Kathy Hosig, Ph.D., R.D.
Associate Professor
227 Wallace Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-4900
Fax: 540-231-3916
Email: khosig@vt.edu

Research Interests: Influence of breakfast habits on dietary intake and nutrition status of college students; Improving nutrition and physical activity habits of college students using mentors; School-based community programs to improve nutrition and physical activity habits

EDUCATION

M.P.H.: Public Health Leadership (December 2001). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ph.D.: Foods and Nutrition (December, 1992). Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Dissertation Research: Effects of dietary fiber from oat bran and wheat bran on bile acid excretion in humans.

B.S.: Human Nutrition and Foods/Dietetics (1985). Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061.

CERTIFICATION

Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association; effective October 1985-present
Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, State of North Carolina; 1997-present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-present Associate Professor, Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

1999-2003 Associate Professor and Program Director for Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Health Sciences, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.

-Program Director for Didactic Program in Dietetics (American Dietetic Association), coordinator - nutrition emphasis, MHS program.

1996-1999 Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Health Sciences, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.

1992-1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (secondary appointment as Instructor, Department of Pediatrics - December, 1994).

1985-1992 Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

1985-1992 Clinical Dietitian, part-time, Home Hospital, Lafayette, IN.

AWARDS

Nominated for the Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Award (WCU), 2001-2002.
College of Applied Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000-2001.
College of Applied Sciences Department of Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000-2001.
College of Applied Sciences Donald C. Morgan Faculty Scholar Award, April 2000.
WCU Counseling and Psychological Services Center Faculty Award, 1997-1998.

TEACHING/ADVISING

Undergraduate courses taught: Virginia Tech - Metabolic Nutrition. Western Carolina University- Normal Nutrition (for nursing majors), Nutritional Applications, Community Nutrition, Advanced Human Nutrition, Food Science, Experimental Foods, Research Methods in Nutrition, Introduction to Professional Practice, Personal Nutrition (freshman seminar), Nutrition, Fitness and Wellness (core course in Liberal Studies Program).

Graduate courses taught: Western Carolina University - Nutrition in Athletics, Nutrition Education, Nutrition After 50; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences- Nutrition Counseling; Assessment of Nutritional Status; Nutrition in Wellness, Health Promotion and Athletics.

Advising:

Currently serving as advisor to one master's student, HNFE, Virginia Tech.

Currently serving as advisor to four undergraduate students, HNFE, Virginia Tech.

Served as advisor to average of 30 undergraduate students per year in the Nutrition and Dietetics program in the Department of Health Sciences, Western Carolina University 1996-2003.

Served as advisor to average of 8 graduate students per year in the Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (Nutrition Emphasis), Western Carolina University 1996-2003.

Theses directed:

HNFE, Virginia Tech (Nicholas Rose): Is Intake of Whole Grains, Refined Grains, and Dietary Fiber Associated with Body Mass Index in College Students? In progress.

Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (Brad Deweese): Effect of a Nutrition Education Program on Nutrition Knowledge and Behavior in Children at a YMCA. December 2003.

Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (Kimberly Barber): Perceptions and Consumption of Artificial Sweeteners by Graduate Students at Two Small State Universities in Western North Carolina. August 2001.

Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (April Tallant): What Percentage of Cherokee County Second and Third Grade Students have ChEAT Scores that Indicate Symptoms of Disordered Eating and What Specific Factors are Associated with Higher ChEAT Scores? August 2001.

Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (Sarah Francis): Dietitian-delivered Nutrition Education and its Impact on Diet Habit Survey Scores in an Outpatient Cardiac Rehab Program. December 2000.

Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (Kimberly Gibson): Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Herbal Remedies of Registered Dietetians in North Carolina. December 1999.

Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU (Sarah Colby): The Effects of Nutritional Advertising on Product Consumption. August 1998.

Master's of Clinical Nutrition Program, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Karen Adeletti): The Effects of a Nutrition Program on the Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Second through Fifth Grade Students in Lake Village, Arkansas. August 1996.

