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The Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy operate on both the Oxford and Jackson campuses. The Schools of Dentistry, Health Related Professionals and Medicine, and the Health Sciences Graduate School, are based in Jackson only. (Additional healthcare programs are available through the School of Applied Sciences on the Oxford campus.) Other than these exceptions, the schools above are on the Oxford campus.

Faculty Profile

TERESA CARR CARITHERS

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NUTRITION & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND PROFESSOR OF NUTRITION AND HOSPITALITY
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NUTRITION AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
(662) 915-1359
carither@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: 07/01/2005

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

Brief Bio

Teresa Carithers, PhD, RD, LD is a Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management. She holds a B.S. in Institutional Foods and a Masters (MHS) in Health Sciences from Mississippi College and completed her PhD in Preventive Medicine with emphasis in epidemiology from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Her professional experience is diverse and includes being a registered dietitian, epidemiologist, and certified organizational change facilitator and holds distinguished membership in the Society of Collegiate Scholars. She is known as a visionary leader, mentor and researcher focusing on improving the lives of Mississippians through research that addresseses nutrition policy throughout the lifecycle,school nutrition environments, diet assessment methods, and health disparities.

Degrees

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)

Committee Memberships

Faculty Advisory Council for BGS Degree
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STEM-Innovative Teaching & Learning
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Tenure & Promotion - Sch of Applied Sci.
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