College Overview
Theresa T. Crocker, PhD, RDN
Assistant Professor
Director, Nutrition and Dietetics Program
Contact Info
Office: LRC 114, MDC 56
Voice Mail: (813) 974-8261
Fax: (813) 974-8889
Email: tcrocker@health.usf.edu
Education and History
Came to USF
2014
Education
BS, University of
Cincinnati, 1995
MS, Texas Woman’s University, 1997
PhD, University of South
Florida, 2013
Discipline
Nutrition, Bio-cultural medical anthropology
Specialization
Dietetics
Chronic Disease Prevention
Health
Promotion
Qualitative Methods
Program Implementation and Evaluation
Community-Based Research
Other Information
Biography
Dr. Theresa Crocker, is an Assistant Professor at the College of Public Health and holds a courtesy appointment in
Anthropology. She is also the Director of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program
at the University of South Florida.
Dr.
Crocker’s professional interests stem from over 20 years working in diverse
community, clinical, non-profit and academic settings as a clinician,
researcher and educator. She is an applied researcher who has used
multi-modal inquiry to conduct formative analysis and program evaluation on a
range of health related topics including: factors influencing participation in
cancer prevention clinical trials, the Veteran reintegration experience, and
participation in a community-based memory screening program.