Director of Master's of Health Sciences (WCU) non-thesis projects for twelve students, May 1999- December 2003.

Thesis/dissertation committees:

Currently serving on two doctoral committees; HNFE and Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech.

Thesis committee member for student in Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU: Lifestyle Characteristics of Registered Dietitians in North Carolina. August 1998.

Thesis committee member for student in Master's of Health Sciences Program, WCU: Barriers to Receiving Pap Smears. December 1997.

Committee member for master's student in School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville: A Comparison of Measured and Predicted Energy Expenditure in Children with Cerebral Palsy. August 1997.

Committee member (chair until professional move) for student in Master's of Clinical Nutrition Program, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: Using Cash Register Receipts to Measure Household Expenditure on Food in Households Receiving Food Stamps in Three Rural Arkansas Counties. May 1997.

Committee member (chair until professional move) for student in Master's of Clinical Nutrition Program, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: Dietary Intake and Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes of Recreational Athletes. December 1996.

Other:

Discipline Coordinator, Nutrition - Arkansas University Affiliated Program: July 1994-July 1996
Interdisciplinary team member with clinical and teaching responsibilities associated with care for families of children with developmental disabilities.

Faculty Mentor: Summer 1994; Ronald E. McNair Achievement Program, University of Arkansas at Little Rock - supervised two undergraduate minority students in summer research project.

Graduate teaching assistant, Purdue University: clinical instructor for coordinated undergraduate program in dietetics; teaching assistant for laboratory class for communication techniques; teaching assistant for laboratory class for assessment of human nutrition.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2004-present. Virginia Tech. Pilot data collection for research proposal to determine relationships between breakfast habits and body mass index in college students (n~250 students) using 7-day food records and measured height/weight.

2000-2001. Western Carolina University. WCU Summer Research Grant. Collected pilot data on diet and physical activity habits of WCU students and local high school students. Validated nutrition and physical activity survey to be submitted as part of a grant proposal to National Cancer Institute.

1997-1998. Western Carolina University. Evaluator for a 5-A-Day intervention project targeted to ninth-grade high school students: served as academic consultant; measured intake of fruits and vegetables, knowledge and attitudes regarding fruit and vegetable intake via individual surveys and focus groups.

1994-1996. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Community nutrition education: USDA-funded project designed to improve nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behavior of elementary school children, their parents and school staff in a small Arkansas Delta town through multiple consistent nutrition messages delivered via USDA food assistance programs; extensive evaluation plan developed with technical assistance provided through USDA.

1992-1996. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dietary intake and nutrition knowledge and attitudes of fifth graders: Conducted pilot studies using multiple 24-hour recalls to collect baseline data on dietary intake of children in Arkansas.

1988-1992. Purdue University. Metabolic Studies: Conducted two 2-month human metabolic studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison to examine physiological effects of wheat bran and oat bran. Responsibilities included: interviewing and screening potential subjects, computer analysis of 3-day food records, designing metabolic diets, formulating recipes to incorporate bran into diet items, preparing all homemade diet items, supervising foodservice workers, supervising subjects at 3 meals/day. Laboratory experience: 24-hour urine creatinine analysis, fecal bile acid and neutral steroid analysis involving extraction, thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography.

1985-1988, Purdue University. Conducted four 1-month rat feeding studies: one study on the modification of bile acid excretion by corn bran, wheat bran, barley bran and bamboo shoots; 3 additional studies on effect of bamboo shoots on serum cholesterol levels and bile acid excretion (pair-feeding and dose-response). Measured feed efficiency, serum albumin, serum cholesterol, liver cholesterol, fecal bile acids and neutral steroids.

GRANTS

March, 2003 - GlaxoSmithKline - $5,000 unrestricted grant.

April, 2002 - WCU Summer Research Fellowship - $1,500: support to develop research proposal to be submitted to federal funding agency.

July, 2000 - WCU Summer Research Grant - $5,000: Use of a Mentor Program Between Western Carolina University Students and Local High School Students to Decrease Cancer Risk via Improved Health Habits: Mentor selection strategy and instrument validity.

