Christine M. Malacaman Owyang, MPH, RD, CDCES

(650) 270-9629 ~ E-mail: cmmowyang@gmail.com

Qualifications

            Public health activities include grant writing, program planning and group education.

             Clinical dietetics activities involve patient care planning and counseling with an emphasis in diabetes care.  Proficiency in Excel and Power Point is also emphasized.

Work History

              Perinatal Clinical Dietitian, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation                           February 2003–present

             Responsible for nutrition assessment of high-risk perinatal patients (GDM, multiple gestation, high

maternal weight gain, post bariatric bypass) to best provide care plans which include nutrition therapy and nutrition education.  Serving as a “Super User” for EPIC (electronic medical record system). Program lead with respect to compliance with AADE accreditation and standards. Provide practical nutrition education to rotating medical and nursing students.

Nutritionist, City of Berkeley WIC                                                                           June 2002-June 2003

Primarily responsible for nutritional assessment and counseling of low income pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children of diverse ethnic/cultural backgrounds.  Other duties include assisting with client intake, organization of the clinic and development of nutrition education programs for WIC participants and their families.

            Lecturer, California State University, Fresno                                                            August 2001-June 2002

                Courses: NUTR 53 – Nutrition & Health: Realities & Controversies, NUTR 147 – Nutrition & the

                Athlete, NUTR 160 – Nutrition across the Life Cycle, NUTR 166 – Community Nutrition and

                NUTR 229 – Graduate Nutrition Seminar. 

                Per Diem Clinical Dietitian, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA                        June 2001-March 2003

                Duties include supervision of diet therapy, nutrition assessment, nutrition care planning, monitoring

                and nutrition education of patients in acute, sub-acute and long-term care settings.

Education

            Master’s in Public Health, Loma Linda University, 2000

                Post-Baccalaureate curriculum, UC Davis 1995-1996, UC Berkeley 1996-1997

                Bachelor of Science, UC Davis, 1996

Publications, Interests and Activities

• Medical Advisory board for Tyype1 Diabetic Sugar Mommas (2019)
• Conducted preliminary research for the CPMC Healthy Pregnancy Weight Collective to determine whether

nutrition and exercise education during pregnancy and the early postpartum period has an impact on postpartum weight loss

• Nutrition presentations to community programs such as the Pilipino Bayanihan Resource Center and the Filipino Community Cancer Collaborative
• Postpartum weight loss program for Berkeley WIC clients (2003)
• Produced a Container Gardening Resource Guide currently distributed to Food Security Network awardees
• Volunteer with the Community Food Security Project run by Occidental College, Pasadena, CA.  Research included a continuation of a project with the California Nutrition Network involving health behavior change and nutrition education for school-age children (2000)
• Research and written contribution for a chapter on vegetarian nutrition in a text published by the CRC Press (Loma Linda, CA, 2000).

Professional Licenses

• Registered Dietitian, since 2001
• Adult/ Child/ Infant BLS, 2019
• Certified Diabetes Educator, since 2006

Awards and Special Recognition

• California Pacific Medical Foundation grant recipient to establish a support group for women experiencing high risk pregnancies
• ACE award 2013, 2016 – Award for service excellence
• Worthington Foods Scholarship 2000 recipient.  Received funding to study public policy in Washington D.C.