COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS

Department of Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing
 (Please check the departmental website for further information on each faculty member and contact information.)

Food and Nutrition

Mallory Boylan, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Selenium & vitamin E, fatty acids in breast milk, obesity and body image.

Debra Reed, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.,  University of Texas School of Public Health, Professor and Helen Jones Chair

Research Interests:  Prevention of overweight in children and adults.

Carmen Roman-Shriver, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Factors influencing eating behaviors, assessment of nutritional status among high risk groups, obesity and diabetes mellitus.

Brent Shriver, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:   Role of selenium in cancer prevention and treatment, toxicity of organic selenium compounds, Type II diabetes, overweight and anemia in children.

Julian Spallholz, Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Professor

Research Interests:  Nutritional and toxicological aspects of selenium and its compounds, drug development using Selenium free radical chemistry, arsenic toxicity.

Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management / Hospitality

Charlie Adams, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Consumer behavior, product innovation, recruiting, hiring of foodservice employees, alcoholic beverages.

Margaret (Mag) Binkley, Ph.D. Candidate, Purdue University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Food safety, food services.

Shane Blum, Ph.D., University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Leadership, corporate culture; organizational behavior issues, industry assessment of hospitality education.

Janice Boyce, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, Associate Research Professor

Research Interests:  Food service management, product, menu, and recipe development, consumer concerns, global food supply issues.

Tim Dodd, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Winery tourism, winery marketing, hospitality marketing, distance education, environmental issues.

Ben Goh, Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, Associate Dean/Assistant Professor

Research Interests:   Organizational dynamics, leadership, distance learning, workforce development, community development.

Linda C. Hoover, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, Dean, College of Human Sciences, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Hospitality consumer behavior, consumer acceptability of food, new food product development, hospitality operations management, environmental issues.

Lynn Huffman, Ph.D., Texas A & M University, Chair, Department of Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing, Professor

Research Interests:   Distance education, workforce development.

Yen-Soon Kim, Ph.D., R.D., Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Hospitality education, foodservice management, secondary hospitality program, customer satisfaction, food sanitation, distance education.

Betty Stout, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:   Destination development-as related to travel and tourism and types of tourism, impact of secondary hospitality programs on career choice, elder services, youth volunteerism.

Kenny Wu, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:   Customer satisfaction, intention for re-purchasing, tourism shopping orientation, relation between learning styles and job satisfaction.

Jessica Yuan, Ph.D.,  Purdue University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:   Consumer behavioral studies in special interest tourism and rural tourism.

Retailing

Shelley Harp, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, Professor

Research Interests:  Leadership, teamwork and diversity as part of total quality management, application of focus group research in retail organizations, purchase and consumption of leather products, trading of U.S. cotton to Vietnam.

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