Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Faculty

Diane Richardson (1985)
Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; Chair, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.

B.S., 1973, Olivet Nazarene University

M.A.E., 1985, Olivet Nazarene University

Ed.D., 2000, Nova Southeastern University

Catherine Anstrom (2000)
Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences

B.S., 1978, Eastern Illinois University

M.B.A., 1995, Olivet Nazarene University

M.S., 2005, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Doctoral Study, Capella University

Registered and Licensed Dietitian

Heather Gibbs (2005)
Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences

B.S., 1999, Olivet Nazarene University

M.S., 2003, University of Kansas

Doctoral Study, University of Illinois

Registered and Licensed Dietitian

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers several majors. These include Dietetics, Child Development, Fashion Merchandising, Housing and Environmental Design, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

Each area of specialization prepares graduates to pursue professional careers in family and consumer sciences in such fields as education, business, extension services, research, kitchen and bath design, social welfare, public health, international service, and careers in a variety of other agencies, organizations, and institutions.

Family and consumer sciences is the field of knowledge and service focusing on families as they function in various forms. Family and consumer sciences integrates knowledge from its own research and other areas such as the physical, biological, and social sciences, and the arts, and applies this knowledge to the enrichment of the lives of individuals and families. The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is involved effectively in the scientific, cultural, social, and economic dynamics of a changing society.