Tyler Chase

1060 Turtledove Loop. Lebanon, OR 97355 | 541-973-8569 | chasety@oregonstate.edu

Objective
The successful completion of a dietetic internship with a strong clinical and research focus, in pursuit of the path toward an RDN
credential.

Education
Oregon State University | Class of 2018 January 2015-Present
· Major
o Nutrition, Dietetics Option Corvallis, OR
· GPA: 3.97 OSU. 3.60 Cumulative

Southern Oregon University Sept. 2006-June 2008

· Major
o Health and Physical Education Ashland, OR
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o Criminology

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Cardiology Heart Screening-patient counseling | 4 hours February 2018
· Good Samaritan Heart and Vascular Institute
o DASH diet principles counseling Lebanon, OR
o TLC diet principles counseling
o Metabolic Syndrome management education
o Lab value interpretation and education

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Research
Research assistant | 10-15 hours/week Dec. 2015-Present
· Dr. Emily Ho, Ph.D.-Micronutrient lab
o Micronutrient research utilizing in vivo and in vitro models Corvallis, OR
o Exposure to polymerase chain reaction experiments
o Analysis and interpretation of data using various programs/software
 Excel, SPSS, Prism, NHANES Dietary Screener
o Blood born pathogen training
o CITI Program-Biomedical Researchers certification lkj
o CITI Program- Behavioral Research certification

Lab Volunteer | 5 hours/week June 2015-Dec. 2015

· Dr. Emily Ho, Ph.D.-Micronutrient lab
o Pipetting proficiency Corvallis, OR
o Protein, glucose, triglyceride, and immune marker assay proficiency
o Animal husbandry-Zebra fish, mice
o Training in protocol interpretation and adherence
o Data analysis: Prism, Excel
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Leadership
Nutrition and Dietetics Club | 20 hours/month May 2015-Present
· Student elected President (April 2017-Present)
· Member (May 2015-April 2017) Corvallis, OR
o Led 70 official members and connected them with work and volunteer opportunities
o Planned and led officer meetings and member meetings
o Wrote monthly updates for the “Just a Taste newsletter” for Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
o Networking with registered dietitians, professors, community members
o Led “Promotions” sub-committee for OSU National Nutrition Month event lkj
College of Public Health and Human Sciences Research Mentor | 8 hours January 2018
· Peer mentor
o Provided peer mentoring to OSU CPHHS students interested in research
o Assisted with weekly meetings
o Led small group discussions

Dietetics Mentoring Program | 2 hours January 2018

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o Provided peer mentoring to pre-dietetics students
o Assigned 2 pre-dietetics students to serve as a point of contact for guidance

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Medford Police Department | 40 hours/week Nov. 2009-April 2011

· Police officer
o Actively demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking, and conflict resolution to assist Medford, OR
community members and stake holders
o Concise documentation
o First-aid certification (expired)
o CPR certification (expired)
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Dec. 2007-Nov. 2009
· Community Service Officer (CSO)
o Assisted police officers, department officials and community stakeholders Medford, OR
o Community Service Officer Field Training Officer
 Allowed me to train new CSO hires and ensure they had abilities to effectively serve
community
o North Medford High School CSO
 Worked closely with school administration and staff to ensure safe campus environment
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Wellness program assistant | 5-10 hours/week January 2017-March 2017
· Dr. Emily Tomayko, Ph.D. R.D.- “Be Orange Challenge” workplace wellness project
o Nutrition education flyer development Medford, OR
o Anthropometric data collection

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Manuscripts and Professional Presentations
Manuscripts
· “Combinatorial effects of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure on zebrafish (Danio rerio) development”
Beaver LM, Truong L, Barton CL, Chase TT, Gonnerman GD, Wong CP, Tanguay RL, Ho E.
PLoS One. 2017 Aug 24;12(8):e0183831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183831. eCollection 2017.
PMID: 28837703

· “Adverse effects of parental zinc deficiency on metal homeostasis and embryonic development in a zebrafish model.”
Beaver LM, Nkrumah-Elie YM, Truong L, Barton CL, Knecht AL, Gonnerman GD, Wong CP, Tanguay RL, Ho E.
J Nutr Biochem. 2017 May;43:78-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.02.006. Epub 2017 Feb 20.
PMID: 28268202 (listed in Acknowledgements sections)

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· “Interactions between arsenic exposure and zinc deficiency on zinc status, oxidative stress, and inflammatory
response”
Wong CP, Dashner-Titus EJ, Alvarez S, Chase TT, Hudson LG, and Ho E.
Manuscript in preparation (to be submitted to Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology)

Select Presentations
· “Effects of low zinc status and arsenic exposure in mice”
Chase TT, Wong CP, and Ho E.
o Poster presented at Celebration of Undergraduate Excellence 2016, Corvallis, OR

· “Effects of low zinc status and arsenic exposure in human monocyte cells”
Chase TT, Wong CP, and Ho E.
o Poster presented at Celebration of Undergraduate Excellence 2017, Corvallis, OR

· “Adverse consequences of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure to zebra fish development”
Authors: Beaver LM, Truong L, Barton CL, Chase TT, Gonnerman GD, Wong CP, Tanguay RL, and Ho E
o Co-author for poster presented at Diet and Optimum Health Conference 2017, Corvallis, OR

· “Interactions between arsenic exposure and zinc deficiency on zinc status, oxidative stress, and inflammatory
response”
Wong CP, Chase TT, Dashner EJ, Hudson LG, and Ho E.
o Co-author for poster presented at Diet and Optimum Health Conference 2017, Corvallis, OR

· “Efficacy of the wellness focused “Be Orange Challenge” with online tracking to promote healthy behavior change.”
Tomayko E, Miller A, Heun M, Chase T, Ho E.
o Co-author for poster presented at Oregon Public Health Association annual meeting 2017, Corvallis, OR

Organizations
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
· Student member (September 2016-Present)
o Medical Nutrition Practice Group (MNPG)

Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

· Student member (September 2016-Present)
· OAND Board Student Representative (March 2017-Present)
· OAND Policy Team Student Representative (March 2017-Present)

Achievements & Awards

Research Awards
· 2017 URAP (Undergraduate Research Awards Program) recipient
o “Effects of low zinc status and arsenic exposure in mice”
· 2016 URAP (Undergraduate Research Awards Program) recipient
o “Effects of low zinc status and arsenic exposure in human monocyte cells”

Academic Awards
· Drucilla Shepard Smith Award 2016
o Awarded to Oregon State University students for maintaining a 4.0 GPA

· Bill Tomsheck Iron Man Award 2016-17

o Monetary scholarship of $2,000.00
o Awarded to Oregon State University Juniors and Seniors

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