Diet and Food Choices

Robert Hutkins is Emeritus Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is a nationally recognized expert on bacteria important in fermented foods and in human health. He received his Bachelor of Science in Food Science from the University of Missouri, Master of Science in Food Science from the University of Missouri, and Doctor of Philosophy in Food Microbiology from the University of Minnesota.

A widely published researcher, Christopher Gustafson has investigated many aspects of food choices, with recent articles on cognitive aids for food choices, exercise and snack selection; the medical and environmental costs savings of healthier diets; and how financial knowledge impacts food choices. He teaches graduate classes in behavioral and experimental economics and honors courses in agricultural economics.