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Carol Papillon, MPH, RD

Senior Instructor
  • Director, Virginia Tech Internship in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Focus area(s): Education of future dietitians; nutrition counseling for behavior change

Education

M.P.H., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982

Dietetic Internship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1978

B.S., Dietetics, Valparaiso University, 1977

Experience

August 1996 – present: Internship Director and Senior Instructor, Department of Human Nutrition Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

1994 – 1997: Dietary Consultant, Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Blacksburg, VA

1994 – 1996: Research Assistant, 1994-1996, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

1993 – 1995: Outpatient Dietitian, Radford Community Hospital, Radford, VA and Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg, VA

Selected Major Awards

  • 2014 – Distinguished Dietitian of the Year, Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 2011 – Faculty Service Award, College of Agriculture
  • 2008 – Public Policy and Advocacy Award in Dietetics Education, American Dietetic Association
  • 2008 – Outstanding Dietetic Educator, American Dietetic Association

Davidson Z, Rodden G, Mazala DAG, Moore C, Papillon C, Hasemann A, Truby H and Grange RW. 2016. Practical nutrition guidelines for individuals with DMD. Chapter in Regenerative Medicine for Degenerative Muscle Diseases, ed. by MK Childers, 225-279. New York: Humana Press, Springer.

Papillon, CB and SS Moore, A framework for preparing dietetic interns to be leaders, Poster presentation, American Dietetic Association Annual meeting, September 2011.