Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Refereed Contributions
Affiliations
Non Refereed Contributions
Presentations And Posters
Funding
Degrees
Honors And Awards
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Beth Conlon

Stirling,USA

Summary

Highly accomplished scientist and clinician with a strong background in academic research, clinical practice, and scientific and professional writing. Leveraging her extensive training, publication track record, and passion for evidence-based solutions, she seeks a role that allows her to apply strong research and writing skills to drive impactful advancements in health and nutrition.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner/Manager

From the Start Nutrition, LLC
01.2020 - Current
  • Streamlined business operations, managing scheduling, billing, and client communications for a seamless client experience. Specialized in pediatric and family nutrition, fostering long-term health improvements.
  • Cultivated relationships with local healthcare providers and community organizations to drive referrals and enhance collaborative care.
  • Delivered personalized nutrition counseling to 100s of clients, empowering individuals and families to adopt sustainable behavioral changes to achieve their nutrition and health goals.
  • Designed tailored nutrition plans using evidence-based practice and recommendations addressing diverse needs, including eating disorders, food allergies, picky eating, and chronic conditions.
  • Stayed current on nutrition research to provide evidence-based recommendations.

Assistant/Adjunct Professor

Saint Elizabeth University
12.2017 - 01.2023
  • Graduate Courses Taught: Program Design and Management in Community Nutrition (FN677), Research Methods (FN655)
  • Undergraduate Courses Taught: Nutrition in the Lifecycle (FN323), Community Nutrition (FN500)
  • Developed, designed, and delivered undergraduate and graduate nutrition courses across various formats, including online, hybrid, and in-person instruction.
  • Guided the transition between in-person and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully returned to in-person teaching post-pandemic. Present methods and experiences at the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP) annual meeting.
  • Developed culturally responsive and engaging lesson plans tailored to the needs of both in-person and online learners.
  • Employed innovative teaching strategies and interactive tools to accommodate diverse learning styles and enhance student engagement.
  • Integrated up-to-date research and emerging trends in nutrition into course materials to ensure relevance and comprehensive learning.
  • Provided dedicated academic advising and mentorship to undergraduate and graduate students, supporting their academic and professional growth.
  • Actively participated in departmental meetings and contributed to curriculum development to uphold academic excellence.

Adjunct Professor

New York University Steinhardt
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, M.S
  • In Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, M.S
  • In Nutrition and Dietetics

Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Nutrition Sciences

Nestlé Health Science
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Company Overview: Nutrition Translation and Concept Generation Unit
  • Nutrition Translation and Concept Generation Unit

Outpatient Oncology Nutrition Consultant

Albert Einstein Cancer Center
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Bronx Oncology Living Daily (BOLD) Healthy Living Program
  • Bronx Oncology Living Daily (BOLD) Healthy Living Program

Pediatric Nutrition Consultant

Grand Street Settlement
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: Early Head Start Program
  • Early Head Start Program

Research Assistant in Molecular Pharmacology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
01.2010 - 01.2011

Here’s the revised version with the additional bullet point:

  • Applied mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to identify metabolic biomarkers for small molecule inhibitors targeting cell growth and apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Executed experimental procedures with precision, maintaining detailed lab records to ensure data accuracy and reproducibility.
  • Assessed drug safety and toxicity through metabolite profiling, performing cell culture and sample preparation for experiments.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by quickly mastering new lab protocols and operating advanced state-of-the-art mass spectrometry instruments.
  • Analyzed and organized data for monthly reporting, delivering clear research presentations to communicate findings.
  • Conducted literature reviews to guide research design and support project development in molecular systems biology. Participated in monthly journal clubs.
  • Tracked recent advancements in metabolomics and cancer therapeutics to enhance research relevance.


