One of the primary reasons Penn State is recognized around the globe as a distinguished university is the sterling caliber of its faculty. As a World Campus student, you will learn from the same instructors who teach classes on Penn State's 24 traditional campuses around Pennsylvania.
Jadine Reese
Ms. Reese is the HRIM programs staff assistant. She handles all information requests, maintains student records, and assists in the admission process. If you are not sure with whom to talk about a particular issue, you should contact Ms. Reese at dpde@psu.edu.
James Bardi, Ed.D.
Dr. James Bardi teaches at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College (Berks campus). He earned both his bachelor of science degree in food service and housing administration and his master of education degree in extension education at Penn State, and his doctor of education degree in higher education administration at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Judy Dodd, M.S., RD
Ms. Dodd is an American Dietetic Association (ADA) Fellow and served as ADA president from 1991-92. She earned her master's degree at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh, where she is also currently a faculty member. She has served as a nutrition education specialist for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as a public health nutrition administrator in the WIC program in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and as a nutrition education consultant with Dairy Council Mid East. Currently, she also serves as food and nutrition adviser to Giant Eagle, a 190-store supermarket chain.
Carolyn Lambert, Ph.D.
Dr. Carolyn Lambert, author and instructor of HRIM 319 Hospitality Facilities Management, received a Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has taught at several universities and worked in health care facilities. She teaches in the area of quantitative methods, hospitality information systems, and hospitality facilities management and design. Her research interests include the application of quantitative methods to hospitality management, hospitality information technology and its application to education, and the nutrient analysis of food products.
Mary Ann Leidigh, M.Ed.
Ms. Leidigh graduated from Penn State's hotel, restaurant, and institutional management program in 1988. In 1994, she earned a master of education degree in training and development from Penn State Harrisburg. Her food service background includes management experience in the following segments: restaurants (Houlihan's and Charley's Place in the Philadelphia area), theme parks (HERSHEYPARK), universities (Penn State), and schools (Carlisle Area School District). She is currently a part-time instructor of behavioral sciences at Penn State Harrisburg.
Beth Mincemoyer Egan, M.Ed., RD
Ms. Mincemoyer Egan coordinates the school food service emphasis of the associate degree program in dietetic food systems management and serves as an adviser for the hotel, restaurant, and institutional management major. She holds two bachelor of science degrees from Penn State in food service and housing administration and home economics education. She also holds a master's degree in agriculture and extension education. Ms. Mincemoyer Egan has worked as a school nutrition program director and a school food service consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. She was president of the Wisconsin School Food Service Association in 1992-93.
