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Nutrition Department
Julie Moreschi, M.S., R.D.
Dietetic Internship Director
Lecturer
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Office Hours:
Room 329, Birck Hall of Science
Office hours vary per term
Available by appointment.
Contact Information:
Mail: 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone: (630) 829-6548
Fax: (630) 829-6547
E-mail: jmoreschi@ben.edu
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Courses Taught in the Past Two Years:
NTR 615 - MNT Advanced Concepts & Outcome Measurement
NTR 622 - Case Studies in Dietetics
NTR 624 - Portfolio and Professional Issues
NTR 689 - Dietetic Internship
NTR 692 - Nutrition Thesis
To learn more about our nutrition courses, visit the
nutrition course description web pages at:
http://www.ben.edu/nutrition/ntrcourses.html.
Biography:
Julie M. Moreschi earned her B.S. in Home Economics from Bradley University in 1983
and her M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from Rush University in 1985.
Additional graduate level coursework was completed in the area of Organizational Development at
Benedictine University. She is currently in pursuit of her Ph.D. in Public Health
at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Previously, Ms. Moreschi worked as a clinical dietitian,
cafeteria manager, diet office manager, assistant foodservice director, internal
management consultant, and consultant at a variety of health care organizations in Illinois
and Minnesota. She joined Benedictine University
as an adjunct faculty member of the Nutrition Department in 1994, and was hired as the
Dietetic Internship Director in 1997.
Ms. Moreschi's professional interests lie primarily in the areas of community nutrition, maternal
and child wellness, and preventative nutrition interventions.
Ms. Moreschi has been co-author of reseach presented at several of the peer-reviewed poster
sessions held at the annual American Dietetic Association Food,
Nutrition Conference and Exhibition (FNCE). She has been awarded a Kucera grant for
coordination and implementation of a professional development conference.
In 2006, Ms. Moreschi was the recipient of a $75,000 grant from "WeGo Together for Kids'Safe Schools/Healthy Students" funded by the
Department of Health and Human Services; it is a three-year, $25,000 per year grant to cover salary and research supplies to conduct community-based
interventions in the West Chicago school district.
Ms. Moreschi serves as the Team Co-Chair of Action for Health Kids, in which the
public is made more aware of the benefits of a healthy school environment. As part of the
multidisciplinary grant funded team in the We Go Together for Kids project in the West Chicago school district
#33, she leads community based research studies in nutrition.
Demonstrating continued involvement
management development, team building, and self-directed work teams, she facilitated the
creation of a clinical nutrition self-directed work team at a Chicagoland hospital, and
served as a past Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and CPI Chair of the Illinois Dietetic Association.
For more information, see her vita.
When she is not working, Ms. Moreschi enjoys
spending time with her elementary aged daughter, cooking, knitting, and attending a variety
of cultural events.
Professional Honors and Awards:
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Outstanding Dietetics Educator, by: the West Suburban
Dietetic Association, 2003; and the Illinois Dietetic Association, 2003 |
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Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, by: the West Suburban
Dietetic Association, 1994; and the Illinois Dietetic Association, 1997
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Professional Memberships:
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