Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences

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Chair: Laura S. Smart

Graduate Faculty

Brent J. Atkinson, associate professor, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Susan P. Bowers, associate professor, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Sarah L. Cosbey, associate professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Barb Cuppett, supportive professional staff, M.A., St. Mary’s College of Minnesota
Linda E. Derscheid, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa
Shi-Ruei Sherry Fang, associate professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Beverly Henry, assistant professor, Ph.D., Loyola University
Julie Hillery, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Hyun-Mee Joung, assistant professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Lan Li, associate professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Judith Lukaszuk, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Michael J. Martin, professor, Ph.D., University of Georgia
J. Elizabeth Miller, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Bette Montgomery, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Eunha Myung, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Jane Rose Njue, assistant professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Amy Ozier, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Alabama
Aimee D. Prawitz, associate professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Mary E. Pritchard, professor, Ph.D., Purdue University
Andrew Reilly, assistant professor, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Lin Shi, assistant professor, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Laura S. Smart, professor, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Josephine Umoren, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Charline Xie, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln

The School of Family, Consumer, and Nutrition Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. degree in applied family and child studies and in nutrition and dietetics. The school prepares professionals who support families and individuals in meeting their basic human needs. The programs are based on an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the behavioral sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities. Students learn theories and their application to professions in nonprofit organizations, private practice, government, education, and business. Graduates have the necessary foundation for a career as well as further study.

A student pursuing an advanced degree in the School of Family, Consumer, and Nutrition Sciences is expected to meet the requirements of a major area. Deficiencies in the major area at the undergraduate level will be determined by a committee of graduate faculty and must be removed as directed by the committee. Transcripts of all post-secondary course work should accompany the Graduate School application.

Students-at-large intending to take courses required by the programs in applied family and child studies or in nutrition and dietetics should meet with the appropriate program coordinator.

Admission requirements and information regarding notification of a decision on admission are indicated below for each area of study. Prior to initial registration, each student planning a major in family, consumer, and nutrition sciences should confer with the graduate adviser.

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