This curriculum vitae summarizes the education and experience of Dana Ellis Hunnes. She received a Ph.D. in Community Health Sciences and MPH from UCLA School of Public Health and a B.S. from Cornell University. Her nutrition work experience includes serving as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Fielding School of Public Health and as a Clinical Dietitian at UCLA Medical Center. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and books and has been quoted as a nutrition expert in various media outlets.

1. Dana Ellis Hunnes, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
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EDUCATION
UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA Ph.D 9/09 – 6/13
 Community Health Sciences – Major
 Urban Planning – Minor
UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA MPH 9/05 - 6/07
 Community Health Sciences
Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA RD Internship 8/03 - 5/04
 Dietetic Internship.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. B.S. 8/00 - 5/03
 College of Human Ecology
o Double major: Nutritional Sciences and
Human Biology, Health, and Society
 Minor in Theatre.
Palm Harbor University HS, International Baccalaureate IB Diploma 6/00
NUTRITION WORK EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fielding School of Public Health 01/15-present
University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Dietitian, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 5/05 – present
 Dietitian Senior Supervisor (Promotion in 1/12)
Heart Transplant Dietitian: Plan nutrition support for heart transplant candidates
Supervise Diet Technicians Registered (DTRs)
Research Dietitian
 Lead Dietitian Supervisor (Promotion in 9/08)
Heart Transplant Dietitian: Plan nutrition support for heart transplant candidates
Supervise Diet Technicians Registered (DTRs)
 Clinical Dietitian
Plan nutrition support for medical/surgical patients
Nationwide Better Health (Previously Wellcorp) Consultant RD, Los Angeles, CA 5/05 - present
 Provide Health and Wellness lectures at law firms in Los Angeles
Dietetic Internship, Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA 8/03 – 5/04
 Externship at CNN’s Health News Unit, Nutrition news reporting
 Blowmeyer Fitness Center, Women Infants & Children (WIC)

2. Time Warner, Bay News 9, Nutrition news reporting Summer intern, St. Petersburg, FL 6/01 – 8/01
 Wrote copy and prepared news segments related to health and nutrition
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer, UCLA-SPH, Los Angeles, CA 9/2/14
 PH 150: Contemporary Health Issues
Guest lecturing on the role of Nutrition in Public Health
Guest Lecturer, UCLA-SPH, Los Angeles, CA 8/29/13
 PH 150: Contemporary Health Issues
Guest lectured on the role of Nutrition in Public Health
Guest Lecturer, UCLA-SPH, Los Angeles, CA 3/11/13
 HPM: 140 Foundations of Maternal and Child Health
Guest lectured on role of Nutrition in Maternal and Child Health
New Hire Nursing and New-MD Intern Clinical Nutrition Basics 9/07 - present
 Quarterly class for new MD’s and Nursing house-staff
 Teach about the role of the RD, Tube Feedings, Consults, Parenteral Nutrition
Dietetic Intern Preceptor, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 9/05 – present
 Provide written assignments-readings related to heart transplantation
 Review, correct, and discuss intern nutrition assessment notes
Teaching Assistant/Guest Lecturer, UCLA-SPH, Los Angeles, CA 4/08 – 6/08
 CHS 449: “Nutrition and Chronic Disease”
Supported Dr. Gail Harrison and Dr. Joel Kopple in teaching the course
Guest lectured on the role of diet in chronic disease
Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1/02 – 5/02
 NS 247 “Food for Contemporary Living,” Division of Nutritional Sciences
Spring Semester: Supported Marie Kamp, MBA RD, Instructor
Provided in-class demonstrations and presentations
Teaching Assistant, Palm Harbor University High School, Palm Harbor, FL 8/99 – 6/00
 American History, International Baccalaureate Program
AWARDS AND HONORS
De Benedictis Fellowship/Summer Stipend, UCLA School of Public Health Summer/11
 Awarded to conduct dissertation research in Ethiopia
High Pass, comprehensive exam, UCLA School of Public Health 5/07
Maternal Child Health Traineeship, UCLA School of Public Health 9/05 – 6/06

