Faculty and Staff

Eunjin Kwon, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Nutrition, Hospitality & Human Services
Associate Professor, Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Hospitality Management
(409) 880-8663

NHHS Bldg. 118
ekwon@lamar.edu

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Jau-Jiin Chen, Ph.D., RDN
Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
(409) 880-8664
NHHS Bldg. 116
jjchen@lamar.edu

Echo Jiao, Ph.D., CFLE
Assistant Professor, Family Science
cjiao@lamar.edu

Jill Killough, Ph.D., RDN
Associate Dean, College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Dietetics
(409) 880-7867
Education 210
jill.killough@lamar.edu

Chef Casey Gates, CC
Culinary Instructor, Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts
(409) 880-8962

NHHS Bldg. 111
cgates4@lamar.edu

Natalie Long, M.S., RDN
Clinical Instructor, Nutrition and Dietetics
Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), Coordinator
(409) 880-8667
NHHS Bldg. 126
nmlong@lamar.edu

Connie S. Ruiz, Ph.D., RDN, LD
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
(409) 880-8668
NHHS Bldg. 122
connie.ruiz@lamar.edu

Traci Meadows, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nutrition and Dietetics
(409) 880-8227
twest5@lamar.edu

Jennifer Simmons, Ph.D, RDN, LD
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
Program Coordinator, M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship
(409) 880-1744
NHHS Bldg. 129
jpknoblauch@lamar.edu