August, 1999 - Proposal submitted to National Cancer Institute - $133,983: Health Habits Mentor Program for College and High School Students. Not funded.

April, 1999 - WCU Summer Research Fellowship - $1,500: support to develop research proposal to be submitted to federal funding agency.

October 1997 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Community Health - $21,190: evaluation of school-based nutrition program to promote Five-A-Day program to ninth-graders.

August, 1997 - Land of Sky Regional Council - $6,183: funds to support graduate research assistant to provide nutrition education to elderly residents in 4 counties in western North Carolina.

May, 1997 - Western Carolina University Faculty Research Grant - $2,423: Identification of Barriers to Consuming Healthy Diets in Rural Western North Carolina.

May, 1997 - Western Carolina University Graduate Research Assistantship - $4,500: funds to support graduate research assistant for above project.

September, 1995 - USDA Food and Consumer Service - $79,468: renewal grant; Targeting Nutrition Education to Young Children and Their Parents in the Rural Arkansas Delta: Joint Community Nutrition Awareness Outreach through the School Lunch, WIC Food Stamp and EFNEP Programs.

1994-1995 UAMS Medical Research Endowment Award (renewal)- $1,695: Dietary Intake Assessment of Fifth Graders in Chicot County, Arkansas.

September, 1994 - USDA Food and Nutrition Service - $77,359: Targeting Nutrition Education to Young Children and Their Parents in the Rural Arkansas Delta: Joint Community Nutrition Awareness Outreach through the School Lunch, WIC Food Stamp and EFNEP Programs.

October 1994 Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Discretionary Grant - $1,500: Community Nutrition Education Outreach.

1993-1994 UAMS Medical Research Endowment Award - $7,468: Dietary Intake assessment of Fifth Graders in Chicot County, Arkansas.

Established two $10,000 departmental graduate assistantships by soliciting funds from the Arkansas Department of Health WIC Program, two local residential facilities for substance abusing women (Arkansas Cares' Saving Station II and the Women and Children Recovery Center), and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service: graduate assistants provided nutrition services to these organizations through memoranda of agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; 1994-1996.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES/COMMITTEES

Member, North Carolina Task Force, Initiative for Healthy Weight in Children. August 2001-September 2002. (also served on Monitoring and Evaluation Subcommittee).

Member, Jackson County Community Health Link Action Team to address childhood obesity in Jackson County. September 2001-present.

Proposal Reviewer: May 1998, North Carolina Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program.

Member, Jackson County Health Advisory Committee Healthy Lifestyles Task Force; August 1997-present.

Member, Mountain Area Health Education Center Advisory Committee for Dietitians and Nutritionists; August 1997-2000.

Member, North Carolina Nutrition Network; July 1997-1999.

Abstract Reviewer: 1997, 1994, 1998, 1999; American Dietetic Association.

Manuscript Reviewer: 1996-present; Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Manuscript Reviewer: 1993-present, Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Nutrition Consultant: 1993-1995, Arkansas Cares' Saving Station II (chem-free residential facility for substance-abusing pregnant women and their children under 3).

1995 Chair-elect, Council on Education, Arkansas Dietetic Association.

Member, Nutrition Committee: American Heart Association, Arkansas Affiliate; 1992-1996.

Member, Public Education Committee and Comprehensive School Health Education Committee: American Cancer Society, Arkansas Division, Inc.; 1994-1996.

Member, Arkansas Five-A-Day Coalition Steering Committee; 1994-1996.
-Member, Arkansas Five-A-Day Coalition Schools Subcommittee; 1995-1996.

Member, Arkansas Rice Depot (local food bank) Board of Directors; 1995-1996.

Member, Child Hunger Advisory Council, Ark. Advocates for Children and Families; 1995-96.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

University System

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Distance Learning Subcommittee of the School of Public Health Academic Programs Committee: August 1998 - May 1999.