3. CERTIFICATIONS
RegisteredDietitian, RD 7/04 - present
PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
Associate Editor: Journal of Global Health Perspectives 11/12 - present
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Reviewer – 11/2012
Austin Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology Reviewer – 1/2015
Academic Journals (Journal of Geography and Regional Planning) Reviewer – 7/2015
ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMITTEE, & SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Lead Dietitian and Supervisor of Diet Technicians, Registered(DTRs) 9/08 - present
 Supervise, hire, conduct regular staff meetings with DTRs
Chair: Wellness and Sustainability Committee, UCLA Medical Center 7/06 - present
 Produced research paper with Lesser, L (2012) (see attached below)
 Delegate tasks, create agendas, take minutes, schedule meetings
 Continually improve the healthfulness and sustainability at
UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica, and CHS cafeterias
Member: Nutrition Support Committee, UCLA Medical Center 9/10 - present
 Review and Update appropriate nutrition support guidelines for
tube feeding and parenteral nutrition for the Medical Center
Member: “All You Can Eat” Cookbook Committee, UCLA Medical Center 9/08 – present
 Produced written cookbook, pending publication (see attached below)
 Researched and wrote cardiac chapter and shopping-tips chapter cookbook
Member: Healthy Campus Initiative Food Pod Committee, UCLA Campus 4/13 – present
 Offer support to this working group
GRANTS/CLINICAL STUDIES:
“The role of nutrition in metabolic crisis following human traumatic brain injury”
 RO1 under review
 Role: Consultant, aiding with collection of nutritional data.
“Augmenting Cerebral Carbohydrate Uptake Following Human Traumatic Brain Injury”
 Under review
 Role: Consultant, aiding with collection of nutritional data.
“Using Gluconeogenesis to Assess Body Energy State following Human TBI”
 R21, under review
 Role: Consultant, aiding with collection of nutritional data.

4. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Using the following key to assign contribution to articles
A: conceived of study B: drafted manuscript or parts of manuscript C: conducted data analysis
D: supervised data analysis E: supervised data collection F: obtained funding
 (sole author) Dana E. Hunnes. The Effects of Weather, Asset, and Safety-Net Programs on
Household Food Security using Ethiopian Rural Household Panel Data. Regional Environmental
Change (2015) Vol.15, pages 1095-1104. Previously printed online August 2014, DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0680-2 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10113-014-0680-2#
 Tirado, M.C., Hunnes, D., Cohen, M., Lartey, A. Climate Change and Nutrition Security in Africa.
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. (2015) Mar 15 (Vol.10, Issue 1, Pages 22-46, DOI:
10.1080/19320248.2014.908447 (B, C)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19320248.2014.908447?af=R&journalCode=when20#
preview
 (sole author) Dana E. Hunnes. Understanding Rural-to-Urban Migration in Ethiopia: Driving
Factors, Analytical Frameworks, and Recommendations [Internet]. Journal of Global Health
Perspectives. (2012) Aug 1. Available from: http://jglobalhealth.org/article/understanding-rural-to-
urban-migration-in-ethiopia-driving-factors-analytical-frameworks-and-recommendations-2/
 (sole author) Dana E. Hunnes. An Analysis of Ethiopian Rural-to-Urban Migration Patterns from
Primary Interviews [Internet]. Journal of Global Health Perspectives. (2012) Aug 1. Available from:
http://jglobalhealth.org/article/an-analysis-of-ethiopian-rural-to-urban-migration-patterns-from-
primary-interviews-2/
 Lenard I. Lesser, Dana E. Hunnes, Phedellee Reyes, Lenore Arab, Gery W. Ryan, Robert H. Brook,
Deborah A. Cohen. Assessment of Food Offerings and Marketing Strategies in the Food-Service
Venues at California Children’s Hospitals Academic Pediatrics – January 2012 (Vol. 12, Issue 1,
Pages 62-67, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.09.004 (B, E)
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
Tirado MC, Crahay P, Cohen M, Hunnes D, Denton F, Lartey A, Challinor A (2012). Climate
change and nutrition in Africa. Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come
(SUNRAY). Background documents for SUNRAY regional workshops. pp. 5-35. Available
from:http://sunrayafrica.co.za/sunray_cms/downloads/dynamic/compound_text_content/sunray_
background_papers_english.pdf (B, C)
Hunnes D. The Perfect Baby Diet: from birth and breastfeeding to toddlerhood. 2015. E-book, ASIN:
B012Y5OEI2. Sold on Amazon. (sole author).
Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Baby-Diet-breastfeeding-dietitian-approved-
ebook/dp/B012Y5OEI2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438718212&sr=8-
1&keywords=perfect+baby+diet
Dana Hunnes: UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative Website (2014).
 “What is Climate Change?”
Available at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/204936973/PDF%20-
%20Eat%20Well/Climate%20Change%20-%20Dunnes.pdf

