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Montalvo, Francisca

Adjunct Instructor
Ed.D.
Dowling College
Puerto Rico
School Affiliation

Cambridge College School of Education

Academic Focus

Health, family and consumer science

Community Involvement

Cambridge College Institutional Participation

  • Coordinating new faculty orientation and faculty mentoring
  • Collaboration with aldía, official Cambridge College publication of spring 2008
  • Platform (for students) to model the development of the ILP
  • Survey of level of satisfaction of students of Cambridge College PR Center

Community

  • Ad-honorem - President of Puerto Rico Examination Board of Nutritionist & Dietician
  • Cathequist in the Santa Rosa de Lima Church, Amelia Guaynabo
Courses Taught

EHE 691-3 - Professional Seminar in Health Family and Consumer Science
EHE 620 - Curriculum Implementation in the Health Classroom
EHE 640 - Promoting Wellness: Building Positive Health Behavior
EHE 660 - Family & Interpersonal Health
EHE 670 - Building & Evaluating Coordinated School Health Programs
EHE 680 Teaching Skills for Risk Reduction and Positive Behavior Change
EAD 662 - Contemporary Issues in Education
ELE 630 - Classroom Management with Model of Teaching
ESP 721 - Accelerated Learning and Multiples Intelligences

Education
  • Ed.D. - Dowling College, Long Island, NY - Administration of Education and Leadership
  • B.S. - University of Puerto Rico - Nutirition and Dietetics

License/Certification

  • Nutrition and Dietician License (Puerto Rico Department of Health)
Professional Experience
  • Executive Director of the Food and Nutrition Service Programs in the state agency of the Puerto Rico Department of Education; administration of the Federal Programs, interpretation and application of federal regulations related food and nutrition
  • Project Director of implementation of the local wellness policy, project director of sanitary food inspections to school lunchrooms
Awards & Recognitions
  • July 2014 - Asuncion Pascual Award - El mas alto reconocimiento al Nutricionista /Dietista destacado en el 2014, otorgado por la Junta de Gobierno del Colegio de Nutricionistas y Dietistas de Puerto Rico.
Research & Publications
  • Montalvo, F. (2004). Directors and Assistants Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of the Healthy People 2010 Initiative
  • Montalvo, F. (1994).  Evaluación de la actitud hacia el comedor escolar y la aceptabilidad hacia la leche de estudiantes de segundo, tercero y cuarto grado de cuatro escuelas de las Regiones Educativas de San Juan y Caguas
  • Project Manager of: Socio-Economic Survey 2007 with a sample of 2, 913 families, Establishment of the Local Wellness Policy at 1,886 schools, Developed a winner Proposal related Local Wellness Policy 2007 ($21,000)  Establishment of the Public Law 111 to developed 2 Sanitary Inspections at each Schools from school year 2005, Developed the third Report (Nov. 15, 2006, Nov. 15, 2007, Nov. 15, 2008) of the Inspections to public and private school lunches.
  • Deposition to the Puerto Rico Senate and Chamber, related our recommendations to the Law Projects: 1825, 1816, 1640, 1526 during the month of March 2007.
  • Developer of  2 Request For Proposal: (1) Training and Workshop for Nutrition Basics Concepts and Food Control of Portion for Child Care Employees, and (2) Implementation of School Wellness Policy for employees of Independent School Food Authorities (January, 2008).
  • Multiples nutrition educative articles for newspapers, bulletins and others related food, nutrition, safety topics as: Local Wellness Policy for schools, food additives, nutritious snacks, and food guide pyramid, nutrition of the athletes, nutrition of the child, adolescents and others. Participated in TV, and Radio programs related educational theories and nutrition topics.
  • aldía – Cambridge College Puerto Rico Center Official Publication – Spring 2008 – (APRENDIZAJE ACELERADO: PEDAGOGÍA OPTIMISTA) Interview related the content of the Course ESP 721 – Accelerated Learning – Mulltiples Intelligences
     
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
  • College of Nutritionist and Dietitians of Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Nutrition Committee
  • Re-nominated member & President of  the Examiner Board of Nutritionist & Dieticians - Puerto Rico (Name by the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2012 to year 2016, and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico)
  • President of  the Examiner Board of Nutritionist & Dieticians - Puerto Rico (Name by the Governor of Puerto Rico frm January 4, 2007 to year 2011, and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico)
  • Member of  the “Comisión de Alimentación y Nutrición de Puerto Rico” (Name by the Governor of Puerto Rico by 1999  to year 2004, and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico)
  • National Association of Child & Adult Food Care Programs
  • Sponsors Association of Child & Adult Food Care Programs