Marsha Spence, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN
Professor Spence is an associate professor of practice, director of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nutrition Leadership Education and Training Program, which is funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and director of the Public Health Nutrition Graduate Program. She is “All Vol!” She earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition, a dual master’s degree in nutrition and public health, and her doctorate degree in human ecology (nutrition) from the University of Tennessee. Her research and outreach interests include increasing access to healthful food for vulnerable populations, school and community-based interventions to prevent childhood and adolescent obesity, promoting healthy environments for children, adolescents, and their families, and youth leadership and advocacy development to improve school and community health environments. As you might guess, Professor Spence is an avid fan of all sports at the University of Tennessee, especially football, basketball, and volleyball. She loves the waterways in Knoxville and can be found in her canoe or on her boat or paddle board most weekends from May through September.
UGROW Lab 2020-2021
Julianne Evans
Madelyn Howe
Kayla Irwin
Samikshya Thapa
UGROW Lab Alumni
2019
Rebecca Green, MS
Veronica Rubio, MS, RDN
2018
Marissa Black, MS, RDN
Courtney Liles, MS, RDN
Tiffany Harris, MS, MPH, RDN
2017
Alexandra Alford, MS, MPH, RDN
Randa Meade, MS, MPH, RDN
Sarah Lisson, MS-MPH, RDN
Lauryn Palgut, MS, RDN
Jennifer Trumbo, MS-MPH
2016
Megan Beck, MS, RDN
Julia Bell, MS, RDN
Kristen Clay, MS, RDN
Megan Fritts, MS, RDN
Claudia Geary, MS, RDN
Rebekah Kennedy, PhD, MPH
Sara Hay, MS, RDN
Jade Parry, MS, RDN
Rachel Tuskan, MS, RDN