Faculty and Staff

 Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Cheryl Atkinson, Ph.D., RD, LDN, Professor and Chair and

Director, DI Program

102 P.E. Thrift Hall

cheryl_atkinson@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-4291 or 225-771-3168

Fax: 225-771-2400

Deirdra Ricard, Administrative Assistant

102 P.E. Thrift Hall

deirdra_ricard@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-4660

Full-Time Faculty

Melissa Johnson, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Professor

109H P.E. Thrift Hall

melissa_johnson@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-2496

Samii Kennedy Benson, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Professor

109O P.E. Thrift Hall

samii_kennedybenson@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-2808

Cheria Lane-Mackey, Ed.D., M.S., Associate Professor and Program Leader

109J P.E. Thrift Hall

cheria_lane@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-4279

Bernestine McGee, Ph.D., RD, LDN, Professor and Program Leader, HNFD

109E P.E. Thrift Hall

bernestine_mcgee@subr.edu

225-771-4289

Kenyetta Nelson-Smith, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Professor

109M P.E. Thrift Hall

kenyetta_nelson@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-5598

Jung-Im Seo, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Professor

109K P.E. Thrift Hall

jungim_seo@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-4290

Adjunct Faculty

Celia Bridgeforth, M.P.A., RDN, LDN

109B P.E. Thrift Hall

celia_bridgeforth@subr.edu

Keisha Dandridge Ceasar, M.A., Director/Instructor – Child Development Laboratory

Child Development Laboratory

keisha_dandridge@subr.edu

Te: 225-771-3494

Janet Gager, M.S.

109G P.E. Thrift Hall

janet_gager@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-3142

Glenda Johnson, Ph.D., RD, LDN

109C P.E. Thrift Hall

glenda_johnson@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-3909

Monica McDaniels, M.S., RD. LDN

monica_mcdaniels@subr.edu

Gillian Sims, Ph.D.

109P P.E. Thrift Hall

gsims@lsu.edu

Tel: 225-771-2347

Oscar Udoh, Ph.D.

141 A.O. Williams Hall (SU Ag Center)

oscar_udoh@subr.edu

Tel: 225-771-2090

Brenda Williams, M.S.

brenda_williams@subr.edu