Professional Interests

Elaine Fontenot Molaison, PhD, RD

Molaison, E.F., Kolbo, J.R., Zhang, L., Harbaugh B.L., Ismail, O., Yurko, B. (2020). Significant Declines in Overweight and Obesity among Mississippi Public School Students. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, In Press.
Herring, A., Choi, H., Kolbo, J., Molaison, E., Harbaugh, B., Hardin, L, & Ismail, O. (2020). Breastfeeding History, Preschool Children’s Sleep, and Obesity. Journal of Sleep Research. Submitted January 2020. In Review.
Haubrick, K., Molaison, E., Mohn, R., Huye, H., & Landry, A. (2020). Confirming deliberate practice in dietetics education. Journal of Education and Training, 7, 35-49. doi: https://doi.org/10.5296/jet.v7i1.15985
Kolbo, J.R., Herring, A., Choi, H., Harbaugh, B. L., Molaison, E. F., Ismail, O., Hardin, L., & Werle, N. (2019). Maternal, child, and parenting factors associated with obesity among pre-kindergarten children in Mississippi. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South., 1 (1).
Lambert, L., Molaison, E., Stroud, S. (2018). Students’ purchasing practices from food and beverage vending machines and nutritional value of items selected. Journal of Foodservice Management and Education, 11 (1), 1-6.
Haubrick, K., Molaison, E., Mohn, R., Huye, H., & Landry, A. (2019). Confirming deliberate practice in dietetics education. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 119, (9S), A-50. Presented at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition, 2019, Philadelphia, PA.

Molaison, E. (2020). Accreditation Environment. Presented to the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. Webinar.
Murray, B., Molaison, E., and Seitz, D. (2018). Engaging Members of an Accreditation Decision Making Body. Presented to the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. Chicago, IL.

1994 to present: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Formerly American Dietetic Association
2000 to present: Nutrition and Dietetics Educators and Preceptors (NDEP), Formerly Dietetic Educators of Practitioners (DEP) Practice Group
June 2002 to present: Program Reviewer/Site Visitor, Accreditation Council for Education in
Nutrition and Dietetics (Formerly CADE)
May 2014-April 2021: Academic Member, Board of Directors, Association for Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)
May 2019-April 2021: Treasurer, Association for Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)
June 2012-May 2013: Chair, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
June 2008-May 2011: Didactic Program in Dietetics Program Representative, Commission on Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE)

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