Wiliams

Latasha Williams, Ph.D., RD, LD
Assistant Professor/DPD Director
Department of Human Sciences
College of Agriculture

Contact Information
Office Location: 216A Humphries
Telephone: 615-963-6992
Email: lwill176@tnstate.edu

Research Areas
Food Insecurity
Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments as Active Food Systems
Type 2 Diabetes

Publications
Williams L, Griffith EH, Goodell LS.  Abstract: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist’s Perceptions of Helping Mothers Gain Sustainable Access to Healthy Foods. JNEB.2021;53:7, S46-S47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.441.

Elliott S, Satterfield SJ, Solorzano G, Bowen S, Hardison-Moody A, and Williams L. Disenfranchised: How Lower-Income Mothers Navigated the Social Safety Net During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023121103.

Teaching
NUFS 2010 – Basic Nutrition
NUFS 2110 – Elementary Nutrition
NUFS 3330 – Maternal and Child Nutrition
NUFS 3830 – Nutrition Assessment, Behavior Change, and Counseling
NUFS 4530 – Medical Nutrition Therapy I
NUFS 4540 – Medical Nutrition Therapy II
FACS 4500 – Senior Project
FACS 4600 – Field Experience in Nutrition

Education
Ph.D. Nutrition Science – North Carolina State University
M.S. Nutrition – Meredith College
B.S. Nutrition – North Carolina Central University
B.S. Textile Chemistry – North Carolina State University

Date joined faculty: January 2022