Research Assistant in Molecular Systems Biology

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Applied mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to identify metabolic biomarkers for small molecule inhibitors targeting cell growth and apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Executed experimental procedures with precision, maintaining detailed lab records to ensure data accuracy and reproducibility.
  • Assessed drug safety and toxicity through metabolite profiling, performing cell culture and sample preparation for experiments.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by quickly mastering new lab protocols and operating advanced state-of-the-art mass spectrometry instruments.
  • Analyzed and organized data for monthly reporting, delivering clear research presentations to communicate findings.
  • Conducted literature reviews to guide research design and support project development in molecular systems biology. Participated in monthly journal clubs.
  • Tracked recent advancements in metabolomics and cancer therapeutics to enhance research relevance.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Investigation

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
01.2015

Master of Science - Nutrition

Marywood University
Scranton, PA
01.2009

Dietetic Internship -

College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ
01.2009

Bachelor of Arts - English, Biology Minor

Saint Joseph’s University
Philadelphia, PA
01.2006

Skills

  • Research and Data Analysis
  • Evidence-Based Claim Substantiation
  • Small Business and Practice Management
  • Strong Interpersonal and Patient-Centered Communication
  • Effective Oral and Scientific Writing Skills
  • Schedule Coordination and Time Management
  • Strategic Goal Setting and Outcome Measurement
  • Teamwork and Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Certification

Registered Dietitian, 2009, 1000047

Refereed Contributions

  • Chapter 5: Program Planning for Success, Boyle MA, Community Nutrition in Action: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 8th, Cengage Learning, 2020
  • Lam S, Conlon B, Buison A, Sulforaphane Supplementation and Prevention of Prostate Cancer, Oncology Nutrition Connection, 26, 2, 14-20, 2019
  • Conlon BA, McGinn AP, Isasi CR, et al., Home Environment Factors and Health Behaviors of Low-income, Overweight, and Obese Youth, Am J Health Behav, 43, 2, 420-436, 10.5993/AJHB.43.2.17, 2019
  • Kuchnia A, Conlon BA, Greenberg N, Natural Bioactive Food Components for Improving Enteral Tube Feeding Tolerance in Adult Patient Populations, Nutr Clin Pract, 33, 1, 107-120, 10.1177/0884533617722164, 2018
  • Wylie-Rosett J, Groisman-Perelstein AE, Diamantis PM, Gonzalez CC, Ginsberg M, Conlon BA, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Isasi CR, Viswanathan S, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH, Embedding weight management into safety-net pediatric primary care: randomized controlled trial, Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 15, 1, 12, 10.1186/s12966-017-0639-z, 2018
  • Conlon BA, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Diamantis PM, Groisman-Perelstein AE, Wylie-Rosett J, Isasi CR, The Role of Parenting Practices in the Home Environment Among Underserved Youth, Child Obes, 11, 4, 394-405, 10.1089/chi.2014.0093, 2015
  • Conlon BA, Kahan M, Martinez M, Isaac K, Rossi A, Skyhart R, Wylie-Rosett J, Moadel AB, Development and Evaluation of the Curriculum for BOLD (Bronx Oncology Living Daily) Healthy Living: A Diabetes Prevention and Control Program for Underserved Cancer Survivors, J Cancer Educ, 30, 3, 535-45, 10.1007/s13187-014-0750-7, 2015
  • Conlon BA, Beasley JM, Aebersold K, Jhangiani SS, Wylie-Rosett J, Nutritional Management of Insulin Resistance in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Nutrients, 5, 10, 4093-4114, 10.3390/nu5104093, 2013
  • Wylie-Rosett J, Aebersold K, Conlon B, Isasi CR, Ostrovsky NW, Health Effects of Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Where Should New Research Go?, Curr Diab Rep, 13, 3, 271-278, 10.1007/s11892-012-0357-5, 2013
  • Wylie-Rosett J, Aebersold K, Conlon B, Ostrovsky NW, Medical Nutrition Therapy for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: More than Carbohydrate Counting, J Acad Nutr Diet, 112, 11, 1724-7, 10.1016/j.jand.2012.07.033, 2012
  • Wylie-Rosett J, Aebersold KB, Conlon BA, Diabetes Prevention: How Important is Geographic Divergence Regarding the Role of Fish Intake?, Diabetes Care, 35, 4, 666-8, 10.2337/dc11-2485, 2012
  • Conlon BA, Malnutrition and Malabsorptive Diarrhea in Pancreatic Cancer, Oncology Nutrition Connection, 18, 4, 10-21, 2010

