Throughout her four years at UT she has been an active member of various clubs and organizations on campus, she has volunteered in the community setting as well. Brittany has had valuable internships and work experience during her four years at UT. Currently, she is a senior in Nutrition and plans to graduate in the spring 2010 with a B.S. Human Ecology and majoring in Nutrition. She also has minors in both Adolescent Health and Child and Family Studies. Brittany's decision to major in nutrition stems back to her childhood and her Canadian roots. When she was younger she spent a lot of summers up at her grandmother's cottage on the lake. Where most afternoons consisted of baking and cooking with her grandmother's bridge club. Brittany always looked forward to this part of the afternoon when she was able to help the ladies out. To this day Brittany still loves to cook and experiment in the kitchen when she can find the time. She also loves being able to infuse nutrition into her cooking and make delicious foods for friends and family.
At the moment she is the Student Nutrition Educator at the University of Tennessee Student Health Services. She is also an active member of the Undergraduate Nutrition Student Association (UNSA) and is the Head of the Health Promotion Committee part of UNSA. With her other available time she is busy volunteering with the Knox Public Health Department and helping out at the UT Medical Center in their Healthy Living Kitchen an outpatient program. Through many of her work, volunteering, and membership experiences she has learned about a variety of nutrition ranging from food service systems, clinical, and community health.
