James
Painter, Eastern Illinois University
Dr. James (Jim) Painter, a Registered Dietitian, earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Human Resource and Family Studies, a MS from Oklahoma State University in Food, Nutrition and Institution Administration and a BS from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in Food and Nutrition.
His professional experiences include serving on the faculty at the University of Illinois; Restaurant Management and Nutrition Consulting; Senior Food Service Director and Director of Food Service for University Village Retirement Center for the Marriott Corporation in Okalahoma; Clinical Dietitian for City of Faith Hospital; Director of Food Service for Bryan Memorial Hospital and volunteer Supervisor of Food Service for His Way, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
His professional affiliations include American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society for Nutrition Education, Gamma Sigma Delta, American Dietetic Association, Illinois Dietetic Association, Eastern Illinois Dietetic Association and President of EIDA.
Honors and Awards included being listed each year on the Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students from 1991 through 2003; College of CES Professional Staff Award for Excellence, Innovation and Creativity; Outstanding Teacher Award from Panhelenic Council; Frances Lafont Teaching Enhancement Award; Outstanding Service Recognition Award from Marriott Corporation; Certification of Appreciation for Outstanding Service to the Developmentally Disabled; and Recognition Award for Dedication to the Saga Way.
He has 28 professional and peer reviewed papers to his credit. He has authored and co-authored 38 peer reviewed abstracts and presented 28 posters.
Other editorial and refereeing activities include serving on the editorial board for Foodservice Research International and Integrative Cancer Therapies and Reviewer for Journal of Nutrition Education and Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.
His expertise is recognized through 84 invited and peer reviewed professional lectures. Noteworthy are his 200- plus publications, articles, interviews and public service presentations to the press, media and educational outreach. He has served as principal investigator for 26 funded grants and co-principal investigator on 12 funded grants. Other professional involvement includes serving as a consultant and product development for numerous groups, developing and teaching numerous in-classroom and distance education courses, developing outreach software, advising and touching the lives of innumerable undergraduate and graduate students.
He continually updates and remains active in the university, community, regional, state, national and international arenas by attending conferences, maintaining contacts and fostering connections such as a recent exchange agreement between Eastern Illinois University and the culinary Institute of Florence, Italy.
Currently he is Chairperson of the Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University, where he has “made a difference.” He and his wife, Rose live in Charleston and have two sons and a daughter-in-law.
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