About Family and Consumer Sciences

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has professionals located in almost every county in Texas. These local educators are supported by a team of Regional Program Directors and state Extension specialists with doctoral and advanced degrees in subjects important to families: health and safety, housing, aging, food and nutrition, child development, 4-H and youth, family relations, money management, family business management, and military families. State specialists are in several offices on the campus of Texas A&M University: Family Development and Resource Management, Food and Nutrition, and Military Programs.

Bonnie D. McGee, Ph.D., Associate Director for 4-H, Youth Development, and Human Sciences
Judith L. Warren, Ph.D., Professor & Special Initiatives Coordinator
Carol A. Rice, Ph.D. R.N., Extension Program Leader – Family Development and Resource Management, Professor and Extension Health Specialist, Regents Fellow
Jenna Anding, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Department Head and Program Leader – Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Joan Chandler, M.Ed., FCS Regional Program Director, North Region
Susan Ballabina, Ph.D., FCS Regional Program Director, East Region
Elaine K. Fries, Ph.D., FCS Regional Program Director, South Region
Judy Gully, M.S., FCS Regional Program Director, West Region

Health and Safety

Carol A. Rice, Ph.D. R.N., Extension Program Leader – Family Development and Resource Management, Professor and Extension Health Specialist, Regents Fellow
Janet M. Pollard, M.P.H., Extension Associate, Health
Alice Kirk, M.P.H., Extension Program Specialist, Child Health and Wellness
Andrew B. Crocker, M.S., Extension Program Specialist II, Gerontology and Health
Beverly F. Kellner, B.A., Extension Assistant, Passenger Safety
Myrna Hill, B.B.A., Extension Assistant, Passenger Safety
Cheryl Brewer, M.Ed., Extension Assistant, Project Manager
Ninfa Peña-Purcell, Ph.D., CHES, Assistant Professor and Extension Health Specialist
Josefa B. Peña, MPH, Extension Program Specialist I, Adult Health
Bobbi Brooks, B.S., Extension Assistant, Passenger Safety

Carol A. Rice, Ph.D. R.N., Extension Program Leader – Family Development and Resource Management, Professor and Extension Health Specialist, Regents Fellow
Andrew B. Crocker, M.S., Extension Program Specialist II, Gerontology and Health

Jenna Anding, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Associate Associate Department Head for Extension and Program Leader, Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Mary K. Bielamowicz, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., C.F.C.S., Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist, Regents Fellow
Amanda R. Scott, M.S., R.D., Program Specialist, Expanded Nutrition Program
Sharon Francey Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., Associate Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist
Rebecca Dittmar, M.Ed., Extension Associate, Food Protection Management
Jon A. Perrott, M.P.A., Extension Program Specialist, Better Living for Texans
Danielle Hammond, Extension Assistant, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Stephen D. Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Child Development Specialist
Rick L. Peterson, Ph.D., L.M.F.T., C.F.L.E., Associate Professor and Extension Parenting Specialist

Stephen D. Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Child Development Specialist
Rick L. Peterson, Ph.D., L.M.F.T., C.F.L.E., Associate Professor and Extension Parenting Specialist
Lakshmi Mahadevan, Ph.D., CTSP Assistant Professor/ Extension Specialist -Special Populations

Nancy Granovsky, M.S., CFP®, C.F.C.S., Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist, Regents Fellow
Joyce Cavanagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist
Angela McCorkle, B.S., Extension Assistant, Family Resource Management – Adult and Youth Programs
Vita S. Roth, B.S., Extension Assistant, Family Resource Management – Money Management