Arnita F. Norwood

Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM-Medicine-JHS

Email:
afnorwood@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-5783

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PhD, Nutrition	2013
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MPH, Nutrition	2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham, MPH, International Health	1999
Jackson State University, BS, Biology	1994

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine	01/2023 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Instructor, Mississippi State University	02/2021 - 08/2021
Principal Investigator, Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center	02/2021 - 09/2022
Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University	08/2019 - 02/2021
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine	10/2015 - 08/2019

Professional Membership and Service

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Member

2013 - Present

Committee Service

Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R), Member	2023 - Present
Jackson Heart Study Ancillary Studies, Member	2023 - Present
Jackson Heart Study Steering Committee, Steering Committee Member	2023 - Present
Jackson Heart Study Publications and Presentations, Co-Chair	2023 - Present

Directed Student Learning

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Diet quality and mental health in college students: impact on dietary factors including intake of protein, sugar, vegetable and omega-3 fatty acid on depression
Advised: Yulu Wang

2019 - 2020