Ms. Norma Louise Beardwood The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences (956) 665-3524 Email: norma.beardwoodroper@utrgv.edu EDUCATION MBA, The University of Texas - Pan American, 2008 Major: Business Administration MEd, The University of Texas - Pan American, 1997 Major: Counseling and Guidance BS, Andrews University, 1983 Major: Dietetics EMPLOYMENT Consultant, Charter Palms Hospital (November 1990 - February 1994) Academic - Administrative Assignments IPE Liaison, (May 2016) BSNS Development Committee, (November 2015) Program Coordinator, (August 2013) Lead for MS-CPD Committee, (August 2016 - May 2017) Academic - Post-Secondary Clinical Associate Professor, UTRGV (September 2016) Clinical Assistant Professor, UTRGV (August 2015 - August 2016) Clinical Assistant Professor, UTPA (August 2009 - August 2015) Lecturer, UTPA (January 2008 - May 2009) Adjunct Lecturer, UTPA (1998-2006) Texas State Technical Institute, (May 1986 - February 1988) Professional Clinician, Palms Behavioral Health (July 2016) Lead Clinician, DHR (July 2008 - June 2016) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 1 of 9
General Manager 4, Knapp Medical Center, Sodexho (April 23, 2007 - November 28, 2007) Director of Nutrition Services, Knapp Medical Center (June 2002 - April 2007), Roper-Smith Counseling Associates, Inc (July 1, 1994 - July 31, 2002) Assistant Director of Nutrition Services, Knapp Medical Center (October 1993 - June 2000) Holistic Home Health, (December 1994 - December 1997) Contributor, TDA Diet Manual 1998 (January 1995 - February 1997), Laurel Ridge Day Treatment Center (November 1992 - December 1993), McAllen Medical Center (November 1990 - March 1993) Food Service Director, Charter Palms Hospital (March 1988 - November 1990), McAllen Medical Center (January 1986 - March 1988), Twinbrook South Nursing Home and Rehab (May 1986 - February 1988) Licensures and Certifications Licensed Professional Counselor, ( 1999) Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, The International association of Eating Disorders Professional Foundation. (August 1994) Licensed Dietian in Texas (02616)., Texas State Board of Examiners. (June 1986) Registered Dietitian, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (October 1983) Servsafe Certified 12731001, National Restaurant Association. (September 8, 2015 - September 8, 2020) CPR certified, Palms Behavioral Health. (June 2018 - June 2020) CPR certified, (July 2016 - July 2018) Media Contributions TV Healthy Eating at the IPE HUBS. (March 01, 2018) Channel 5. (March 01, 2016) AWARDS AND HONORS 2014 College Excellence Award in Service. (May 2014) TEACHING Courses Taught Clinical Nutrition Pract Clinical Nutrition Practi Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 2 of 9
Clinical Nutrition Practicum Comm Skills In Dietetics Comm Skills in Dietetics Communication Skills Community Nutrition Pra Community Nutrition Practi Eating Disorders Food Preparation Gen Dietetics Practicum General Dietetic Practicum General Dietetics Practi Integrative Seminar Diet Integrative Seminar in DIET Intro Clinical Nutrition Intro to Clinical Nutrition Medical Nutrition Ther I Medical Nutrition Ther II Medical Nutrition Therapy I Medical Nutrition Therapy II Medical Terminology Nutrition & Health Seminar in Dietetics Non-Credit Instruction Guest Lecture, BS- CPD, 11. (January 17, 2017) Guest Lecture, BS- CPD, 11. (August 30, 2016 - September 2, 2016) SERVICE Department Service Other, HESTEC. (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Participant, Recrutiment -- PSJA ISD and View View. (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Participant, BSNS recruitment events x 3 days. (September 2017 - August 2018) Other, Course Development. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 3 of 9
Other, Graduate Fair 2018 Edinburg. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Committee Member, NNT Annual Evaluation/Promotion. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Committee Member, Scholarship. (September 2017 - August 2018) Committee Member, Search Committee for Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences. (September 2017 - August 2018) Committee Member, SLOs Program Development. (September 2017 - August 2018) Committee Chair, MS-CPD. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2018) Committee Member, NTT Faculty Evaluation Criteria. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2018) Attendee, Meeting (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, BS nutritional sciences. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Chair, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Other, CPD Program Director. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Other, Library Faculty Liaison. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, Lisa Salinas emergency hire committee. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Chair, MS-CPD Committee. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, NNT Annual Evaluation/Promotion. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Other (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, Search Committee for Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (January 2016 - January 2017) Committee Member, MSHS Committee Member. (March 2016 - August 2016) Committee Member, Affiliation Committee. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, Annual Evaluation and promotion. (September 2015 - August 2016) Committee Chair, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Other, CPD Program Director. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, NTT Faculty Evaluation Criteria. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, Search Committee for Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Chair, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015) Committee Chair, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 4 of 9
Committee Chair, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010) Committee Member, CPD Advisory Board. (September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009) College Service Participant, College Council. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Committee Member, Freshmen Orientation. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Participant, Round-Up. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Attendee, Meeting, Spring COHA graduation. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Participant, UTRGV Transfer Orientation. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Committee Member, Appeals Committee. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, Affiliation Committee. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, Appeals Committee. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, Executive Council Meeting. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) University Service Other (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Faculty Advisor (September 2017 - August 2018) Faculty Advisor, Food Pantry. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Guest Speaker, IPE. (September 2017 - August 2018) Guest Speaker, Healthy Eating Habits Presentation -- UTRGV HR sponsored program. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, IPE. (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Committee Member, IPE. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, UTRGV General Education. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Committee Member, UTRGV Program Core Assessment Committee. (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Development Activities Attended Continuing Education Program, "Eating Recovery," The Eating Recovery Center. (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 5 of 9
