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Dawn Null

Dawn Null, Ph.D., R.D.N., Associate Professor

Dr. Null is a Registered Dietitian and Health Educator with over 25 years of experience working in the field and in college health. Her eclectic background includes food distribution and menu and recipe development; health promotion program development, implementation, and evaluation; and directing and maintaining an accredited dietetics program. Dr. Null’s primary research areas include food insecurity, environmental nutrition, and brown-water mariner health. Dr. Null is the Continuing Education Advisor for Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists for the American College Health Association.

SIU Food and Nutrition Dawn Null

Office: Quigley Hall, 213D
Phone: 618-453-2462
dawnnull@siu.edu

Classes

  • HND 101 Personal Nutrition
  • HND 320 Foundations of Nutrition
  • HND 356 Experimental Foods
  • HND 410 Nutrition Education and Wellness
  • FN 530 Advanced Nutrition Assessment and Education
  • FN 540 Public Health Nutrition
  • FN 581 Seminar

Education

  • Ph.D. [2012], Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • M.S. [1995], Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • B.S. [1992], Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Recent Publications and Awards

  • Morris, L., Smith,S., Davis, J., Null, D. (2016). The Prevalence of Food Security and Insecurity among Illinois University Student. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48(6), 376-382.

  • Null, D. (2014). Towboat Cooks: The Nutritional Gatekeepers on the River. The Waterways Journal Weekly, 127(48), 5, 34-35.

  • Moss, A., Smith, S., Null, D., & Tragoudas, U. (2013). Farm to Farm-to-School and Nutrition Education: Positively Affecting Elementary School-Aged Children's Nutrition Knowledge and Consumption Behavior. Childhood Obesity, 9(1), 51-56.​

  • Null, D. (2013). Towboat Crews Face Unique Challenges To Stay Healthy On The Tow. The Waterways Journal Weekly, 126(47), 5, 36-38.

  • Donald N. Boydston Graduate Scholarship (2012), SIU Department of Health Education and Recreation

  • Null, D. (2011). A Preliminary Study of Living and Working on the Towboat: What are the Health Implications? The Health Education Monograph Series, 28(3), 48-55.

  • Peterson, S., Duncan, D., Null, D., Roth, S., & Gill, L. (2010). Positive Changes in Perceptions and Selections of Healthful Foods by College Students After a Short-Term Point-of-Selection Intervention at a Dining Hall. Journal of American College Health, 58(5), 425-431.

  • Bliss, K., Lodyga, M., Bochantin, S., Null, D. (2010). Accuracy of Health and Wellness Messages provided by Cha Cha, the Mobile Answers Text Message Service. International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2010; 13:49-58.

  • Outstanding Term Faculty Teacher Award for College of Agricultural Sciences (2010), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  • New Professional of the Year (2014), Mid-America College Health Association region, presented at the American College Health Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX