John E. Weems Graduate School
Nutrition

Faculty

William Landis, Ph.D., RD, LDN
132 Martin Hall
(919) 760-2355
landisb@meredith.edu

Bill Landis graduated with a B.S. from Guilford College, and received his M.S. and Ph.D. in foods and nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was a faculty member at Ball State University in Indiana before coming to Meredith College in 1996. Landis is the program coordinator for the foods and nutrition program, and is the director of the M.S. program in nutrition. His interests and research background includes local and organic foods, sustainable diets and methods of food production, vegetarianism and sports nutrition. He also coordinates the campus organic garden.

Susan Fisher, Ph.D., RD, LDN
138 Martin Hall
(919) 760-8079
fishers@meredith.edu

Susan Fisher, an assistant professor, teaches in both the foods and nutrition undergraduate and M.S. in nutrition programs. She attended Tulane University and Florida State University and received her doctorate from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. In addition to nutrition, she is interested in health, wellness and policy issues for older adults.

Cathie Ostrowski, MS, RD, LDN
126 Martin
(919) 760-8419
ostrowsk@meredith.edu

Cathie Ostrowski is the director of the dietetic internship program. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in dietetics from D'Youville College in New York. In addition to teaching at Meredith, she owns a nutrition counseling and corporate consulting firm.