Affiliations

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • New Jersey Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Research Dietetic Practice Group
  • Pediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

Non Refereed Contributions

  • A Nourishing Balance: Feel Good Feeding Baby and Fueling Your Body, De Leon, T, Hot Mess to Hot Mom: Transformational Tools for Thriving After Childbirth and Beyond, Brave Healer Productions, 2024, 14, 138-150
  • Instructor PowerPoint Slides for Textbook: Program Planning for Success, Boyle MA, Community Nutrition in Action: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 8th, Cengage Learning, 2021
  • Conlon BA, Swanson J, Nutritional Foundation for Nestle Health Science: Frequently Asked Questions, Nestlé Nutrition Network NewsFLASH, June, 2016
  • Lounsbury DW, Conlon BA, Wylie-Rosett J, Using Systems Thinking to Understand the Dynamics of Obesity in Low and Middle Income Countries, Sunil S. Jhangiani & Judith Wylie-Rosett, Obesity & Disease in an Inter-Connected World: A Systems Approach to Turn Huge Challenges into Amazing Opportunities, Bentham Science Publishers, 2015
  • Beasley J, Conlon BA, The Healthy Diet: Easy as 1, 2, and 3, Sunil S. Jhangiani & Judith Wylie-Rosett, Obesity & Disease in an Inter-Connected World: A Systems Approach to Turn Huge Challenges into Amazing Opportunities, Bentham Science Publishers, 2015
  • Conlon BA, Colpaart A, Substituting Palm Oil for Trans Fat, Today’s Dietitian, July, 2014, 16, 7, 20-23, http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/070114p20.shtml, 09/24/14
  • Letter from the Editor, Figs and Olive, Muslims in Dietetics and Nutrition Member Interest Group of the American Dietetic Association, Fall, 2010, 2, 1, 1-2

Presentations And Posters

  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in Pediatric Feeding Therapy: Opportunities, Barriers, and Gaps, Oral presentation, 12th Annual International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 04/2025
  • Achieving Supervised Experiential Learning Hours in Community Nutrition Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities, Oral presentation, Nutrition and Dietetics Educators and Preceptors conference, 04/2021
  • Lam S, Conlon B, Buison A, Sulforaphane Supplementation and Prevention of Prostate Cancer, Abstract for poster, 87th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, New Jersey, 05/2019
  • Conlon BA, Isasi CR, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Diamantis PM, Groisman-Perelstein AE, Wylie-Rosett J, Home Environment Factors Associated with Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors of Low-Income, Overweight and Obese Bronx Youth, Abstract for poster, New York City Obesity Forum, New York, NY, 09/2016
  • Conlon BA, Isasi CR, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Diamantis PM, Groisman-Perelstein AE, Wylie-Rosett J, Effects of a Randomized Family Weight Management Program on the Home Environment Among Low-Income, Overweight and Obese Youth, Predoctoral oral presentation, Association for Clinical and Translational Science conference, Washington, D.C., 04/2015
  • Conlon BA, Isasi CR, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Diamantis PM, Groisman-Perelstein AE, Wylie-Rosett J, Effects of a Randomized Family Weight Management Program on the Home Environment Among Low-Income, Overweight and Obese Youth, Abstract for poster, Association for Clinical and Translational Science conference, Washington, D.C., 04/2015
  • Conlon BA, Isasi CR, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Diamantis PM, Groisman-Perelstein AE, Wylie-Rosett J, Associations Between the Home Environment, Children’s Health Behaviors, and BMI z-score Among Overweight/Obese and Underserved Bronx Youth, Abstract for poster, New York City Epidemiology Forum, Bronx, NY, 02/2015
  • Colpaart A, Barclay B, Conlon BA, Trading Trans Fats for Palm Oil: Harmful to Public Health?, Presentation, Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Atlanta, GA, 10/2014
  • Conlon BA, Isasi C, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Wylie-Rosett J, Associations Between Parenting Strategies and the Home Environment among Overweight and Obese Children, Abstract for poster, New York City Epidemiology Forum, New York, NY, 02/2014
  • Conlon BA, Isasi C, McGinn AP, Lounsbury D, Wylie-Rosett J, Associations Between Parenting Strategies and the Home Environment Among Overweight and Obese Children, Abstract for poster, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Symposium, Bronx, NY, 11/2013
  • Conlon BA, Kahan M, Martinez M, Isaac KS, Wylie-Rosett J, Moadel A, A BOLD Initiative: Development of the Nutrition Education Curriculum for a Diabetes Prevention and Control Program in an Underserved Community of Cancer Survivors, Oral panel presentation, Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Philadelphia, PA, 10/2012
  • Conlon BA, Legrier ME, Rodriguez-Gabin AG, Palacios GR, Horwitz SB, McDaid HM, Loss of TSC2 Function Predicts Optimal Therapeutic Response to Combinations of MEK and mTOR Inhibitors, Poster abstract, American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/2011
  • Phenylketonuria: Product Development and Consumer Consumption, Poster, New Jersey Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ, 05/2009

