Lærke Pinstrup Lidegaard | fabinternship2013

Hometown: Denmark, Copenhagen

Undergraduate: Clinical Dietician, 2008

Graduate: MSc in Health Science at Copenhagen Uni, DK.

Future: I am working as a clinical dietician beside my studies and

have done it for 4 years before I started my masters. I hope to

combine my practical experience as a dietician with health

promotion and public health prevention in Denmark.

Summer Projects:
Research paper on How to get kids to eat more vegetables, Strategy

and tactics for applying and launching Smarter Lunchrooms

Movement with soup kitchens, looking at how the number of

supermarkets and fast food restaurants in the neighborhood

affects snacking and risk of overweight. Almost every week there

is a weekly task and we work all with elaborate online questionnaire survey.

Advice for Future Interns:

This internship is highly independent and contains a number of writing works. Come prepared with ideas of what you would like to research about. That being said, it is absolutely worth it. People are friendly, enthusiastic, and helpful and listen to your ideas. So do not be afraid to ask or come up with ideas. Be prepared to focus on consumer behavior and less on nutrition, but you are highly self-help to determine what you need to work with.

Ithaca is very beautiful, with many waterfalls and forested hills. So if you like to hike or simply walking or jogging after work you'll love Ithaca. I also recommend trying stand-up paddle boarding by the lake.

Feel free to email me with questions at l.p.lidegaard@hotmail.com