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Faculty and Staff

Interim Chair

Portrait of Kathy B Knight, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., R.D.</span>

Kathy B Knight, Ph.D., R.D.

Interim Department Chair and Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BA Zoology, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1979)
  • MS Nutrition, Mississippi State University / Starkville, Mississippi (1981)
  • PHD Nutrition, Auburn University / Auburn, Georgia (1989)

Email: kknight@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-5172
Office: 201 Lenoir

Areas of expertise:

  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Foods
  • Nutrition and Foods, Improving Eating Habits
  • Nutrition and Foods, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Foods, Weight Control
  • Weight Control
   

Faculty

Portrait of Anne K Bomba, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Anne K Bomba, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Nutrition & Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Home Economics, Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, Oklahoma (1981)
  • MS Family Sciences, Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, Oklahoma (1987)
  • PHD Home Economics, Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, Oklahoma (1989)

Email: abomba@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7802
Office: 211 Lenoir Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Child Development Policy Issues
  • Creativity in Children
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Family, Child Care Issues
  • Parenting
   
Portrait of Teresa Carr Carithers, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., R.D., L.D.</span>

Teresa Carr Carithers, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.

Interim Associate Dean of the School of Applied Sciences and Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Dietetics, University of Mississippi / University Mississippi (1978)
  • MS Health Science, University of Mssissippi / University, Mississippi (1986)
  • PHD Preventative Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center / Jackson Mississippi (2003)

Email: carither@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1359
Office: Nutrition and Hospitality Management

Areas of expertise:

  • Academic Administration
  • Academic Affairs
  • Aging
  • Career Counseling
  • Caregiving
  • Child Development Policy Issues
  • Child Nutrition
  • Children and the Law, Abuse and Neglect
  • Children and the Law, Child Custody
  • Communication, Listening
  • Death
  • Faculty / Leadership
  • Family Relations
  • Gerontology
  • Gerontology, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
  • Gerontology, Caregiving Issues
  • Gerontology, Fitness and Leisure Activities With Senior Adults
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Foods, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Preventive Health
  • Public Health
  • Research Methods
  • Southern Culture
  • Southern Food
   
Portrait of Yunhee Chang, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Yunhee Chang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Home Economics, Seoul National University / Seoul, Korea (1989)
  • MS Home Economics, Seoul National University / Seoul, Korea (1991)
  • PHD Agri Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign / Urban, Illinois (2003)

Email: chang@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1352
Office: 202 Lenoir Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Demographic Economics
  • Household Behavior and Family Economics
  • Welfare and Poverty
   
Portrait of Marcia Sheryl Cole, <span class='suffix'>M.S.</span>

Marcia Sheryl Cole, M.S.

Instructor in Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BA Sociology, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (1998)
  • MS Sociology, University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (2000)

Email: mscole@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7371
Office: 219 Lenoir Hall

   
Portrait of Laurel Greenway Lambert, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., R.D.</span>

Laurel Greenway Lambert, Ph.D., R.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management and Program Director for the Didactic Program in Dietetics
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Dietetics, Eastern Michigan University / Ypsilanti, Michigan (1986)
  • MS Institution Management, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg Mississippi (1995)
  • PHD Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg Mississippi (2000)

Email: lambertl@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7371
Office: Lenoir Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Child Nutrition
  • Nutrition
   
Portrait of Xi Yu Leung

Xi Yu Leung

Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • MS Human Geography, Peking University, China (2006)
  • PHD Hospitality Administration, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada (2012)

Email: xyleung@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7372
Office: Nutrition and Hospitality Management, 216 Lenoir Hall

   
Portrait of Mary E Parkes, <span class='suffix'>M.S., R.D.</span>

Mary E Parkes, M.S., R.D.

Instructor in Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Family Sciences, The University of Mississippi / University, Mississippi (2001)
  • MS Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, Mississippi (2003)

Email: meparke1@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7371
Office: 221 Lenoir

Areas of expertise:

  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Healthy Nutrition
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Foods, Improving Eating Habits
  • Nutrition and Foods, Weight Control
   
Portrait of Mary G Roseman, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., R.D.</span>

Mary G Roseman, Ph.D., R.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management and Hospitality Management Program
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Nutrition, Western Kentucky University / Bowling Green, Kentucky (1977)
  • MBA Business Administration, University of Central Oklahoma / Edmond, Oklahoma (1984)
  • PHD Home Economics, Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, Oklahoma (1988)
  • Dietetic Internship, Oklahoma State University

Email: mroseman@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1902
Office: 210 Lenoir Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Business, Employee Recruiting and Selection
  • Business, Human Resources
  • Business, Oral and Written Communication
  • Business, Presentations
  • Hospitality Management
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Research
  • Nutrition and Foods
  • Nutrition and Foods, Improving Eating Habits
  • Nutrition and Foods, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Writing, Business Reports
  • Writing, Resumes
   
Portrait of Tanya Maren Ruetzler, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

Tanya Maren Ruetzler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida / Orlando, Florida (1992)
  • MS Hotel & Restaurant Management, University of Nevada / Las Vegas, Nevada (1997)
  • PHD Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, Mississippi (2005)

Email: ruetzler@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7805
Office: Lenoir Hall

   
Portrait of James Joseph Taylor, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D.</span>

James Joseph Taylor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Banking & Finance, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg Mississippi (1988)
  • BS Business Administration, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg Mississippi (1991)
  • PHD Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg Mississippi (2005)

Email: jtaylor@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7371
Office: Lenoir

   
Portrait of Melinda Wells Valliant, <span class='suffix'>Ph.D., R.D., L.D.</span>

Melinda Wells Valliant, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.

Assistant Professor and Director of Nutrition & Hospitality Management's Coordinated Programs
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • BS Family Sciences, University of Mississippi / University Mississippi (1988)
  • MS Exercise Science, University of Mississippi / University Mississippi (1994)
  • PHD Exercise Science, University of Mississippi / University Mississippi (2005)

Email: valliant@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1437
Office: 222 Lenoir

Areas of expertise:

  • Exercise, Diet and Cholesterol
  • Exercise, Physical Conditioning
  • Exercise, Weight Control
  • Healthy Nutrition
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Foods, Improving Eating Habits
  • Nutrition and Foods, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Foods, Weight Control
   
Portrait of Candis Couch Varnell, <span class='suffix'>M.Ed.</span>

Candis Couch Varnell, M.Ed.

Instructor for the Hospitality Management Program in the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

  • MED Educational Administration, Texas A&M University Commerce / Commerce, Texas (1999)

Email: cvarnell@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-1848
Office: 223 Lenoir Hall

Areas of expertise:

  • Hospitality Management
  • Jordanian Society and Culture
   

Staff

Portrait of Jean A Munson

Jean A Munson

Administrative Coordinator I
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

Email: jamunson@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1 (662) 915-7371
Office: Nutrition and Hospitality Management