Dr. Connors is an expert in the area of food safety and nutrition. Dr. Connors studies the ways that people behave toward food and how that affects their health. Connors became interested by nutrition when writing her dissertation, a study of milk handling practices in elementary schools, at Texas Woman's University. She's been at UNT for three years and teaches principles of nutrition while maintaining her status as a licensed dietician.
Brown, J., Bednar, C., Connors, P., & DiMarco, N. (2011). Assessment of changes in school nutrition programs and school environment as a result of following the healthier us school challenge program. Journal of Child Nutrition and Management.
Connors, P. (2011). Delivery style moderates study habits in an online nutrition class. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Connors, P. (2008). Assessing written evidence of critical thinking in nutrition using an analytic grading rubric. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 40, 193-194.
Connors, P., & Rozell, S. (2004). Using a visual plate waste study to monitor menu performance. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(1), 94-96.
Connors, P. L., & Simpson, D. F. (2004). Influence of menu planning strategies on the nutrient composition of Texas school lunches. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 17, 459-468.
Connors, P., & Bednar, C. (2002). Promoting a calcium initiative in school cafeterias. The Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, 26(2), Retrieved from http://www.asfsa.org/childnutrition/jcnm/02fall/conner/.
Connors, P. (2002). Got cold? A look at safe handling procedures for milk in school cafeterias. School Foodservice & Nutrition, 56(3), 56-59.
Connors, P., Bednar, C., & Klammer, S. (2001). Cafeteria factors that influence milk-drinking behaviors of elementary schoolchildren: A grounded theory approach. Journal of Nutrition Education, 33(1), 31-36.
Connors, P., Bednar, C., Imhran, V., & Czajka-Narins, D. (1999). Milk use and handling in elementary school child nutrition programs. The Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, 23(2), 96-100.
Connors, P., Bednar, C., Imhran, V., & Czajka-Narins, D. (1999). Evaluation of milk handling practices in public elementary schools results in HACCP model development. The Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, 23(2), 101-105.
