Marcia Nahikian-Nelms PhD, RD,LD

Clinical Professor

Director, Clinical Education

Medical Dietetics Division

School of Allied Medical Professions - College of Medicine

Areas of Expertise:

• Cancer & Nutrition - Specifically nutritional care during treatment for cancer
• GI Disorders
• Pathophysiology
• Dietetics Education

Background

• Registered Dietitian since 1982 - B.S. Public Health Nutrition UNC-Chapel Hill; M.Ed. Foods and Nutrition UNC- Greensboro; PhD Health Education Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
• Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics; Director Didactic Program in Dietetics - Southeast Missouri State University 1991-2009.
• Lead author for Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology - published in 2007 by Wadsworth /Cengage Learning.  – Second edition available in 2010.
• Contribution author for ADA's Nutrition Care Manual - Gastrointestinal Diagnoses.
• Author of "Medical Nutrition Therapy - A Case Study Approach" published by Wadsworth - International Thompson Publishers (2002).
• Author of "Nutritional Care of Lymphoma" in Nutritional Issues of Cancer Care - published by Oncology Nursing Society, 2004.
• Author of "Nutrition for Cancer, AIDS, and other special problems" in Foundations and Clinical Application of Nutrition - A Nursing Approach (Grodner, Anderson & DeYoung) (1996,1999,2002).
• Author of three chapters in Nutrition management of the cancer patient: a practical guide for professionals. (1990)
• Author of numerous peer-reviewed refereed journal articles.
• Member of American Dietetic Association; Ohio Dietetic Association; Columbus Dietetic Association; Diabetes Care and Education; Dietetic Educators of Practitioners; Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group.
• Awards: Outstanding Teacher for State of Missouri, 2007; Named PRIDE Award Winner for Southeast Missouri State University, 2007; Outstanding teacher for College of Health and Human Services -Southeast Missouri State University; Outstanding dietetic educator for State of Missouri.

Past Experiences

• 1983-1990 Clinical Dietitian: Hematology/Oncology; Bone Marrow Transplant; Critical Care. Moses H. Cone Hospital Greensboro, NC and The Ohio State University Hospitals.
• 1978-1981 Public Health Nutritionist - North Carolina.