My Approach

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Education

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Rebecca (Panzer) Toutant, 
MA, RD, LDN, CDE, cPT
Dietitian, Personal Trainer, Certified Diabetes Educator
Education:  
  • B.S. Dietetics, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Dietetic Internship, Keene State College, Keene, NH
  • M.A. Health Communication, Emerson College, Boston,  MA
  • C.P.T, American Council on Exercise
  • C.D.E., National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators​
Clinical Interests:
  • Disordered Eating
  • Diabetes Management
  • Developmental Disabilities / Autism
  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Picky Eating
Fun Facts: 
  • 20x marathon finisher
  • 4x ultramarathon finisher
  • 2x Ironman finisher

Experience

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I have worked field of health, wellness, and disease prevention for over a decade. I began as a personal trainer, helping clients achieve fitness, compete in sports (bodybuilding, triathlons, marathon), and adapted exercise (programs for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities).
 
Once credentialed as a registered dietitian, I brought my skills to New England, managing education, behavior change, and support groups, running diabetes Shared Medical Appointments, creating after school cooking programs, writing for the DASH for Health program, and conducting research on celiac disease for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Throughout, I remained focused on the impact of psycho-social influences of health decisions which lead me to the Health Communication program at Emerson College. 

Through these experiences I began working with the Massachusetts General Hospital as a Research Associate for the Autism Treatment Network / Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health. There I connected with the Lurie Center and we began a relationship of referrals. 

I worked as an outpatient dietitian for the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) over 6 years, providing individual visits and diabetes shared medical appointments for pediatric and adult clients from all over the world. I am passionate about helping people find their own balance of physical and mental health.  Currently I am the Wellness Manager for CHA.  In addition to dietetics, I teach graduate programs and mentor thesis students in Health Communication for Lasell College. 
Published Research:  
  • Panzer RM, Dennis M, Kelly CP, Weir D, Leichtner A, Leffler DA. Navigating the Gluten Free Diet in College. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012; 55 (6):740–744. 
  • Brugge, D., Panzer, R., Stanish, H., & Fleming, R. “Distinctive characteristics of CBPR in a study involving children with autism spectrum disorder.” Manuscript in progress for Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 
  • Furuta, G., Williams, K., Kooros, K., Kaul, A., Panzer, R., Coury, D., & Fuchs, G. “Management of Constipation in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Pediatrics 2012; 130:S98-S105.
  • Malow, B., Byars, K., Johnson, K., Weiss, S., Bernal, P., Goldman, S., Panzer, R., Coury, D., & Glaze, D. “A Practice Pathway for the Identification, Evaluation and Management of Insomnia in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Pediatrics 2012; 130:S98-S105,
  • Sidhu, R., Loh, A., Minshew, N., Bauman, M., Neumeyer, A., Logan, W., Panzer, R., Coury, D., & Barnes, G. “A Practice Pathway for Use of Electroencephalography in Identification and Evaluation of Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” (not published).
  • Mahajan, R., Bernal, P., Panzer, R., Whitaker, A., Roberts, W., Handen, B., Hardan, A., Anagnostou, E., & Veenstra-VanderWeele, J. “Clinical Practice Pathways for Evaluation and Medication Choice for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Pediatrics 2012; 130:S125-S138.

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