
Christine Blake, Ph.D.
Director 803-777-1484 ceblake@mailbox.sc.edu
Director 803-777-1484 ceblake@mailbox.sc.edu
Event Supervisor kdubois@email.sc.edu
Program Coordinator emkenney@email.sc.edu
The Consortium is comprised of outstanding interdisciplinary scholars in meaningful research and transformational activities in the field of nutrition. Through an application and review process, an Affiliated Scholar status is granted to individuals. The Consortium provides a wide range of supportive services to Affiliated Scholars, including networking opportunities through the seminar series and annual symposium.
Students interested in becoming an affiliate should submit the student application for consideration.
Faculty and Staff interested in becoming an affiliate should submit the faculty and staff application.
Adams, Swann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Nursing & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Arnold School of Public Health
Arent Shawn, Ph.D., CSCS*D, FISSN, FACSM
Professor and Chair, Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Armstead, Cheryl Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Beets, Michael, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Blake, Christine, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health, Director, Nutrition Consortium
Burch, Jim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of
Public Health
Campbell, Jeffrey Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Retailing, The College of Hospitality, Retail,
and Sport Management
Research Associate, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health
Davis, Mark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, Director
of Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory
Davis, Rachel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health
Draper, Carrie, MSW
Research Associate, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health
Fram, Maryah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Social Work
Frongillo, Edward, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of
Public Health, Director, Global Health Initiatives
Geidel, Gwendelyn, Ph.D., JD
Research Professor, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences Director, Environment and
Sustainability Program
Hebert, James, ScD
Health Sciences Distinguished Professor, Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Director,
Statewide Cancer Prevention & Control Program, Hollings Cancer Center
Huhns, Michael, Ph.D.
NCR Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering, College
of Engineering and Computing
Jones, Sonya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health, Director of Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities
Kaczynski, Andrew T., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Co-investigator of Prevention Research Center, Dir. Of BEACH
Lab Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public
Health
Lane-Cordova, Abbi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health
Liese, Angela, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , Arnold School of Public
Health
Liu, Jihong, ScD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health
McCombs, Kelly, MS, RD, LD, CDCES
Senior Instructor and Advisor, USC Beaufort School of the Professions
Merchant, Anwar, ScD
Professor, Director of Curriculum Development Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Arnold School of Public Health
Montgomery, Kara, DrPH
Clinical Associate Professor, Undergrad Student Services , Department of Health Promotion
Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health
Moore, Jr., Douglas Spencer Ph.D., MA, MPH
Associate Professor, Arnold School of Public Health
Moran, Robert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Graduate Director of Biostats, Department of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics , Arnold School of Public Health
O'Neill, Jennifer, Ph.D., MPH
Graduate Director, MPH and MPS Programs, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department
of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Ozturk, Orgul, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Darla Moore School of Business
Pate, Russ, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, Director
of Children's Physical Activity Research Group
Probst, Jan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Women's Studies Program, Director Emerita of Rural and Minority
Health Research Center
Rosemond, Tiara, PhD, MPH, CHES
Academic Affiliate, Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago
Saunders, Ruth, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School
of Public Health
Shapiro, Cheri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Director
of Institutions For Families in Society
Spencer, Mindi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior; Institute
for Southern Studies
Steck, Susan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health
Thrasher, Jim, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of
Public Health
Torres, Myriam Elsa, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold
School of Public Health, Director of Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies,
Torres-McGehee, Toni, Ph.D., SCAT, ATC
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion , Arnold School of Public Health,
Associate Professor/Director of Athletic Training Programs, Post-Professional Athletic
Training Program Director, Department of Exercise Science
Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle, Ph.D., MS, RD
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health, Deputy Director of SmartState Tech Center to Promote Healthy
Lifestyles
Walsemann, Katrina, Ph.D., MPH
Academic Affiliate, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health
Warren, Andrea, Ph.D.
Academic Affiliate, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health
Weaver, Glenn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
West, Delia, Ph.D.
Professor, Exercise Science, SmartState Endowed Chair and Director, Technology Center
to Promote Healthy Lifestyles (TecHealth), Faculty Affiliate, Prevention Research
Center
Wilcox, Sara, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, Director,
Prevention Research Center
Wilson, Beverly Y., BA
Program Coordinator I, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Executive
Director, FoodShare
Wilson-King, Dawn, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Younginer, Nicholas, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold
School of Public Health
Zarrett, Nicole, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Edward Frongillo
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Shawn Arent
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Shawn Arent
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Ruth Sanders
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Spencer Moore
Nursing, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Swann Adams
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Rachel Davis
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Toni Torres-McGehee
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Brie Turner-McGrievy
Environmental Health Sciences, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Jim Burch
Public Health, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Teresa Moore
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Toni Torres-McGhee
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Kaczynski
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Christine Blake
Exercise Science, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Toni Torres-McGehee
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Affiliate Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Kaczynski
Blake, Christine, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, Director, Nutrition Consortium
Frongillo, Edward, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, Director, Global Health Initiatives
Jones, Sonya, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Health Promotion, Education and Behavior
Lane-Cordova, Abbi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Liese, Angela, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Steck, Susan, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health
Turner-McGrievy, Brie, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health
Weaver, Glenn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health
Younginer, Nicholas, Ph.D. Research Associate, Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health,