5. Dana Ellis (maiden name): UCLA Medical Center Nutrition Website series (2005-2006)
 “Why Carbohydrates Are Good For You”
 “The Misguided Food Pyramid”
 “Nutrition, Our Bodies, and Evolution”
 “How to Eat Out”
Available at: www.nutrition.mednet.ucla.edu
Dana Ellis: Liver-Line, Georgia Chapter of the American Liver Foundation (Summer/04)
 “I’ve BeenTold What to Eat…So How Do I Do It?”
Dana Ellis: Emory University Healthcare Systems Newsletter (2004)
 “A Renal Plan to Fit your Lifestyle”
NUTRITION-EXPERT INTERVIEWS, QUOTES, CITATIONS, AND COMMENTARY
Active.com—“7 Eating Tips for Healthy Families.”—1/19/16
 http://www.active.com/parenting-and-family/articles/7-eating-tips-for-healthy-families
CBSnews.com—“10 sneaky sources of too much salt in your diet”—1/11/16
 http://www.cbsnews.com/media/super-salty-foods-diet-heart-health/
Yahoo Health.com—“You Should Obsess About Bone Health While You’re Still Young”—9/29/15
 https://www.yahoo.com/health/you-should-obsess-about-bone-health-while-youre-
223037928.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb
Jewish Journal.com—“Why fasting matters on Yom Kippur”—9/16/15
 http://www.jewishjournal.com/high_holy_days/article/why_fasting_matters_on_yom_kippur
Healthline.com—“How Much Fast Food do Chilren Eat and Does it Really Matter?”—9/16/15
 http://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-much-fast-food-do-children-eat-and-does-it-
really-matter-091615
LiveScience.com—“Viral Soda Infographic: How Does Cola Really Affect the Body?”—7/30/15
 http://www.livescience.com/51706-soda-body-effects.html
Coupons.com—“Lighten up: 10 healthy 4th of July Recipes”—6/27/15
 http://www.coupons.com/thegoodstuff/healthy-4th-of-july-recipes/
The Liberty Project.com—“Are Detoxes Real? Nope” – 6/6/15
 http://libertyproject.com/culture/are-detoxes-real-nope/
Shape.com—“The Best Foods to Cure All your Girl Problems—Finally!” 3/9/15
 http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/best-foods-cure-all-your-girl-problems-finally
Los Angeles Times—“Experts Throw Cold Water on Juice Cleanse” 1/29/15
 http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82671889/
Los Angeles Times, Food Section—“Juice Cleanse” 1/31/15

