eat, played some games
and completed specific questions for each visit.
 Complete data entry, video coding and data analysis.

Field Experience, Penn State Surgical Weight Loss Middletown, PA

Intern May 2018
 Attended teaching group sessions on pre-surgery, weight management and behavior
management.
 Participated with dietitian on pre-surgery and post-surgery nutrition visits.
 Created nutrition handouts for weight management and translated a psychology questionnaire to
Spanish.

Internship, Penn State University University Park, PA

Research Assistant May 2017 – May 2018
 Collaborated in the research dealing with people with metabolic syndrome.
 Prepared and weigh food for people involved in research, and serve up until twelve people at a
time.
 Worked with different amounts and types of spices during the food preparation with the goal to
test their effect on the control, medium and culinary groups.

Método COMA (Nutrition Consulting) Caracas, Venezuela

Nutritionist shadowing June – July, 2016
 Collaborated with clients in writing their nutritional record.
 Learned how to utilize different tools such as a body scale and height rod, which are used
regularly during appointments with clients.

PROJECT Health Fair, Community Nutrition - Ferguson Township Elementary School Pine Grove Mills, PA
November 2017
 Presented an interactive session booth to elementary kids in explaining the benefits of fruits.

MEMBERSHIP Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – Student Member January 2018 – Present

VOLUNTEER THON (The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon) University Park, PA
Committee Member October 2016 – February 2017
 Provided food and drinks for THON weekend as an active group member in the Hospitality
Committee.
 Served food for the hundreds of dancers and volunteers in the dance marathon.
 Life Link PSU: University Park, PA
Volunteer August 2016 – November 2016
 Interacted with special-needs students and got involved in activities with them.
 Accompanied them during their lunch hours twice a week.

LEADERSHIP Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI): University Park, PA

Group Member August 2017 – May 2018
 Participated in this initiative that promotes opportunities for emerging women to develop their
core leadership skills.
 Selected to be among 32 student leaders based on academic performance, leadership potential,
and service to campus and community.
 Honed leadership skills such as communication, empathy, problem solving, and time-
management.

SKILLS
 Highly proficient in English, highly proficient in Spanish.
 Proficient in SuperTracker, The Observer XT Coding Software, and SPSS Statistics Software.