Family and Consumer Sciences
Faculty Mentors
Jau-Jiin Chen, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: jjchen@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Food science
- Biochemistry
- Alternative nutritional therapies
- Consumer attitudes
- Consumer behaviors
Appropriate majors:
- Foods and Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Health Education
- Kinesiology
- Biology
- Chemistry
Molly Dahm, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: molly.dahm@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Hospitality psychographics/marketing
- Organizational diversity, professional ethics pedagogy
- Foodservice industry
- Consumer attitudes
- Consumer behaviors
Appropriate majors:
- Hospitality Administration
- Foods and Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Business – General
- Business – Entrepreneurship
- Business – Retail Management
- Psychology
Jill Killough, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: jill.killough@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Food science
- Nutrition pedagogy
- Consumer behaviors
Appropriate majors:
- Foods and Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Health Education
- Kinesiology
- Biology
- Chemistry
Janice Kimmons, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: janice.kimmons@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Workplace environment
- Creative – quilted design
- Historic costume
- Spousal caregivers
- Consumer attitudes
- Consumer behaviors
Appropriate majors:
- Fashion Retailing and Merchandising
- Business – General
- Business – Entrepreneurship
- Business – Retail Management
- Psychology
Connie Ruiz, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: connie.ruiz@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Nutrition
- Nutrition pedagogy
- Obesity related to pregnancy
- Student recruitment
- Career decision-making
Appropriate majors:
- Foods and Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Health Education
- Kinesiology
- Biology
- Chemistry
Amy Shows, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: amy.shows@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Nutrition
- Nutrition pedagogy
- Food service
- Food safety
- Eating disorders
- Student recruitment
- Career decision-making
- Consumer attitudes
- Consumer behaviors
Appropriate majors:
- Foods and Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Health Education
- Kinesiology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Business – General
- Business – Retail Management
Kimberly Wallet, Ph.D.
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Email: kawalletch@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Dissemination of sex education
- Marital satisfaction
- Family communication
- Family studies pedagogy
- Professional ethics
Appropriate majors:
- Family Studies
- Social Work
- Health Education
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Communication