University

Member of Search Committee for Dean, College of Applied Sciences, 2002-2003.
WCU Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Committee, 2002-2003.
Chair, Search Committee for University Physician, 2002.
WCU Liberal Studies Oversight Committee, 2001-present.
WCU Salary Equity Task Force #1; 2000-2002 (Chair, 2001-2002).
WCU Graduate Council; 2000-present
WCU Summer Research Grant selection committee; 2001
Member of Search Committee for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Assistant/Associate Professor,2001-2002.
Member of Search Committee for WCU Department of Health Sciences Department Head: August 2000-April 2001
Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, WCU Department of Health Sciences: October 1999-March 2000
WCU Committee on Nominations, Elections, Councils, and Committees: 1999 - 2002.
WCU Microgrant Committee: 1999 - 2002 (Chair, 2001-2002).
Member of Search Committee for WCU Assistant Professor/Nutritionist position: July 1999.
WCU Research Council: 1998-2002.
WCU General Education Review Wellness Subcommittee; 1998-1999.
WCU Food Service Advisory Committee; 1998-1999.
WCU Mountain Heritage Day (coordinated judging for baked good contest); 1996-2000.
WCU Undergraduate Research Support, committee for allocation of funds; 1996-1997.
WCU Food Addictions Committee; 1996-1999.

College

WCU College of Applied Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award selection committee (Chair); 2001-2002
WCU College of Applied Sciences Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Committee; 2000-2001, 2002-2003.
WCU College of Applied Sciences Don Morgan Award selection committee 2000-2001 (Chair); 2002-2003.
WCU College of Applied Sciences Elections Committee; 1997- present (Chair 1999-2000, 2002-2003).
WCU College of Applied Sciences Innovative Teaching Award Committee; 1997.
WCU College of Applied Sciences Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee; 1997-1999.

Department

Member, Search Committee for Epidemiology faculty position, HNFE, Virginia Tech, 2004.
Dietetics Committee, HNFE, Virginia Tech, 2004-present.
Member, HNFE Departmental IRB Committee, 2004-present.
WCU Department of Health Sciences Core Curriculum Committee, 2001-2003.
WCU Department of Health Sciences Teaching Assessment Committee, 2001-2002.
WCU Department of Health Sciences Liberal Studies committee, 2001-2003.
WCU Clinical Laboratory Sciences program selection committee, 2000-2001, 2001-2002.
WCU Department of Health Sciences Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Committee; 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003.
WCU Department of Physical Therapy Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Committee; 2000-2001.
WCU Department of Health Sciences Program Directors/Curriculum Committee, 1996-present.
Coordinator, Nutrition Emphasis, Master's of Health Sciences program, 1996-present.

PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Society for Nutrition Education
American Dietetic Association
North Carolina Dietetic Association
Western North Carolina District Dietetic Association
Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness (SCAN) practice group of the American Dietetic Association
Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Eta

PUBLICATIONS

Book Review: Nutrient Metabolism. Kolhmeier Martin, 2003. Academic Press. For Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (in press).

Whaley, G.W., and Hosig, K.W. Male Dietitians in 5 Southern States: Some perspectives on the profession. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 100: 1535-37, 2000.

Hosig, K.W., Dollahite, J.D., Rodibaugh, R.R. and White, K.A. Development and Evaluation of a Consortium to Support a School-based Community Nutrition Education Program in the Rural Arkansas Delta. Journal of Nutrition Education. 30 (5): 281-287, 1998.

Hosig, K.W. and Rodibaugh, R.R. Parent Newsletters to Strengthen a School-based Community Nutrition Education Program in the Rural Arkansas Delta. Journal of Nutrition Education. 30 (5): 340B, 1998.

Dollahite, J.D., Hosig, K.W., White, K.A., Rodibaugh, R.R. and Holmes, T.M. The impact of a school-based community intervention program on knowledge and food choices in elementary school children in the rural Arkansas Delta. Journal of Nutrition Education. 30 (5): 289-301, 1998.

