Resume

• 2017

  Strong Process

  Harvard University Extension School

  300 The Fenway

  Boston

  MA 02115

  Assistant Professor of Nutrition teaching Food Science and Nutrition for Health Promotion. Current research focused on healthcare education and clinical associations nutrition and exercise interventions on disease prevention and health outcomes.

  Assistant Professor

  Simmons University

  Cambridge

  MA

  Teaching online and in-class hybrid courses examining the current evidence of exercise and nutrition in health and wellbeing. \n- Food & Nutrition in Health and Wellbeing (NUTR105) - Fall Semester. \n- The Science of Physical Activity Applied to Health and Wellbeing (PSY1036) - Spring Semester. \n- More information here: https://www.extension.harvard.edu/faculty-directory/rachele-pojednic

  Lecturer

  Harvard University Extension School

  Community Rowing Inc. and G-ROW BOSTON (Girls-Row Boston) is the first rowing and relationship-building program designed specifically for girls in the Boston public schools. G-ROW builds girls’ strength and confidence

  and also aims to diversify the traditionally exclusive sport of rowing. G-ROW BOSTON provides girls with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to learn to row and compete on the Charles River. The girls practice three to four days per week throughout the school year to develop new skills

  including on-water rowing and racing

  weight and erg training

  boat maintenance

  swimming

  and leadership skills development. The program also provides mentors

  an academic support program

  and college advising through a partnership with The Bottom Line. To date

  nearly all of our graduates have gone on to college. Soon

  our program will be expanding with a comprehensive Adaptive Rowing component and a program dedicated to Boys in Boston Public Schools.

  Community Rowing

  Tufts University

  USDA HNRCA Nutrition

  Exercise Physiology

  and Sarcopenia Laboratory

  Dissertation: The Role of the Vitamin D Receptor in Aging Skeletal Muscle and Inflammatory Response

  Doctoral Student

  Boston

  MA

  Strong Process is a wellness conference designed to bring you the true experts examining the evidence behind why we MOVE

  EAT

  and REST. This all-day wellness conference includes three curated panels of scientists

  farmers

  journalists

  athletes

  clinicians and innovators

  as well as breakfast

  yoga and lunch. It is designed to be a day of unraveling and relearning to set you on an unwavering path for a lifetime.

  Founder

  Strong Process

  The Prescription for Activity Task Force is group of 80+ national experts

  thought leaders

  and luminaries from healthcare

  academia

  business

  philanthropy

  and government. All share a belief that physical activity–based behavior-change interventions should be more integral to healthcare.

  Prescription for Activity Task Force

• 2013

  Flywheel Sports

  Simmons University

  Flywheel Sports

• 2009

  MS/PhD

  MS/PhD in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition; USDA HNRCA Nutrition

  Exercise Physiology

  and Sarcopenai Laboratory; American Society for Nutrition Student Interest Group Delegate at Large

  Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition

  Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

  Tufts University

• 2007

  EdM

  Physical Education & Coaching

  Institute For Athletic Coach Education - The Institute for Athletic Coach Education (IACE) in the School of Education at Boston University is designed to focus attention on the need for education and training for youth sport coaches. At the Institute

  youth sports are considered a vehicle for helping young people develop into productive members of society

  with the guidance of a significant adult mentor who is most often a coach.

• 2004

  Thayer Academy

  Middle School Science Teacher

  Coach

  Thayer Academy

  Harvard Medical School

  Using her training in education

  nutrition

  and exercise

  Dr. Pojednic’s current research focuses on the clinical and translational associations between lifestyle and well-being

  with a specific emphasis on exercise and nutrition interventions on disease prevention and health outcomes.

  Post Doctoral Research Fellow

• 1999

  B.S.

  Exercise Physiology

  Men's Varsity Rowing Team - Coxswain

• Strong Process a Science Based Wellness Conference

  Strong Process Forum is a wellness conference dedicated to the science behind why we move

  eat

  and rest.

  Strong Process a Science Based Wellness Conference

  Prescription For Activity

  Prescription For Activity

  The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine

  The Science of Physical Activity Applied to Health and Well-Being. Open Enrollment course at Harvard Extension School

  Spring 2015. Taught by Dr. Edward Phillips and Dr. Rachele Pojednic this course provides the knowledge and tools for healthcare professionals

  including health and wellness coaches

  to counsel patients on how to incorporate exercise and physical activity into daily routines.

  The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine | The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (ILM) was founded by Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Harvard Medical School to reduce the prevalence of lifestyle-related disease and mortality in our society through physici

  Shape Up Somerville

  Research Assistant

  Leadership Development

  Community Outreach

  Leadership

  Nutrition

  Program Development

  Writing

  Training

  Grant Writing

  nutrition

  Public Speaking

  Staff Development

  Higher Education

  exercise

  Teaching

  Sports

  Clinical Research

  Research

  Coaching

  Vitamin D receptor protein is associated with interleukin-6 in human skeletal muscle

  Lisa Ceglia

  Alice H Lichtenstein

  Bess Dawson-Hughes

  Roger A Fielding

  Vitamin D receptor protein is associated with interleukin-6 in human skeletal muscle

  Rachele

  Pojednic

  PhD EdM

  Community Rowing

  Tufts University

  Harvard Medical School

  Prescription for Activity Task Force