Guest Faculty

Atum Azzahir, Executive Director and Elder Consultant in African Ways of Knowing, Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN

Janice Barbee, Director of Knowledge Production and Elder Consultant for European Thoughts and Traditions, Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN

Suzan Carmichael, PhD, March of Dimes, California Research Division, Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA

Bruce W. Hollis, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Director of Pediatric Nutritional Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Kathleen Hoss, RD, Assistant Director of Dining Services/Nutrition Care Manager, Morrison Management-Manzano del Sol Good Samaritan, Albuquerque, NM

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, Research Associate Professor of Psychology, Family Research Laboratory/Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Pam McCarthy, MS, RD, Consultant, McCarthy and Associates, Inc., St. Paul, MN

Ruby Nguyen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Mishawn Purnell-O'Neal, MPH, Founder and Health Educator, BreastFeeding America, Forest Park, IL

Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD, Professor and MCH Area Extension Specialist, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Las Vegas, NV

Valery Soto, MS, RD, LD, Program Development Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division, USDA/Food and Nutrition Services, Washington, DC

Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Education, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Course Co-Directors

Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Education, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Mary Story, PhD, RD, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Charles N. Oberg, MD, Major Chair, Maternal and Child Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Melissa Avery, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, Associate Professor and Chair, Children's and Family Health Division, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Course Associates

Irene Alton, MS, RD, HealthStart and Teen Age Medical Service, (TAMS), St. Paul, Minnesota

Sharon Vegoe, Education Specialist, Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Meghan Taylor, Program Associate, Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Chris Carlstrom, Program Coordinator, Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Maggie Truax, Assistant Office Specialist, Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota