Nicole Becklem, MS, RD
Program Director, Clinical Nutrition MS Dietetic Internship
Special Interests
Adult and community nutrition assessment diagnosis; intervention, and monitoring; culinary nutrition and medicine; contemporary nutrition issues; food policy; sustainability; organic trends; evidence-based medical nutrition therapy.
Volunteer Experience
- NYSAND AME 2024 Co-Chair (2023-2024)
- Collegiate Liaison and Dietetics Education Advocate Great Lakes Region (2022-present)
- Career Services Co-Coordinator WNY Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2021-22)
- Member Site, Research Committee and Curriculum Committee Member (2019-present)
- Health Meets Food (Culinary Medicine Courseware)
- Program Reviewer Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) (2016-present)
- Dietetic Technician Representative NYS Dietetics Association Coordinating Cabinet (2016-2018)
- Founding board member & past Treasurer Slow Food Buffalo (2011-15)
- Professional Issues Chair WNY Dietetics Association (2011-12)
Awards and recognitions
- Alpha Eta National Honor Society Faculty Inductee 2022
- Interprofessional Group Recognition Award (National Academies of Practice) 2022
- Outstanding Dietetics Educator Western NY Dietetics Association 2016 & 2021
- Outstanding Dietetics Educator Eastern US Region / Nutrition and Dietetic Educators Practice Group 2017
- Poster exhibitor Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting & Expo – Houston, TX “Food for Thought: An Interdisciplinary Culinary Nutrition Project and Marketing Event” 2015
- Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Western NY Dietetics Association 2014
- Jack Bellick Award, Western NY Dietetics Association 2010 & 2013