Deborah D. Canter

Professor and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Department of Hospitality Management and Dietetics

Departments & Academic Units:

• Hospitality Management and Dietetics

Contact Info:

113 Justin Hall
(785) 532-2216

Courses I Teach:

• HMD 891 Environmental Scanning and Analysis of Current Issues in Dietetics
• HMD 130 - Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics
• HMD 640 - Entrepreneurship in Dietetics
• HMD 720 - Administration of Health Care Organizations
• HMD 980 - Administration of Dietetics and Hospitality Management Programs

Areas of Specialization:

• Distance Education
• Dietetics Education

Education:

• B.S. in Home Economics Education, University of Tennessee at Martin
• M.S. in Food Systems Administration University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Ph.D. in Food Systems Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Short Biography

Dr. Deb Canter came to K-State as a faculty member in 1977 after completing her PhD in Food Systems Administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She served as Director of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics from 1988 until she was named Graduate Program Director in 2000. She assumed the role of Department Head in 2004. Dr. Canter was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as the CASE Professor of the Year for Kansas in 1991, by the American Dietetic Association with the Award for Excellence in the Practice of Dietetic Education in 1997 and with a Medallion Award in 2002. She is active in numerous professional, church, and community organizations, is an avid dachshund lover, and is known far and wide for her cheesecakes and love of all things culinary.