This is Part 2 of our series with Dr. Josephine Connolly-Schoonen where we take a deep dive into her professional career. This is a great episode to listen to if you need guidance or mentorship towards figuring out the right path for you when both pursuing the Registered Dietitian credential and beyond.

As mentioned in her program feature, Dr. Connolly-Schoonen is Director of the Nutrition Division as well as Dietetic Internship Director at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. Her career with Stony Brook spans over 30 years where she has built their internship program and Nutrition Division from the ground up. She is also author of Losing Weight Permanently with the Bull's Eye Food Guide.

In this unique episode, she shares her advise to dietetics students on numerous topics including:

- Work/life balance: how you are able to both work hard and "play" hard

- Whether or not it is best to diversify your graduate degree or stick with a nutrition focus

- The benefits of pursuing a PhD (and how it plays into work/life)

- How to develop a strategic plan and implement it into your personal life

- The importance of setting goals

For more information on Dr. Connolly-Schoonen and her work, listen to our past episode featuring Stony Brook University and visit their website here: https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/family_population_preventive_medicine/divisions/nutrition/josephine-connolly-schoonen