Funding

  • Comprehensive Approach to Family Weight Management, NIH/NIDDK DK075981-02, Wylie-Rosett J, 05/01/09, 08/31/15, This project was a randomized clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a multicomponent behavioral family weight management program using community health workers to reduce overweight and obesity in low-income, ethnic minority children.
  • Clinical and Translational Science Award-T32 Program (TL1), 8TL1TR000087-05, 1 TL1TR001072-01, 5TL1TR001072-02, Shamoon H, 05/01/12, 04/30/15, Institutional National Research Service Award to provide predoctoral research training in clinical and translational science.
  • The Bronx Oncology Living Daily (B.O.L.D.) Healthy Living Project: A Diabetes Prevention Initiative, Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Communities IMPACT Diabetes Center Legacy Grant, Moadel A, 01/01/11, 12/31/11

Degrees

  • PhD
  • MS
  • RDN

Honors And Awards

  • Glenda Bible Memorial Scholarship, Pediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 09/01/13, 05/01/14
  • Commission on Dietetic Registration Doctoral Scholarship, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, 09/01/12, 05/01/13
  • Invited Participant, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 01/01/11, 12/31/11
  • Graduate Student Scholarship, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, 09/01/08, 05/01/09
  • Vincentian Scholarship, College of Saint Elizabeth, 09/01/08, 05/01/09
  • Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate Students Honor Society, Marywood University, 01/01/07, Present
  • Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society, Marywood University, 01/01/07, Present
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Scholarship, Marywood University, 09/01/07, 05/01/09
  • Merit Scholar, Saint Joseph’s University, 09/01/02, 05/01/06

Timeline

Owner/Manager

From the Start Nutrition, LLC
01.2020 - Current

Assistant/Adjunct Professor

Saint Elizabeth University
12.2017 - 01.2023

Adjunct Professor

New York University Steinhardt
01.2017 - 01.2021

Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Nutrition Sciences

Nestlé Health Science
01.2016 - 01.2017

Outpatient Oncology Nutrition Consultant

Albert Einstein Cancer Center
01.2010 - 01.2014

Pediatric Nutrition Consultant

Grand Street Settlement
01.2010 - 01.2012

Research Assistant in Molecular Pharmacology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
01.2010 - 01.2011

Research Assistant in Molecular Systems Biology

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
01.2009 - 01.2010

Master of Science - Nutrition

Marywood University

Dietetic Internship -

College of Saint Elizabeth

Bachelor of Arts - English, Biology Minor

Saint Joseph’s University

Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Investigation

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Beth Conlon