INTRODUCTION
FA 21 OFFICE HOURS
MW 1-3 pm
T 4-5 pm
My EIU Story
Education & Training
Dr. Burns earned a BS and MS from Eastern Illinois University in Home Economics: Dietetics Option. She earned her PhD in Human Resource Education from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in 1999. She has been at EIU since January 1994.
Teaching Recognition and Awards
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Nutrition Education in Higher Education, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, July 2017
Outstanding Didactic Program in Dietetics Educator for Region 5, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors, March 2015
Outstanding Didactic Program in Dietetics Educator, Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, February 2015
Community
Funding & Grants
Congratulations to Melanie T. Burns, PhD, RDN, a recipient of the inaugural PepsiCo Health & Nutrition Sciences (H&NS) Grant Program! This $5,000 grant funds the development of innovative, science-based nutrition education programs about low calorie sweeteners and the science of sweetness. A panel of judges, including PepsiCo H&NS partner Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RD, CDCES, CDN, selected Melanie’s program from among all submissions. Read about updates HERE as Melanie implements her nutrition education program.
Frequently Taught Courses
Research & Creative Interests