Clinical nutrition
I connect nutritional assessment with health conditions, food habits and the realities of everyday life.
Assistant Professor · Clinical Nutritionist · Diabetes Education Counsellor
Science to nourish.Care that lasts.
Evidence, explained with empathy.
I bring clinical insight into the classroom—and the patience of an educator into every conversation about food, health and everyday life.
Diabetes Education Counsellor
National Diabetes Educator Program · Dr. Mohan's Diabetic Centre, Chennai
01 · Practice & pedagogy
I work where evidence, education and everyday life meet.
My approach is grounded in clinical knowledge, shaped by years of teaching and guided by one simple belief: advice only matters when it can be lived.
Diabetes education & counselling
I help people understand diabetes and turn clinical recommendations into calm, practical steps they can sustain.
Nutrition education
I teach complex ideas with clarity, whether I am in a classroom, guiding a project or speaking online.
Academic research
I help students move from curiosity to structured enquiry, evidence and meaningful conclusions.
Since 2019Teaching and clinical practice
M.Sc.Clinical Nutrition
IDALife Member
2024Peer-reviewed publication
02 · My journey
From the clinic to the classroom.
Every role has added a layer to how I teach and counsel. Clinical experience keeps my teaching real; teaching makes my clinical communication clearer.
2019 — present
Assistant Professor
Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai
I teach postgraduate and undergraduate learners across Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition, Nursing and Physiotherapy, while mentoring research projects and organising academic programmes.
2019
Dietician
SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani
I strengthened my clinical practice through patient-centred diet planning and nutritional care in a hospital setting.
Jan — Jun 2019
Registered Dietitian Intern
Sundaram Medical Foundation
My six-month internship deepened my experience in clinical nutrition assessment, dietetics and interdisciplinary care.
03 · In the classroom
I teach for understanding—not memorisation.
I have taught postgraduate and undergraduate learners, guided student research and organised lectures, workshops and academic events. I want every learner to leave with the confidence to use what they know.
Subjects I handle
- Clinical Nutrition
- Nutrition Through Lifecycle
- Dietetics
- Food Science
- Food Service Management
- Food Microbiology
clarity → curiosity → confidence
04 · Research & enquiry
I encourage questions that can improve real lives.
My research interests include maternal nutrition, childhood obesity, dietary behaviour and practical approaches to weight management. I have also guided student projects across these areas.
05 · A note on motherhood
“Motherhood has deepened my patience, attentiveness and respect for the realities of family life. It keeps me grounded in a truth I bring to both teaching and counselling: meaningful nutrition must be compassionate, practical and sustainable.”
Care, lived as well as taught.
Becoming a mother has made my professional purpose more personal: I want knowledge to feel reassuring, useful and possible within the rhythm of a real family.
For academic roles & private consultations
Let's begin a thoughtful conversation.
I am open to academic opportunities, collaborative work and conversations about individual nutrition support.