Faculty & Staff

Education

PhD in Hospitality Management, Purdue University
Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), Xavier University
BA in Dietetics, Ball State University

Courses taught at Murray State

Certification and Licensure

Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Licensed Dietitian with the Kentucky State Board of Licensure
Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute
ServSafe: Food Protection Manager Certification, Certified Instructor and Registered Proctor

Professional Experience Prior to Murray State

Senior Director of Nutrition Services, Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, KY
Senior Director of Nutrition Services, Advantage DME, Sparks, MD
Corporate Director of Dietetics, Integrated Health Services, Owings Mills, MD
Director of Nutrition Services, Eagle Creek Nursing Center, West Union, OH

Research Focus

Relationships amongst foodservice, nutrition and health
Behavioral economics and food choices
Menu nutrition labeling

Professional Organizations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Association of Healthcare Foodservice
Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management
Project Management Institute

Education

PhD in Post Secondary and Adult Education
MS in Family and Consumer Sciences, Dietetics
BS in Biological Sciences

Courses taught at Murray State

NTN 303 - Research Concepts in Foods and Nutrition
NTN 330 - Advanced Nutrition
NTN 333 - Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
NTN 350 - Nutrition Counseling and Education
NTN 440 - MNT I
NTN 445 - Pathophysiology for Nutrition-Related Diseases
NTN 450 - MNT II
NTN 460 - Advanced Clinical Cases in Dietetics
NTN 610 - Research and Writing for Nutrition Professionals
NTN 656 - Nutrition Research Literature Review
NTN 660 - Research Project in Nutrition I
NTN 661 - Research Project in Nutrition II

Certification and Licensure

Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Licensed Dietitian with the Kentucky State Board of Licensure

Professional Experience Prior to Murray State

Didactic Program Director at the University of Tennessee at Martin
Nutrition Support Specialist at St. Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor, MI
Clinical Dietitian at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, MI
Clinical Dietitian at Lutheran Medical Center in St. Louis, MO

Research Focus

Critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in dietetics students
Problem-based learning
Integrative learning

Professional Organizations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Western District of the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Education

MS in Dietetics from Murray State University
BS in Dietetics from the University of Kentucky

Courses Taught at Murray State

Certification and Licensure​

Professional Experience Prior to Murray State

Consulting Clinical Dietitian, Murray, Kentucky. 1988 to 2000.
Clinical Dietitian, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. 1985 to 1988.

Professional Organizations