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Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Institution: Iowa State University

Jean Anderson is the Dietetics Internship Director, Practicum Coordinator, and an adjunct instructor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University . She earned her R.D. at the American Dietetic Association in 1983. Her interests include general dietetics, community dietetics, adult education, and management. more

Department: Nutritional Sciences
Institution: Oklahoma State University

Nancy Betts is a professor and the Head of Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University . She earned her doctorate from Ohio State University in Human Nutrition. She teaches the senior capstone course and her research focuses on factors that influence food choice behavior. more

Department: Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
Institution: North Dakota State University

Ardith Brunt is an assistant professor in Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences at North Dakota State University . She earned her doctorate degree from Iowa State University in Nutrition. Courses she teaches includes Community Health and Nutrition Education, Nutrition, Health and Aging, and Nutrition and Wellness. more

Department: Health and Human Development
Institution: Montana State University

Christina Campbell is an associate professor in Food and Nutrition at Montana State University . She teaches courses including Nutritional Assessment and Counseling, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Nutritional Aspects of Disease, and Metabolic Roles of Nutrients. She is currently involved with research projects and programs focused on the influence of acute and chronic soy consumption in the prevention of chronic diseases in young, healthy and Type 2 diabetic individuals, predicted vs. measured energy expenditure in the critically ill underweight and obese patient, anti-obesity effects of soy, soy isoflavones as proliferator-activated receptor agonists, and the influence of macronutrient distribution (e.g., low-fat, high-protein) on classic (lipids) and novel cardiovascular risk factors (oxidative stress, inflammation, insulin sensitivity). more

Department: Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management and Dietetics
Institution: Kansas State University

Deborah Canter is a professor and the department head for Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management and Dietetics at Kansas State University . She earned her doctorate in Food Systems Administration at the University of Tennessee , Knoxville . She teaches Administration of Dietetics and Hospitality Management Programs, Administration of Foodservice and Hospitality Organizations, Administration of Healthcare Organizations, Entrepreneurship in Hospitality Management and Dietetics, and Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics. more

Department: Dietetics and Nutrition
Institution: University of Kansas Medical Center

Linda Griffith is the Assistant Clinical Director and Nutrition MS Program Director at University of Kansas Medical Center. more

Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Institution: Colorado State University

Mary Harris is a professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University . She earned her doctorate in biological sciences from the University of Rhode Island in 1982. Her research interests include lipid metabolism, DHA in pregnancy and childhood, nutrition and chronic disease. She teaches the following courses: Nutrition Teaching & Counseling Techniques, Nutrition and Aging, Advance Medical Nutrition Therapy, and Women's Issues Throughout the Life Cycle. She is currently involved in research projects focused on DHA content of farm vs. wildfish and Progesterone & DHA in the prevention of preterm labor. more

Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Institution: Iowa State University

Janet Johnson is a clinician at Iowa State University . She received her Master’s degree from University of Delaware in Food Science/Human Nutrition in 1985. Her interest is dietetics internship. more

Department: Nutrition, Food Science, and Hospitality
Institution: South Dakota State University

Kendra Kattelmann is a professor in Nutrition, Food Science, and Hospitality and the Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics at South Dakota State University . She earned her doctorate degree in 1993 from the University of Missouri in Nutrition. Her research interests include the effects of the macronutrient status on the control of Type 2 Diabetes in the Lakota population and monitoring healthful eating in 18-24 year old population for weight maintenance.  She teaches Clinical Nutrition I & II, Assessment Skills in Nutrition, and Nutrition and Human Performance. more

Department: Nutrition and Health Sciences
Institution: University of Nebraska

Marilyn Schnepf is a professor and the department chair of Nutrition and Health Sciences at University of Nebraska.