Meg M. Mayer-Costa MS, RD

Professional Profile

BS, Honor Scholar in Dietetics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 1993
MS, Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 1995

Interests
ITo use my knowledge of nutrition education, counseling, teaching, and management in the area of health promotion especially for women and children.

Publications
Meg M. Schmidt MS, RD and Madeleine Sigman-Grant PhD, RD. Perspectives of Low-Income Fathers’ Support of Breastfeeding:An Exploratory Study. The Journal of Nutrition Education, January/February 2000.

Meg M. Schmidt MS, RD and Madeleine Sigman-Grant PhD, RD. Introductory Curriculum to My New Weigh of Life; Penn State Cooperative Extension Service, Spring, 1996.

Courses & Training
Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Introduction to the Profession of Dietetics course

Collaborations, Consultations, and Service
• Chairperson-elect, Pittsburgh Dietetic Association, Nominations Committee
• Chairperson, Pittsburgh Dietetic Association, Public Relations and National Nutrition Month, 2001-2002
• Named the American Dietetic Association Emerging Dietetic Leader for the State of Pennsylvania, 2001
• Member of the Pittsburgh Dietetic association
• Member of the American Dietetic Association