William Landis

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Dr. 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. Dr. Landis was the Food and Nutrition Program Coordinator, Director of Graduate Nutrition, and Department Head of Nutrition, Health, and Human Performance for many years before his retirement in 2021. He was recommended for Emeritus Status in 2022 and continues to teach as an adjunct for the Food and Nutrition program. His interests and research background includes local and organic foods, sustainable diets and methods of food production, vegetarianism, and sports nutrition.