“The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
-Nelson Henderson
Public Health and Nutrition Advocate
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Meet Michaeline
I believe in whole-human healthcare. Our individual relationship with nutrition is highly personal and influenced by a vast multitude of factors. Health is not created in a vacuum, and it cannot be healed or improved upon in a vacuum, either. That's why it's so vital that we acknowledge people's stories and dig deeper to try to understand the dynamic context that has made them who they are. That includes understanding the community that surrounds them and contextualizing our approach to public health. This is my approach as a public health and nutrition practitioner.
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Specialties
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Advanced-Low fluency in Portuguese
Public speaking
Multicultural group facilitation
Program design, coordination, and planning
1.5 years regular yoga practice / light instructing experience
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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I am an alumnus of the Food Science & Human Nutrition program with a concentration in Dietetics.
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At UIUC, I participated in a variety of service organizations, such as Alternative Seasonal Breaks, Illini 4000, the Alcohol Safety Awareness Peer Educators, the Student Dietetic Association, and Orientation Student Leaders.
Study Abroad
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I was privileged enough to study abroad twice in my undergraduate career: once for a two-week opportunity to the Dominican Republic as a freshman, and then again for a full semester as a junior to study at Wageningen University. These early international experiences were an incredible opportunity to broaden my perspective on health and nutrition and to see health through a dynamic, global lens.
RPCV Mozambique
I served with the United States Peace Corps as a Community Health Services Promoter in Gaza Province, Mozambique. I worked primarily with issues related to malnutrition, HIV, and malaria alongside community organizations and my local health center.