Continuing Education Program, "General Faculty Development - Active Learning: Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Teaching," University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Continuing Education Program, "Looking for Healthy Grains," HEB. (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Webinar, "Child Protection Training," University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. (September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019) Continuing Education Program, "Learn on the Farm," TAND. (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Continuing Education Program, "Academic Honesty," UTRGV. (September 2017) Continuing Education Program, "Identifying Strategies to Become Intregrated Scholars," UTRGV. (September 2017) Continuing Education Program, "Problem Based Learning," UTRGV. (September 2017) Continuing Education Program, "Strategies for Effecctive Group Work to Build Communities of Learners," UTRGV. (September 2017) Conference Attendance, "VALOR: Community Engagement Summit and IPE," UTRG. (September 12, 2017) Seminar, "Moving from a Content FOcusesd to a Learner-Centered Syllabus: The Type of Document Matters," CTE. (August 17, 2017) Seminar, "Using Transparent Design to Enhance Teaching Effectiveness," CTE. (August 17, 2017) Workshop, "ACEND Program Reviewer Workshop," ACEND. (June 23, 2017) Webinar, "Malnutrition and the Nutrition Focused Physical Exam," Commission on Dietetic Registration. (February 16, 2017) Continuing Education Program, "Jurisprudence Exam for Dietitians," Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. (February 8, 2017) Faculty Portfolio Tool Training, "Faculty Portfolio Tool Training," UTRGV Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity. (December 9, 2016) FERPA Training, "UT Rio Grande Valley FERPA AWARENESS TRAINING," UTRGV. (December 8, 2016) Self-Study Program, "Pediatric Malnutrition: Tools for change," Nestle Nutrition Institute. (October 20, 2016) Continuing Education Program, "Nutritional Management of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Infants and Children," Nestle Nutrition Institute. (October 19, 2016) Tutorial, "ACEND 2017 Accreditation Standards Program Reviewer," Commission on Dietetic Registration. (October 15, 2016) Self-Study Program, "Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment Part 1," Nestle Nutrition Institute. (September 30, 2016) Self-Study Program, "Nutrition Focuswed Physical Assessment Part 2," Nestle Nutrition Institute. (September 30, 2016) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 6 of 9
Workshop, "Assessment 101: An Introductory Workshop on Assessment," UTRGV Training Services. (September 22, 2016) Training, "Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment," UTRGV SBIRT and SAMHSA Grant. (September 12, 2016) Self-Study Program, "Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment part 3," Nestle Nutrition Institute. (September 8, 2016) Professional Service Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, ACEND, Chicago, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2019) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, ACEND PAR Reviewer (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, ACEND, Chicago, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Attendee, Meeting, Edinburg, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Member, Diabetes Taskforce Meeting, Edinburg, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Advisory Board Member, Georgia Tech; UTHealth; Nutrition advisory, Brownsville, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Reviewer, Textbook, Edinburg, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, ACEND, Chicago, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Other, RGVAND, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Other, STC Eating Disorder, McAllen, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, ACEND, Chicago, (September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015) Professional Memberships Phi Kappa Phi ( 1997) Texas Counseling Association ( 1997) Upper Valley Counseling Association ( 1997) International Assoc. of Eating Disordered Professionals ( 1991) Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (TAND) (January 1988) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) (September 1982) American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) (October 2012 - October 2015) Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Educators (RGVDE) (August 2012 - July 2015) Rio Grande Valley District Dietetic Association (RGVDDA) (September 2003 - August 2004) Certified Diabetes Educator (1995-2000) RGV Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (August 1988 - July 1989) Public Service Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 7 of 9
Board Member, Leadership Board member for TAMU Cameron/Willacy, San Benito, (January 2017) Attendee, Meeting, Go Red Event, Edinburg, (September 2017 - August 2018) Board Member, Hidalgo Head Start Advisory Board, Edinburg, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Board Member, Leadership Board member for TAMU Hidalgo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Discussant, Lone Star, Rio Grande Valley, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Other, Lone Star, Rio Grande Valley, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Board Member, TAMU AGrilife EFNEP Cameron/Willacy, San Benito, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Board Member, TAMU AGrilife EFNEP Hidalgo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) Other, Together for Health, Alamo, (September 2017 - August 2018) Other, Together for Health, Alamo, (September 2017 - August 2018) Other, Together for Health, Alton, (September 2017 - August 2018) Board Member, Hidalgo Head Start Advisory Board, Edinburg, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Board Member, Leadership Board member for TAMU Cameron/Willacy, San Benito, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Board Member, Leadership Board member for TAMU Hidalgo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Other, Salvation Army, McAllen, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Board Member, TAMU AGrilife EFNEP Cameron/Willacy, San Benito, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Board Member, TAMU AGrilife EFNEP Hidalgo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017) Other, Channel 5 spot, McAllen, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Program Organizer, CPD Cooking Demo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Other, Fiesta Marathon, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Program Organizer, Go Red, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Board Member, Hidalgo Head Start Advisory Board, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Board Member, Leadership Board member for TAMU Cameron/Willacy, San Benito, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Board Member, Leadership Board member for TAMU Hidalgo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 8 of 9
Member, RGV AADE, Harlingen, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Board Member, TAMU AGrilife EFNEP Cameron/Willacy, San Benito, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Board Member, TAMU AGrilife EFNEP Hidalgo, Edinburg, (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016) Board Member, Hidalgo Head Start Advisory Board, Edinburg, (September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015) Board Member, Hidalgo Head Start Advisory Board, Edinburg, (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014) Generated on Oct 04, 2018 Page 9 of 9