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Laurel Bradley

Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management and Coordinator of Food and Nutrition Services Master's Program and Coordinator of PhD in Nutrition and Hospitality Management

Laurel Greenway Bradley

Dr. Lambert is a registered dietitian, nutritionist, and child nutrition and food systems specialist.

Research Interests

  • Child nutrition program operations
  • K-12 school wellness policies
  • Dietary acculturation
  • College students’ eating habits
  • College students’ food insecurity

Biography

Dr. Laurel Lambert, an Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi, is a registered dietitian nutritionist and a child nutrition and food systems management specialist with a culinary science background. She centers her research on child nutrition programs and policies. Dr. Lambert has also been notably teaching study abroad courses in Italy since 2013 and collaborates with Italian researchers for gastronomic studies, providing her unique insights into Italian food culture.

Publications

Food Preparation: A Laboratory Manual (3rd ed.)

Food preparation is a delicate balance between art and science. Food Preparation: A Laboratory Manual, helps students learn about food preparation through unique techniques, demonstrations,  and hands-on practice. This deeply researched book includes, background information, laboratory activities, one-of-a-kind recipes, and innovative food preparation methods. 

Readers will also enjoy a wide range of illustrations detailing cooking equipment, photos of prepared dishes, and measuring equivalents and symbols. 

Dr. Lambert also has an extensive list of co-authored, peer-review articles, including:

  • Stapp, Alicia, C., Lambert, L. G., & Wolff, K. (2023). Growing a healthy classroom from seed to harvest. The Journal of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. 44(1), 6-10 (English) and 11-15 (Spanish).
  • Thapa, S., Lambert, L. G., & Stapp, A. (2022). Investigating the transparency and accessibility of High Schools’ School Wellness Policy Documents. Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 46(2). Online at https://schoolnutrition.org/NewsPublications/JCNM/2022/Fall/
  • Hallmark, A., Lambert, L. G., Knight, K., Knight, S., Valliant, M. (2022). Child nutrition program managers’ evaluation of the state recipe database and meal-planning guide. Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 46(1). Online at https://schoolnutrition.org/NewsPublications/JCNM/2022/Spring/ 
  • Stapp, A., Lambert, L. G., Mann, G., & Wolff, K. (2021). Growing Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Communities: Early childhood teachers’ perceptions of a nutrition-integrated pilot curriculum. Public Health Nutrition, 24(10),3100-3109.doi:10.1017/S136898002100118X
  • Mann, G., *Greer, S., Lambert, L. G., & **Miller, R. G. (2021). Using the social ecological model to evaluate university faculty and staff perceptions of the campus food environment. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 1–14. doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2021.1875019
  • Lambert, L. G., Mann, G., Chang, Y. (2020). College students’ intention to select healthy snacks: An application of the theory of planned behavior. American Journal of Health Education, 51(4). 215-224.https://doi-org.umiss.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/19325037.2020.1767003
  • Mann, G., Lambert, L. G., *Gupta, K. (2020). Smart snacks in universities: Possibilities for university vending. Health Promotion Perspectives, 10(4), 393-400. doi:10.34172/hpp.2020.58
  • Lambert, L. G., Mann, G., Chang, Y. (2020). College students’ intention to select healthy snacks: An application of the theory of planned behavior. American Journal of Health Education, 51(4). 215-224.https://doi-org.umiss.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/19325037.2020.1767003
  • Lambert, L. G., Mann, G., *Partacz, M. & Jurss, M. A. (2020). Measuring university students’ beliefs toward healthy snack selection. The Journal of American College Health. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108 0/07448481.2020.1732987
  • Zegal, R., Lambert, L. G., & Joung, H. (2018) Evaluation of Students’ Satisfaction with Three All-You-Can-Eat University Dining Facilities. Journal of Foodservice Business Research, DOI: 10.1080/15378020.2018.1483691

Courses Taught

Education

B.S. Dietetics, Eastern Michigan University (1986)

M.S. Institution Management, University of Southern Mississippi (1995)

Ph.D. Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi (2000)