Experience

• The Longwood Players, Inc.

  President, Chairman of the Board, and Executive Producer

  • Founder and President of local, nonprofit theatre company for 18 seasons
  • Grew company from a small community organization into one of Boston's preeminent nonprofit theaters, including doubling the production budget; developing the staff and board; expanding the season and programs; and building the member, audience, and donor base.
  • Executive produced a three-show season
  • Oversee the executive management team (3 directors overseeing a staff of 12)
  • Chair and grow the board of directors.
  • Lead fundraising efforts and long-term strategic planning.

• The Longwood Players, Inc.

  President Emeritus and Founder

  • At-large member of the Board of Directors following 18 years service as President and Chairman of the Board
  • Ad-hoc advisor to the President
  • Founder of a robust nonprofit theater company (1998-present)
  

• Harvard University Extension School

  Course Director | Food and Nutrition From Farm to Fork: Why What You Eat Matters

  • Class in the Graduate Program in Sustainability and Environmental Management, Environmental Studies that grew out of my decades-long work in traditional, environmental, and behavioral nutrition
  • Won Teaching Innovator Award (2015-2016) and revitalized the class in September 2016 to become sole Director
  • Class focuses on the personal and planetary implications of food choices covering such topics as nutrition and human health; agriculture and food production; and environmental degradation, climate change, and sustainability
  • Delivered lectures on human diets, Paleo to present; diet and disease; nutrition in the media; global nutrition, hunger, and obesity; tools for healthy eating; and the future of food and led discussions and guided learning activities on these topics
  • Developed food- and cooking-related assignments as well as traditional assignments to facilitate active, student-centered learning.

• The Nutrition Doctor

  Principal and Owner & On Air Talent

  As a Harvard-trained nutrition scientist and educator with expertise in both the prevention of obesity and chronic diseases through diet and the link between our food choices and our planet, my mission is to bring together my passions for food, cooking, and science through books, television, and other media to help people eat their way towards better health. My ultimate goal is to help individuals bring principles of sound, evidence-based nutrition science and sustainable eating into their kitchens and onto their plates, one delectable bite at a time. Learn more about all I do at the university and beyond at pknewby.com.

• Owner and Principal, The Nutrition Doctor

  Scientific Consultant & Food Expert

  • Twenty years experience providing scientific and research expertise on a wide variety of topics related to food, nutrition, and health.
  • Consulting engagements range from hours to years and include small businesses, policy institutes, community organizations, state health departments, and global food industries.
  • Example projects include developing and leading seminars on the role of diet in weight; assisting with research design, survey development, data collection, and statistical analysis; and providing input on the development of employee health programs and apps.
  • Example 1: Mathematica Policy Institute. I provided scientific expertise on the analysis and interpretation of dietary data specifically related to the measurement and description of healthy and less healthy eating patterns among low-income participants and non-participants in federal food programs. I contributed writing to feasibility memos and reports and the final white paper delivered to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
  • Example 2: Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness. I provided research expertise regarding scientific methods, data collection, and analysis of food and physical activity data collected in a community-based research project to measure local food and fitness environments in five low-income neighborhoods in Boston using quantitative and qualitative data. I provided assistance on survey development and administration; conducted statistical analyses of data; prepared tables; and deliver a final written report and oral presentation to executive staff and community members highlighting the research findings.
  • Currently serve on the Science Advisory Board of Virgin Pulse and the Private and Public, Scientific, Academic, and Consumer (PAPSAC) Food Policy Committee at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Course Creator and Co-Director, Food Science and Technology: Implications for Public Health and Nutrition
  • Developed syllabus, coursework, and assignments
  • Delivered lectures on current trends in food production; consumer perspectives on the food supply; agricultural influences on public health and climate change; and the role of nutrition in the future of global food systems
  • Participated in additional departmental activities, including mentoring students informally and considering new initiatives and developments in curriculum, research, and teaching
  • Submitted an R01 grant proposal to the NIH on childhood obesity etiology