May 22, 2026  
2026-2027 Graduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Graduate Catalog

Nutrition and Public Health Sciences


Thankam Sunil, Interim Head
Katie Kavanagh, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors

Hansen-Petrik, M., PhD – Tennessee
Raynor, H., PhD – State University of New York (Buffalo)
Spence, M., PhD – Tennessee
Vattem, D., PhD – University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
Zhao, L., PhD – California (Berkeley)

Associate Professors

Bettaieb, A., PhD – University of Quebec (Montreal)
Colby, S., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Donohoe, D., PhD – Louisiana State Health Sciences Center (Shreveport)
Kavanagh, K., PhD – California (Davis)
McGuirt, J., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)

Assistant Professor

Cawthon, C., PhD – University of Georgia

Distinguished Lecturer

Murphy, L., MS-MPH – Tennessee

Teaching Assistant Professor

Reyes-Jurado, F., PhD – Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico)

Clinical Instructor

DeWalt, N., MS, RD, LDN – Eastern Illinois University

Assistant Professor of Practice

Antonelli, S., MS – Meredith College (Raleigh)

Lecturer

Martin, J., MS – University of Memphis

Emeriti Faculty

Haughton, B., EdD – Columbia
Whelan, J., PhD – Penn State