Real Conversations with Ohio State Professors about Flourishing in College.
Dr. Ingrid Richards Adams,
Ohio State University, Medical Dietetics
Dr. Adams is Associate Professor of Medical Dietetics in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Medicine and Extension State Specialist in Food, Health and Human Behavior. She is a Discovery Themes Initiative hire in Health and Wellness under the Initiative for Food and Agricultural Transformation (InFACT). She obtained her BS and MS from The Ohio State University and her Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
Her scholarship centers on Dissemination and Implementation research. She develops evidence-based obesity and chronic disease prevention programs suitable for community outreach, information dissemination, and public health education; and tailors these programs so that they are culturally appropriate to minorities and other audiences. She enjoys traveling and tennis.
Prof. Scott LaCross
Fisher College of Business,
Marketing
Prof. Scott LaCross is a Sr. Lecturer of Marketing in the Fisher College of Business. He is also the Faculty Director of the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Immersion Program, a Faculty Advisor for the OSU chapter of the American Marketing Association and Faculty Advisor for Cru at OSU. Scott earned his MBA from Northern Illinois University and his B.S. in Marketing and Organizational Leadership from Miami University.
Scott has a diverse background including full-time high school ministry, various corporate marketing roles, and marketing consulting before transitioning into a full-time professor position in 2016. Scott is a husband to Megan and a father to Ethan and Claire.