Kathy Knight
Associate Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management
Phone Number: (662)915-5172
Email: kknight@olemiss.edu
http://www.olemiss.edu/people/kknight

Key Words: child nutrition, school nutrition, obesity prevention

Research Description: Eating Good and Moving Like We Should is a school and community based nutrition and physical activity education program designed to address factors affecting overweight and obesity in the Mississippi Delta by helping children make healthier nutrition and physical activity choices. Eating Good provides training for teachers on how to teach nutrition and physical activity across the wider curriculum, helps to start school gardens, provides cooking classes for children, and equips fitness rooms for teachers. I n its fourth successful year, the program, run by the University of Mississippi, Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is building a sustainable partnership with schools in the Mississippi Delta to stop obesity one child at a time.

Honors Theses:

Williams, Lucy (2021) Predisposition of Disordered Eating Among Women at the University of Mississippi (full text)

Davis, Janiya A. (2020) Teacher Evaluation of An Integrated Nutrition Curriculum For Mississippi Schools (full text)

Inserra, Katelyn Marie (2019) Nutritional Content of Mississippi Child Care Centers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: 1995 to 2019 (full text)

Wittenberg, Shelton (2018) Effects of Point of Purchase Marketing on Selection of Vegetables in a University Greek House Foodservice (full text)

Eubanks, Megan Marie (2017) The Prevalence of Food Insecurity within the University of Mississippi Community and Knowledge of and Opinions About the University of Mississippi Food Bank. (full text)

Hendrick, Jennybeth S. (2014) Essential Roots: Planting Seeds for a Bright Future; a Pilot Implementation of Transitional Service that Promotes Nutritional Health and Business Skills for Students with IDD. (full text)

McGee, Jacob J. (2014) Effects of Globalization on the Use of the Mediterranean Diet in Spain. (full text)

Simpkins, Mary Lindsey (2012) "Food Preparation Habits among College Students: An Exploration and Culinary Intervention" (full text)