Faculty and Staff- Marisa Bolivar

Marisa Bolivar

Assistant Director, Dietetic Internship & Lecturer

Building 181, Rm 217
 
 
 
 
 
 

Expertise

  • Oncology nutrition; community farming 

Education

  • Doctor of Clinical Nutrition - Rutgers University (In progress)
  • Board Certification of Specialization in Oncology Nutrition (2014)
  • M.S. in Nutrition - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (2013) 
  • Geisinger Medical Center Dietetic Internship - Danville, PA (2010)
  • B.S. in Clinical Nutrition - University of California, Davis (2008)

Recent year teaching assignments 

  • Food and Nutrition: Customs and Culture (FSN 2250)
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy I (FSN 4431)
  • Senior Project (NUTR 4461)

Research 

  • Microbiome modulation to improve immunotherapy response in advanced cancers
  • Parenteral ascorbate in pancreatic cancer: survival and tolerability outcomes 
  • Vitamin D metabolism and sufficiency 
  • Glucagon - like peptide 1 receptor agonist use in adults with active cancer
 

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