Agents
Sarah Poole
Ext Agent III & County Director
Crockett County
Outreach Focus
My focus area is on Adult Family and Consumer Science programming in Crockett County. I offer programs related to overall wellness (health, financial, relationships, etc.) for clientele of all ages, races, and genders.
Jamya Douglas
Extension Agent I
Haywood County
Outreach Focus
My focus area is on Adult Family and Consumer Science programming in Haywood County. I offer programs related to overall wellness (health, mental, nutrition, etc.) for clientele of all ages, races, and genders.
Kathy Brown
Extension Agent II
Jenny Katherine Smith
Ext Agent I & Co Director
Decatur County
Overview
My focus area is adult Family & Consumer Sciences in Decatur County. I offer programs in money management, health, food safety, nutrition, & parenting. Contact our office at 731-852-2831 to learn more about our programs or to see how we can partner with you.
Outreach Focus
Family & Consumer Sciences
Haley Lynn Barnes
Ext Agent II & County Director
Lendsey Morgan Russell
Ext Agent I & Co. Director
Gary Rodgers
Extension Agent III & County Director
Arianne Christina Price
Extension Agent II
Program Assistants
Melanie Stanifer
Extension Program Assistant III
Danielle Montgomery
Extension Program Assistant III
Administrative Team
Soghra Jarvandi
Associate Professor | Family and Consumer Sciences
Overview
The main areas of my work are diabetes, weight management and breast cancer. Given my background in medical sciences, nutrition and public health, I work on developing and offering educational programs focused on prevention and management of chronic diseases.
Outreach Focus
Dietary and lifestyle factors for prevention and management of chronic diseases, such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
Melinda Spooner
Extension Socialist I, High Obesity Program | Family and Consumer Sciences
Outreach Focus
High Obesity Program
Karen Lillemor Franck
Associate Professor | Family and Consumer Sciences
Specialization
Program Evaluation
Kenneth D. Smith, PhD
Department of Public Health | College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Biography
Kenneth D. Smith, PhD is a health economist and public health practitioner. He received his doctorate from The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he studied economic demography and health economics. His post graduate research focused on risk adjustment, healthcare financing, pharmacoeconomic evaluation, provider practice behavior, health professional supply and demand, and the evaluation of large national healthcare demonstration projects for persons with chronic disease.
Webb A Smith
Associate Professor | College of Medicine – Memphis | Department of Pediatrics | Division of Peds Obesity
Areas of Research/Scholarship Focus
Obesity control and prevention across lifespan; Impact of health behaviors on physical fitness and health; Exercise interventions for health and physical function ; Physical activity and function in children with chronic disease; Physical function and physiology in those with chronic disease; Physiological adaptations to exercise