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Georgianna Schroeder

Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management and Director of Online Hospitality Management Master's Program

Georgianna Mann Schroeder

Dr. Georgianna Mann has a broad background in food science, community nutrition, and pedagogical practices.

Research Interests

  • Community nutrition
  • Maternal and infant nutrition
  • College food insecurity
  • Multidisciplinary research/teaching
  • Service-learning

Publications

Dr. Mann has published numerous, co-authored, peer-reviewed essays, including:
  • Hagedorn-Hatfield, R. L., Qamar, Z., Richards, R., Patton-López, M. M., Savoie-Roskos, M. R., Heying, E. K., Landry, M. J., Mann, G., Vogelzang, J. L., OoNorasak, K., Cuite, C. L., & Hood, L. B. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to implementing and sustaining campus food insecurity initiatives. Studies in Higher Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2195414 
  • Cafer, A. M., Gordon, K., Mann, G., & Kaiser, K. (2022). Fuzzy cognitive mapping and photovoice: A pilot of a novel participatory methodology for addressing equity in community resilience research. Local Development & Society, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/26883597.2022.2099752
  • Savoie-Roskos, M., Hood, L., Hagedorn-Hatfield, R., Landry, M., Patton-López, M., Richards, R., . . . Mann, G. (2022). Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions. Public Health Nutrition, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022002294 
  • Ramachandran, S., Zhang, Y., Dunn, T., Goswami, S., Pittman, E., Mann, G., Cafer, A. (2022) Impact of food affordability on diabetes-related preventable hospitalization. The American Journal of Managed Care, 28(11):574-580. https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2022.89260
  • Jefferson, S., Cafer, A., & Mann, G. (2022) Food insecurity resources and awareness at a Southeastern public university. Journal of American College Health. https//doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2086006 
  • Hedrick, V.E., Farris, A.R., Houghtaling B., Mann, G., & Misyak, S. (2022) The validity of a Market Basket Assessment Tool (MBAT) for use in SNAP-Ed healthy retail initiatives. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.02.018 
  • Lindquist, K., Mann, G., Farris, A., Gordon, K., & Misyak, S. (2021). Parent perspectives of packing school lunches. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2021.1994081 
  • Stapp, A.C., Mann, G., Lambert, L., Wolff, K., & Harmon, C. (2021). Growing Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Communities: Early childhood teachers’ perceptions of a nutrition-integrated pilot curriculum.Public Health Nutrition, 1-24 https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898002100118X 
  • Mann, G., Kaiser, K., Trapp, N., Cafer, A., Grant, K., Gupta, K., & Bolden, C. (2021) Barriers, Enablers, and Solutions for Student Wellness: A Qualitative Study of Student, Administrator and Staff Perspectives. Journal of School Health, 91(12), 1002–1013. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13092 
  • Gupta, K., Grove, B., Mann, G. (2021) Impact of service-learning on personal, social, and academic development of Community Nutrition students. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 13(3), 16.
  • Arnold, A., Cafer, A., Green, J., Haines, S., Mann, G., & Rosenthal, M. (2021). Perspective: Promoting and fostering multidisciplinary research in universities. Research Policy, 50(9), 104334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104334 
  • Farris, A., Mann, G., Parks, J., Arrowood, J., Roy, M., Misyak, S. (2021). School nutrition director perceptions of flexible regulations for school nutrition programs in one southeastern state. Journal of School Health. 91(4), 298-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13002 
  • Stapp, A.C., Mann, G., Lambert, L., Wolff, K., & Harmon, C. (2021). Growing Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Communities: Early childhood teachers’ perceptions of a nutrition-integrated pilot curriculum. Public Health Nutrition, 1-24 https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898002100118X 
  • Williams, N., Mann, G., Cafer, A., Evers, C., & Kaiser, K. (2021). "Bring back the salad bar”: Perceptions of health in rural Delta middle school students. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2021.1894298 
  • Mann, G., Greer, S., Lambert, L., & Miller, R. G. (2021). Using the social ecological model to evaluate university faculty and staff perceptions of the campus food environment. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2021.1875019
  • Mann, G., Cafer, A., Kaiser, K., & Gordon, K. (2020). Community resilience in a rural food system: Documenting pathways to nutrition solutions. Public Health, 186, 157–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.041 
  • Mann, G., Barnard, M., Knight, K., Green, E., & Tkachuk, E. (2020). Cafeteria Perspectives of a Southern Farm to School Program: Happy Harvests and Room for New Growth. Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 44(1), 9.
  • Barnard, M., Mann, G., Green, E., Tkachuck, E., & Knight, K. (2020). Evaluation of a Comprehensive Farm-to-School Program: Parent and Teacher Perspectives. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1731728 
  • Mann, G., Cafer, A., Kaiser, K., & Gordon, K. (2020). Community resilience in a rural food system: Documenting pathways to nutrition solutions. Public Health, 186, 157–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.041 
  • Mann, G., Lambert, L. G., Gupta, K., & Partacz, M. (2020). Smart snacks in universities: Possibilities for university vending. Health Promotion Perspectives, 10(4), 343–400. https://doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2020.58 
  • Mann, G., Bishop, T. U., Kaiser, K., & Cafer, A. (2019). College2Youth: Design of Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, S1499404619309261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.07.009 
  • Lambert, L. G., Chang, Y., & Mann, G. (2020). College Students’ Intention to Select Healthy Snacks: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. American Journal of Health Education, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2020.1767003 
  • Lambert, L. G., Mann, G., Partacz, M., & Jurss, M. A. (2020). Measuring University Students’ Beliefs toward Healthy Snack Selection. Journal of American College Health, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1732987
  • Mann, G., & Schroeder, M. (2019). Influence of Service-Learning Site On Student Perceptions In A Community Nutrition Course. NACTA Journal, 63(2): 288–292.
  • Mann, G., & Serrano, E. (2019). The Association Between Weight Perception And Weight Intention In Middle School Appalachian Students. Public Health, 171, 135–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.04.007 
  • Cafer, A., Mann., G., Ramchandran, S., & Kaiser, M. (2018) National food affordability: A county-level analysis. Prev Chron Dis, 15, E115. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.180079 
  • Mann, G., Lambert, L., Chang, Y., & Jurss, M. (2018). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to understand college student snack choices. J Nutr Educ Behav, 50(S7), S118-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.04.164 
  • Mann, G. (2018). Copycat snacks: Can students differentiate between school and store snacks? Appetite, 121, 63–68. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.10.028 

Courses Taught

Education

Ph.D. Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State (2016)