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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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Areas of expertise:

• Child Development Policy Issues
• Creativity in Children
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Family, Child Care Issues
• Parenting

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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Areas of expertise:

• Demographic Economics
• Household Behavior and Family Economics
• Welfare and Poverty

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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Areas of expertise:

• Child Nutrition
• Nutrition

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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Areas of expertise:

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Healthy Nutrition
• Nutrition
• Nutrition and Foods, Improving Eating Habits
• Nutrition and Foods, Weight Control

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

Curriculum Vita

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

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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

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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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

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)

Curriculum Vita

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

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Areas of expertise:

• Hospitality Management
• Jordanian Society and Culture

Jean A Munson

Administrative Coordinator I
Nutrition & Hospitality Management

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

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