Education
Doctor of Philosophy. Major: Nutrition. Minor: Health Promotion. Mississippi State University. December 2008. Dissertation: Implementation and Evaluation of a Health Promotion Program on University Campuses

Master of Science. Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion. Mississippi State University. May 2006. Thesis: Nutrient Intake, Physical Activity, and Hours of Screen Viewing
Relationship to Body Mass Index of Children 6 to 11 Years Old

Dietetic Internship. University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky. July 1990

Bachelor of Science. Home Economics (emphasis in Dietetics). Mississippi State University. May 1989

Experience

Dietetics Program Director and Instructor. Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Mississippi State University. May 2006-present. Provide leadership and manage all aspects of the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and the Dietetic Internship (DI), recruit and advise DPD students and interns, coordinate field experience work sites and preceptors for DPD, coordinate practice sites and preceptors for DI, and instruct undergraduate and graduate level nutrition courses.

Dietary Consultant. January 2009-present. Nutrition Systems. Provide clinical services and supervision of food service activities in 2 Long Term Care Facilities and ensure state survey compliance and readiness.

Lecturer in Nutrition. Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion. Mississippi State University. August 2005-May 2006. Instructed undergraduate nutrition courses and assisted with duties relating to the DPD and DI programs.

Dietary Consultant. December 2003-December 2005. Self-employed. Provided clinical services and supervision of food service activities in Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities and ensured state survey compliance and readiness.

Senior Dietary Consultant. December 2002-December 2003. Beverly Health Care. Supervised RD consultant activities and coordinated dietary department activities in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

Dietary Consultant. May 2001-December 2002. Beverly Health Care. Provided clinical services and supervision of food service activities in 5 to 8 Mississippi facilities.

Director of Dietary. July 1996-May 2001. Beverly Health Care-Eason. Tupelo, Mississippi.
Provided all clinical services in 120-bed facility, managed 13 food service employees, supervised food service activities, and controlled food and supply costs.

Clinical Dietitian. July 1990-February 1992; June 1992-July 1996. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, New Albany, Mississippi. Provided clinical services in 110-bed facility and 20-bed transitional care unit, provided community nutrition events, and supervised diet clerk activities and diet office operations.

Teaching Experience

FNH 2293 Individual and Family Nutrition
FNH 4273/6273 Nutritional Assessment
FNH 4233/6233 Medical Nutrition Therapy
FNH 4253/6253 Human Nutrition 1
FNH 4293/6293 Human Nutrition 2
FNH 3003 Field Experience
FNH 3701 Nutrition Professional Development
FNH 8273 Dietetic Internship Capstone
FNH 8261 Dietetic Internship Seminar
FNH 8286 Supervised Practice Experience
FNH 4263/6263 Nutrition and Chronic Disease
FNH 8273 Advanced Clinical Nutrition

Publications and Abstracts
Lee, Michelle L, Tidwell, Diane K., and Clary, Jane M. (2008). Implementation and Evaluation of Mississippi In Motion on University Campuses. [Abstract]. Journal of The American Dietetic Association, A-91.

Mississippi In Motion/Bulldogs In Motion “Cooking Healthy Recipes” March 2008.

Mississippi In Motion/Bulldogs In Motion Email Health Alerts. Spring 2008.

Owen, P., and Lee, Michelle L. (Winter 2007 and Spring 2008). Mississippi In Motion Newsletter.

Presentations
Lee, Michelle L., Tidwell, Diane K., Clary, Jane M. Implementation and Evaluation of Mississippi In Motion on University Campuses. [poster] American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, IL. October 25, 2008.

Clary, Jane M., Tidwell, Diane K., Lee, Michelle L., and Owen, P. Mississippi In Motion. [poster] National Rural Health Association Conference, New Orleans, LA. May 8-9, 2008.

Lee, Michelle L. Mississippi In Motion at Mississippi Department of Transportation. Presentation: MyPyramid. Jackson, MS. June 2008.

Lee, Michelle L. Mississippi In Motion Presentations: MyPyramid and Serving Sizes, Cooking Healthy, Eating Out Smart. Cooking Demonstration: Quick and Healthy Meals. Mississippi State University, Spring 2008.

Lee, Michelle L. Search Your Health Faith Based Program for the American Heart Association, Nutrition and Heart Disease. Presentation: Nutrition and Heart Disease. Cooking Demonstration: Quick, Heart Healthy Meals. Tupelo, MS. January 2008.

Lee, Michelle L. Mississippi In Motion Presentation: Eating Out Smart. Mississippi University for Women, October 2007.

Lee, Michelle L. Mississippi in Motion at Bauhaus and Southern Motion Industries. Presentation: Eating Out Smart. Tupelo, Pontotoc, Sherman, MS. Summer 2007.

Lee, Michelle L. Mississippi In Motion Presentations: Better Meals with Better Planning, Eating Out Smart, and Cooking Healthy. Mississippi State University, Spring 2007.

Grants and Funding
Lee, Michelle L. Office of Research and Economic Development Faculty Travel Grant. Mississippi State University. August 2008.

Lee, Michelle L., Tidwell, Diane K., Hunt, Barry P., & Molaison, Elaine. “Avoiding the Freshman 15: University Policy and Its Implication on College Students”. Submitted July 3, 2008 to USDA, Behavioral Economics Research—not funded.

Service & Professional Activities
Professional Credentials: Registered Dietitian (RD), Commission on Dietetic Registration, American Dietetic Association, 1991-present; Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LD), Mississippi State Board of Health, 1990-present

American Dietetic Association
Member, 1988-present
CDR Item Writer for 2009 Registration Examination
Dietetic Practice Groups: Dietetic Educators of Practitioners

Mississippi Dietetic Association
            Member, 1998-present
            Member, Nominating Committee, 2009-2011
            Chair, Consulting Dietitians in Health Care Facilities, 2005-2006
            Chair-Elect, Consulting Dietitian in Health Care Facilities, 2004-2005

Northeast Mississippi Dietetic Association
Member, 1991-present
Secretary-Treasurer, 1998-1999; Secretary-Treasurer Elect, 1997-1998
President, 1995-1996; President-Elect, 1994-1995

Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion Department, MSU, 2007-09
            Student Dietetic Association Faculty Advisor
            Committees: Curriculum, Recruiting, Distance Education, and Social
            Internal Manuscript Reviewer:
Burney, L., Tidwell, D., Harkess, R., & Davis, K. (2008) “Kudzu (Pueraria lobata): A Review of an Imperiously Edible Plant” submitted to Food, Culture & Society.

Fountain, B. & Callahan, J. (2008) “Diabetes and Meal Planning” for publication in Mississippi State University Extension Service.

Schilling, W., Jackson, V., & Williams, B. (2008) “Experiments in Food Science (Laboratory Manual)” for publication in Mississippi State University Extension Service.

Families, Food, and Fitness: Preventing Obesity Community of Practice, 2008-2009.
Chair, More Meals at Home Committee

Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Society, 2008

American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), member, 2007-present.

Honors & Awards
Outstanding Dietetics Educator, Mississippi Dietetics Association and American Dietetics Association DEP Area III, 2008

Mississippi Dietetics Association Emerging Dietetic Leader Award, 1999

Northeast District Mississippi Dietetic Association Young Recognized Dietitian Award, 1995 and 1996

Research Interests

Obesity
Clinical Dietetics
Dietetics Education
Geriatrics
Health Promotion

Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion