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Nutrition Department
Catherine L. Stein Arnold, Ed.D., M.S.,
R.D.
Nutrition Department Chairperson
Didactic Program in Dietetics Director
Professor of Nutrition
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Office Hours:
Room 250, Kindlon Hall of Learning
Wed & Thurs. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Other hours available.
Contact Information:
Mail: 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone: (630) 829-6534; Fax: (630) 829-6281
E-mail: carnold@ben.edu
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Courses Taught:
NUTR 372 - Clinical Nutrition Assessment Lab
NUTR 391 - Nutrition Achievement Portfolio
NUTR 399 - Nutrition Research
NTR 691 - Nutrition and Health Thesis Analysis
NTR 692 - Nutrition Thesis II
NTR 694 - Applied Nutrition Data Analyses
NTR 697 - Nutrition Research I
NTR 698 - Nutrition Research II
To learn more about our nutrition courses, visit the
nutrition course description web pages at:
http://www.ben.edu/nutrition/dpdcourses.html.
Professional Biography:
Catherine Arnold earned her doctorate in Educational Psychology from Northern Illinois University (NIU), with her focus of study in the areas of
learning, assessment, and evaluation, and completed a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education. Dr. Arnold
completed graduate coursework in exercise physiology at Benedictine University, and a Master of Science degree in Clinical Nutrition
at Rush University in Chicago. She earned her B.S. in Clinical Nutrition from Benedictine University.
Prior to joining the faculty at Benedictine University full-time
in 1990, she worked as a medical dietitian, community educator,
and consultant dietitian. She was tenured at the University (1996)
and is the recipient of a University faculty Service Award (2005).
Dr. Arnold was the recipient of several awards from external organizations,
including a regional award as Outstanding Dietetics Educator from
the American Dietetic Association (1996), Alumnae of the Year
(2004), and the recipient of several different Who's Who awards,
including Who's Who in the World (2010). She has served
as the Nutrition Program Director for 16 of her 19 years at the
University. She is currently the Nutrition Department Chairperson and
Professor of Nutrition.
Dr. Arnold's research interests include Determining Predictors
of Health Behavior Change, Educational Assessment, and Nutrition
Education Outcomes Research. To support her endeavors, she has
been successfully funded by five granting organizations for over
$100,000. Over the past ten years she has delivered over 40 presentations
at state, regional, national, and international conferences, 50%
of which had an acceptance process. In addition to a couple of
peer-reviewed research publications and publication of a cookbook,
she served as a section author for two editions of the Diet
Manual, published by the American Dietetic Association, and
had numerous research abstracts from her national and international
presentations published in peer-reviewed journal publications.
Professionally active, Dr. Arnold is a past President and former Co-Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Illinois
Dietetic Association. She is served as an appointed member
of the national Nutrition Counseling Evidence Based Practice Task
Force of the American Dietetic Association. For more information,
refer to her vita.
When not at work, you are most likely to find her spending time with her husband
Steven and daughter Elliana, co-leading a Girl Scout troop, reading (usually a medical mystery), scrapbooking,
or gardening in the summer.
Professional Honors and Awards:
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Who's Who in the World, 2010 |
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Who's Who in America, 2010 |
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Who's Who in America, 2009 |
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Who's Who in Healthcare, 2009 |
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Who's Who in American Women, 2008 |
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Who's Who in American Education, 2007 |
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Service Award, Benedictine University, 2005 |
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Alumni of the Year, Immaculate Heart of Mary High School, 2004.
(Alumni awards were first initated in 2004) |
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Outstanding Dietetics Educator, from: the West Suburban
Dietetic Association, 1996; the Illinois Dietetic Association, 1996;
and The American Dietetic Association, Area V Educators, 1996 |
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Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, from: the West Suburban
Dietetic Association, 1993; and the Illinois Dietetic Association, 1993
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Outstanding Board Member of the Year, West Suburban Dietetic
Association, 1992
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