Dr. Melinda Valliant is a Professor of Nutrition, Associate Dean of the School of Applied Sciences and the Director of the Center for Health and Sports Performance at The University of Mississippi where she has worked with Ole Miss Athletics for 17 years. She enjoys mentoring students at the undergraduate and graduate level and recently served as an author for the Academy’s Standards of Professional Practice for Sports and Human Performance Nutrition. Dr. Valliant earned a BS in Dietetics, a MS and PhD in Exercise Science from The University of Mississippi.