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About Family and Consumer Sciences
The Texas A&M 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.
- Pete G. Gibbs, Ph.D., Associate Director for State Programs
- 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., RD, LD, Associate Department Head and Program Leader – Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Associate Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist
- Angela Burkham, 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 II, Child Health and Wellness
- Andrew B. Crocker, M.S., Extension Program Specialist II, Gerontology and Health
- Beverly F. Kellner, B.A., Extension Program Specialist I, Passenger Safety
- Myrna Hill, B.B.A., Extension Program Specialist I, Passenger Safety
- Cheryl Brewer, M.Ed., Extension Program Specialist I, Project Manager
- Ninfa Peña-Purcell, Ph.D., CHES, Assistant Professor and Extension Health Specialist
- Josefa B. Peña, M.P.H., Extension Program Specialist I, Adult Health
- Bobbi Brooks, B.S., Extension Assistant, Passenger Safety and Brazos Valley Injury Prevention
- Cory Edwards, M.S., Extension Program Specialist I
- Lori Reed, B.L.S., Extension Program Specialist I
- Kelsey Hill, Extension Program Specialist I
- Marcie Owen, M.S., Extension Program Specialist I
Aging
- 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
Food and Nutrition
- Jenna Anding, Ph.D., RD, LD, Associate Department Head for Extension and Program Leader, Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Associate Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist
- Amanda R. Scott, M.S., RD, Extension Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
- Sharon Francey Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., LD, 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 Program
- Danielle Hammond-Krueger, RD, Extension Assistant, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Child & Youth Development
- Stephen D. Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Child Development Specialist
- Rick L. Peterson, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, Associate Professor and Extension Parenting Specialist
Family Relations
- Stephen D. Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Child Development Specialist
- Rick L. Peterson, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, Associate Professor and Extension Parenting Specialist
- Lakshmi Mahadevan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Special Populations Specialist
- Cheryl Grenwelge, M.Ed., Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Disability Transition
Money Management
- Nancy Granovsky, M.S., CFP®, CFCS, Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist; Regents Fellow
- Joyce Cavanagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist
- Angela McCorkle, B.S., Extension Program Specialist I, Family Resource Management – Adult and Youth Programs
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Last updated: 29 April, 2013
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