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Nutrition & Wellness for Life
About the Author
Dorothy West attended Pennsylvania State University where she earned a
bachelor’s degree in dietetics and master’s degree in teacher education with an
emphasis on family and consumer sciences. Dorothy received her doctorate in
teacher education with an emphasis on home economics secondary education and
family resource management from Michigan State University. She stayed on to
serve as an associate professor in the Department of Family and Child Ecology.
She has developed and taught courses on curriculum, evaluation, and strategies
for teaching nutrition at the secondary level. Dorothy played an active role in
writing nutrition curriculum for the Michigan State Department of Education.
Dorothy has taught in the Netherlands, Okinawa, and England. She served as
Chairperson of the Social Sciences Department at the LCC International University
in Lithuania and taught foods courses at Kodaikanal International School in India.
She played a role in the development of the International Baccalaureate (IB)
middle school food technology curriculum materials. During her career, Dorothy
has been active in membership and leadership roles with the Michigan Association
of Family and Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) and American Association of Family
and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).