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Portrait of Mariateresa Bissinger

Honor Society® member

Mariateresa Bissinger

  • University of Arizona
  • Nutrition and Public Health
  • Class of 2016
  • Tucson, AZ

Member since August 2014

Education

  • University of Arizona

    Nutrition

    2014 – 2017

  • Delaware County Community College

    General Studies/Nutritional Transfer Student

    2012 – 2014

Honors and awards

  • Student Success Mentor Award

    For exemplary participation in the Student Success Mentor program.

  • Gold Award

    For Achieving a year long GPA of over 3.0

  • Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities

    I was recommended for inclusion into this book by the Director of the Office of Student Success

  • President's Honor List - 4 semesters

    For achieving a GPA of over 3.5 in a semester

  • Student Government Officer

    VP of Public Relations of Student Government Association at Delaware County Community College 2013 - 2014 school year

  • Phi-Theta-Kappa outstanding participation

    For exemplary participation and service in Phi-Theta-Kappa Honor Society, by doing over 30 hours of service, keeping a GPA of 3.7 or higher

  • Student Government Award

    For participation in 30 or more hours of Student Government work

  • President Fit Club - Downingtown Campus DCCC

    I was president and founder of the DCCC Fit Club - which helped obese students embrace exercise through beach body workouts

Goals and interests

Career goal

To learn the exact processes that occur whenever you ingest or introduce any given nutritional element into your body. To earn a PhD and to bring the most nutrition education to the masses through inspiration and research, study and discovery. To use television and film as a medium to lower the statistics of the most prevalent causes of death in our country being diet related. To further the study of a relationship between emotional illness and nutrition and to develop a diet for PTSD. To help veterans with PTSD along the way.

Graduate school interests

I would like to stay at the University of Arizona and enrich it's research profile. I would like to do my best to distinguish myself among it's students and to aid others in their research as well as begin narrowing down and finding the funding for my own.

Outside the classroom

My hobbies are dancing, singing, indie film making, screenwriting, theater, baking, helping others and organic (as much as possible) gardening.

Volunteering

  • Volunteer Coordinator

    Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House

    Aug 2013 – Apr 2014

  • Team Leader

    Craigslist Veterans Charity contest, TEAM NICOE

    Jul 2013 – Aug 2013

  • Veterans Scout - Summer of 42, Veterans Nomination Program

    Bucks County Playhouse

    Jun 2013 – Jul 2014

  • Advocate - fulfilling requests for government contact

    Vote Vets.org

    May 2013 – Mar 2014

  • Volunteer

    Support No Stigma

    Mar 2013 – Apr 2013

  • Advocate - called senators and congress about veterans issues

    DAV.org

    Jan 2013 – Aug 2014

Additional information