Biography

Professor Larson earned her BS and MS in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Following graduation, she completed her dietetic internship through Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.

Prior to joining the faculty at URI, Professor Larson worked as an inpatient Clinical Nutrition Specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA where she specialized in the nutrition considerations for children undergoing chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Professor Larson then transitioned to an outpatient Registered Dietitian at a large private practice of RDs, Evolution Nutrition, in Rhode Island where she continues to work with people of all ages, backgrounds, and diagnoses to provide evidence-based nutrition counseling and interventions.

Professor Larson teaches many courses for the department and is the Didactic Program in Dietetics Director. Through mentorship and planning that begins in the first year, she aims to help students in the program prepare for life after URI.

If you are interested in joining the B.S. in Dietetics program, B.S. in Nutrition program, earning a minor in Nutrition, discussing career paths, or working as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, contact Professor Larson at sarahlarson@uri.edu

Roles and Responsibilities

Department of Nutrition

• Didactic Program in Dietetics Director
• Nutrition Program Director
• Interim Minor Coordinator
• Course Instructor
• Supervisor
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (NUT 495 Applied Nutrition Practicum)
    • NUT 110 Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics
    • NUT 207 General Nutrition
    • NUT 210 General Nutrition Lab
    • NUT 212G Public Health Nutrition
    • NUT 336 and 337 Scientific Principles of Food I and II
    • NUT 360 Nutrition in Exercise and Sport
    • NUT 375 and 376 Foodservice Management I and II
    • NUT 394 and 395 Nutrition in the Life Cycle I and II
• Undergraduate Committee, Chair
• Undergraduate Student Advisor
• Nutrition Club, Faculty Supervisor

College of Health Sciences

• Scholastic Standing Committee, member

  

Campus-Wide

• Brightspace Campus Mentor
• Faculty Assessment Mentor
• Large Lecture Community of Practice Mentor
• McGraw Hill Digital Faculty Consultant
• Quality Matters Peer Reviewer for Online Courses
• Quality Matters Master Reviewer for Online Courses

Awards

• College of Health Sciences, URI, Outstanding Service Award, 2023
• Rhode Island Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Emerging Dietetic Leader, 2020

Sarah Larson Curriculum Vitae