Erin Hoge, DPD Student

Erin Hoge
DPD Student
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington


  • Research assistant on a local project to build capacity for nurses, librarians and health educators in the Seattle Public School District to find quality nutrition information on the internet to support their professional positions and to disseminate to others in the school and community
  • Member of an interdisciplinary research team exploring antioxidant status of patients in the medicine ICU of a Level 1 trauma center in Seattle
  • Manager of a 16-person team to develop and market an online toolkit to promote MedlinePlus.gov as a source of quality nutrition information to professionals in the Seattle Public Schools District
  • Leadership positions in at my undergraduate institution including Chemistry Club President, Dance Team Leader and Dance Ensemble Choreographer

This is a crucial time for the development of dietetics as a profession in public health and clinical care. I seek to advocate for dietetic students by ensuring that the ADA understands the issues of student members and for programs that will prepare students to be valued professionals.