6.  Article quotes/cites Dana Hunnes as an expert multiple times
UCLA Healthy Years Newsletter– Recurrent expert contributor
 “Antioxidant Supplements: Good, Bad, or Dangerous” 2007-1st quarter
 “New evidence that garlic may help your heart” 2008-3rd quarter
 “Higher protein and weight loss” 2009-1st quarter
 “Healthy alternatives to salt” 2009-3rd quarter
 “Green Tea and depression” 2009-4th quarter
 “Omega 3s may reduce the risk of colon cancer” 2010-1st quarter
 “Foods Rich in Vitamin K may reduce your cancer risk” 2010-2nd quarter
 “The Top 10 Power Foods” 2010-4th quarter
 “Weight Gain and Stress” 2011-1st quarter
 “Why diet soda and artificial sweeteners may be dangerous 2012-2nd quarter
 “For a healthy diet, don’t fear fat” 2014-4th quarter
 “Heart Health, Surprising Heat Healthy Foods” 2015-1st quarter
 “Protein for heart and other muscles” 2016-February
KTLA Los Angeles—“High Fat, Low Carb Diets” 1/15/15
 On-camera interview about high-fat, low-carb diet and weight loss
 Aired: KTLA Channel 5, 10:00 News – 1/15/15
 Aired: KTLA Channel 5, 1:00 News – 1/16/51
Living Healthy.com—“Can Diet Coke Cure your Hangover” 1/7/15
 Article quotes/cites Dana Hunnes as an expert
 http://livinghealthy.com/articles/can-diet-coke-cure-your-hangover
Yahoo Health—“The ReasonSome People Crave Dirt, Lemons, and Even Toilet Paper” 12/24/14
 Article quotes/cites Dana Hunnes as an expert multiple times
 https://www.yahoo.com/health/the-reason-some-people-crave-dirt-lemons-and-
105375523637.html
Headlines and Global News—“Psychology Behind Craving: Why people experience cravings?”
12/25/14
 Abbreviated version of the Yahoo Health article above
 http://www.hngn.com/articles/54389/20141225/the-psychology-behind-craving-why-people-
expeirence-cravings.htm
WREG Memphis—“Frozen Yogurt Shops Hit Frozen Peak” 11/13/13
 On-camera interview about probiotics and frozen yogurt
 Aired: WREG Channel 3, 6:00 News
KCBS Los Angeles—“Vegging Out: More People Making the Switch off of Meat” 9/28/12
 On-camera interview about healthfulness of vegan diets
 Aired: KCBS Channel 2, 11:00 News
MSNBC.com, “Snack attack: Tasty, healthy, foods to nibble” 9/5/06
Forbes.com, “How to Pinch Salt from your Diet” 4/9/08

7. Women’s World Magazine, “The Lowdown on 15 Popular Diets” 5/09
UCLA Daily Bruin,
“Food Restriction Not Effective Weight-Loss Solution” 5/16/08
“California bans Trans Fats in Restaurants” 1/6/10
Duke Medicine Health News Letter, “The Antioxidant controversy” 3/07
Everyday Health.com
“Baking Tips for Celiac Disease” 6/10/09
“Cut Calories to avoid Gaining Weight” 9/11/09
Shape Magazine, “Pre-workout snacks” Jan-Feb/06
Additional quotables: Oxygen Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Lifetime Fitness Magazine, You24
Magazine
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Food Labels-beyond the Gibberish, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 05/13
Eating for Heart/Lung transplant, UCLA Medical Center support group, Los Angeles, CA 2012
Healthy Eating at all ages, UCLA Faculty Center-Alumni and Emeritus Talk 2009
Healthy Eating for the Holidays, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2008
Weight Management and Exercise, Nationwide Better Health, Los Angeles, CA 2008
Traveling Healthfully, Nationwide Better Health, Los Angeles, CA 2008
Feel Full on Fewer Calories, Nationwide Better Health, Los Angeles, CA 2008
Yay or Nay, tips on healthy eating, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2006
Label Reading, Wellcorp. Los Angeles, CA 2005
Stress Management, Wellcorp. Los Angeles, CA 2004
Diet and Cancer, Wellcorp. Los Angeles, CA 2004
Coping Emotionally with Diabetes, Diabetes Support Group. Largo, FL 2004