Faculty Research Themes

Design, Housing and Merchandising (DHM)

• Consumer behavior
• Cultural implications for design and merchandising
• Design for the lifespan
• E-commerce
• Entrepreneurship and small business
• Experimental design
• Functional apparel
• Housing
• Lighting design
• Protective apparel development and testing
• Sustainability

Human Development and Family Science (HDFS)

• None provided

Hotel and Restaurant Administration (HRAD)

• Consumer behavior and customer satisfaction in hospitality environments
• Food safety
• Hospitality finance
• Hospitality marketing and branding
• Hospitality organizational behavior and human resource management
• Sustainability and hospitality firms social responsibilities
• Technology systems in hotels and restaurants
• Tourism economic impact

Nutritional Sciences (NSCI)

• Community nutrition and food safety education
• Dietary bioactive compounds and functional foods in human health and disease
• Food choice behavior
• Healthy aging
• International nutrition
• Micronutrients in health and development
• Nutrition and bone health
• Nutrition and health disparities
• Nutrition and sports performance
• Obesity prevention