Stacey Mai Ta MPH, RD

How did you pick your career? Did you know all along?

I did not know all along :). I thought I was interested in nursing, but did a hospital internship/volunteering program where I very much realized I do not like nursing. At the tail end of my senior year in college, I actually got a job on my college campus' health center & that's how I got interested in nutrition/dietetics/pubic health. I had to teach on topics like nutrition and that's where I learned I had a passion to help debunk myths & educate on what a healthy balanced meal looks like. I highly recommend getting any job or internship that you see a possible future in!

In layperson terms, what do you actually do at work?

I help people who either are at risk or have chronic conditions with their health goals through an app on their phone.