Our Team
Meet the Team
Makenzie Barr-Porter, PhD, RD, LD
Assistant Professor
Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Director, Undergraduate Certificate in Food Systems and Hunger Studies
makenzie.barr@uky.edu
859-237-1573 | Website Bio
About Dr. Barr-Porter
Throughout day-to-day life, one thing we all have in common is food, however, what we eat and how much we eat are influenced by numerous factors such as income, hormonal response, neighborhood or genetics. I’m passionate about the health and well-being of Appalachian/rural areas and how we can work to improve access to healthful food in these communities.
As part of your certificate requirements, I will guide you through both DHN 318: Hunger, Food Behavior, and the Environment, and DHN 320: Experiential Learning in Hunger Systems. Both courses dive into issues related to hunger but, in very interesting and different ways!
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Anne Frank
About Dr. Jacobsen
To me, building sustainable community food systems means helping farmers grow nutritious foods, finding market outlets where their work captures value, and making food that is just and fair available to everyone in our community. If I am not in the classroom, I am probably working with soil or vegetables.
Within the certificate requirements, I teach SAG 210: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
Krista Jacobsen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture
krista.jacobsen@uky.edu
859-257-3921 | Website Bio
Tammy Stephenson, PhD, FAND, RDN, LD
Department Chair
Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Tammy.Stephenson@uky.edu
859-257-2353 | Website Bio
About Dr. Stephenson
I am passionate about health and wellness and the importance of healthy eating and physical activity to achieving one’s best self. I believe that access to enough health food is a human right and that the University of Kentucky and our students, faculty, and staff will continue to serve as leaders in the fight against hunger.
As part of your certificate requirement, I will guide your participation in a volunteer, internship, paid work or study abroad program (fulfilling DHN 320).
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