Hosig, K.B., Shinnick, F.L., Johnson, M.D., Story, J.A. and Marlett, J.A. Comparison of large bowel function and calcium balance during wheat bran and oat bran consumption. Cereal Chemistry. 73 (3):392-398, 1996.

Marlett, J.A., Hosig, K.B., Vollendorf, N.W., Shinnick, F.L. Haack, V.S. and Story, J.A. Mechanism of serum cholesterol reduction by oat bran. Hepatology. 20: 1450-57, 1995.

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION

Hosig, K.W., and Bors, P. An evaluation of the Great Nutrition Adventure: involving chefs in high school nutrition education to promote Five A Day; in preparation.

ABSTRACTS

Hosig, K.W. Establishing a nutrition position shared between student affairs and academic affairs at a small state university. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 99: A85, 1999.

White, K.A., Hosig, K.W., Rodibaugh, R.R., and Dollahite, J.D. Acceptance of healthier school lunches by second through fifth grade students in the rural Arkansas Delta. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 99: A72, 1999.

Story, J.A., Furumoto, E.J. and Hosig, K.W. Bamboo shoots lower serum cholesterol in rats. Faseb J. 6(5): A1653, 1992.

Hosig, K.W., Furumoto, E.J., Story, J.A. and Marlett, J.A. Effects of dietary fiber from oat bran or wheat bran on bile acid excretion in humans. Faseb J. 6(5): A1654, 1992.

Wright, K.B., Furumoto, E.J. and Story J.A. Modification of bile acid excretion in rats by three sources of bran. Faseb J. 3(4): A1068, 1989.

Hodges, P.A.M., Relly, J. and Wright, K.B. Students' perceived activity levels and caloric requirements. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. Abstracts; 1984. p.319.

PRESENTATIONS

Refereed

Hosig, K.W., Davis, L. and N. Rose. Breakfast, fruit and vegetable intake and body mass index in college students. Accepted for oral presentation at annual meeting, Society for Nutrition Education. To be presented July 19, 2004.

"Establishing a nutrition position shared between student affairs and academic affairs at a small state university". Poster presentation at annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association in Atlanta, GA. October 20, 1999.

"Using Chefs in a 5 A Day Intervention Program in North Carolina Schools: A Program Evaluation". Presentation during mini-symposium at Society for Nutrition Education annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, July 1999.

"Development and Evaluation of a School-Based Nutrition Education Program in the Rural Arkansas Delta: Process, Outcomes, and Sustainability". Refereed plenary session, USDA-sponsored conference: Nutrition Education for Diverse Audiences, Houston Texas, February 12, 1997.

"Community Nutrition Education Cooperative Agreements". Presentation during mini-symposium at Society for Nutrition Education annual meeting, St. Louis, MO, July 1996.

"Effects of Dietary Fiber from Oat Bran or Wheat Bran on Bile Acid Excretion in Humans". Minisymposium presentation at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, 1992.

"Modification of Bile Acid Excretion in Rats by Three Sources of Bran". Poster presentation at FASEB annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1989.

"Students' Perceived Activity Levels and Caloric Requirements". Poster presentation at American Dietetic Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C, 1984.

Non-refereed

"The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity in America: Causes and potential solutions."
-Presented at Western District Dietetic Association (NC) meeting. November 6, 2002. (Approved by American Dietetic Association for 2 continuing education credits)
-Presented at Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva, NC for CME credit for local physicians. February 11, 2003.
-Presented at 4 community forums in Jackson County, NC for parents and community members, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 2003.
-presented to childcare providers at training sponsored by Jackson County Cooperative Extension Service, April 5, 2003.

"Social Marketing for Nutrition Professionals". Presented to Western District Dietetic Association (North Carolina), May 1999.

"Nutrition in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention". Presented to the Southwest Arkansas District Dietetic Association, May, 1994.

"Conducting a 24-hour Dietary Recall". Presented at University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program annual in-service training, August, 1993.

"Documentation Review for Dietitians". Presented to the Arkansas Dietetic Association, March, 1992.