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Dr. Amy Bardwell

Associate Professor | Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics
Office
TUR Turner Hall 124d
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

FCS 398.004 Professional Practice: Food, Nutrition and Dietetics

FCS 412.001 Advanced Food Service Management

FCS 412.091 Advanced Food Service Management

FCS 287.022 Independent Study

FCS 300.001 Professional Leadership in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics

FCS 398.022 Professional Practice: Food, Nutrition and Dietetics

FCS 337.001 Restaurant Operations

FCS 337.002 Restaurant Operations

FCS 437.001 Restaurant Operations

FCS 437.002 Restaurant Operations

Teaching Interests & Areas

Hospitality Management, Restaurant Management, Food and Beverage Management, Rural Tourism Development, Catering and Events, Food Production in Hospitality, Tourism and Hospitality Marketing, Service Quality in Hospitality, Food and Nutrition Management,

Research Interests & Areas

Consumer Behavior in Restaurants, Local Food Movement, Restaurant Development in Rural Areas, Small Scale Restaurant Development, Rural Tourism, Consumer Satisfaction in Hospitality and Tourism

Ph D Hotel and Restaurant Management

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

MS Food and Nutrition Services

University of Mississippi
University, MS

BS Family and Consumer Sciences

University of Mississippi
University, MS

CAST Outstanding Service Award

College of Applied Science and Technology
2025

FCS Diversity, Equity, Belongingness, and Inclusion Faculty/Staff Award

Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
2024

Outstanding Health Equity Leader Award

Hunger & Health Conference
2022

Redbirds RISE to the COVID Challenge

Illinois State University
2021

Grants and Contracts

FCS DEBI Book Club and Department Climate Assessment
Amy Bardwell, Chang Su-Russell.
College of Applied Schience and Technology. December 2021 - June 2022
2019 Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Development Grant
Aslihan Spaulding, Amy Bardwell.
Office of International Studies and Programs. March 30 2018 - June 30 2019
New Faculty Startup Support
Amy Bardwell.
Illinois State University. October 10 2017 - September 15 2019

Abstract

The Impact of Small Bowel Feeding Tube Placement Simulation on Perceived Self-Efficacy of Knowledge and Confidence for Dietetics Education
Julie Schumacher, Amy Bardwell, Jaimie Biaetto.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 117 (10), A133, (2019)

Journal Article

An Examination of Well‐Being and Retention during the Transition of Learning Modality in a University Academic Department
Amy Bardwell, Chang Su-Russell.
Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 13, 19, (2025), 10.20343/teachlearninqu.13.36
Development of a Community Food Pantry for Students of Higher Education
Elizabeth Fast, Julie Schumacher, Jacqueline Lanier, Jennifer Banning, Amy Bardwell, Teresa Drake, Rachel Vollmer.
Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, 115 (2), 43-48, (2023), 10.14307/jfcs115.2.43
Effects of video technology on cooking self-efficacy of college students
Zakary Kaesberg, Julie Schumacher, Amy Bardwell, Kerri Calvert.
Journal of American College Health, 71 (8), 2562-2568, (2023), 10.1080/07448481.2021.1978462
Effects of nutrient claims on consumer purchasing of snacks in white-collar and blue-collar working environments
Cecily R. Martinez, Amy M. Bardwell, Julie Schumacher, Jennifer Barnes.
Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism, 1 (2), 159-174, (2022), 10.5038/2771-5957.1.2.1012
Effectiveness of summer mobile feeding units on increasing children’s access to food
Stephanie Sather, Julie Schumacher, Jacqueline Lanier, Julie Fehrenbacher, Amy Bardwell.
Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 45 (1), 11, (2021)
Ice Cream Substitute for Patients with Kidney Failure
Abby Iocca, Amy Bardwell, Julie Schumacher, Jennifer Barnes.
Journal of Renal Nutrition, (21), (2021), 10.1053/j.jrn.2021.02.002
Assessing Dietetics Students' Change in Perceived Knowledge and Perceived Confidence in Feeding Tube Insertion using Patient Simulation
Julie Schumacher, Amy Bardwell, Jamie Baietto.
Journal of Food Science Education, 19 (3), 133-140, (2020), 10.1111/1541-4329.12197.
A Structural Model Evaluating the Relationships Among Dining Frequency, Involvement, and Restaurant Attributes
Amy Bardwell, John T Stephan, Imran Rahman, Dennis E Reynolds.
Journal of Foodservice Business Research, 21 (6), 642-658, (2018)

Manuscript

Effects of video technology on cooking self-efficacy of college students
Zachary Kaesberg, Julie Schumacher, Amy Bardwell, Kerri Calvert.
Journal of American College Health, (2021)

Presentations

Informal Campus Learning Spaces: Participatory Action Research Based Community Visions
Elke Altenburger, Reem Bagais, Amy Bardwell, Luke Russell, Chang Su-Russell.
Illinois State University Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2025
Belonging/Inclusion in Campus Spaces: Considering Caregiving and Intersectional Identities
Luke Russell, Chang Su-Russell, Elke Altenburger, Reem Bagais, Amy Bardwell, Reecia Orzeck, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira.
Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Promoting students’ learning environment beyond classroom setting
Chang Su-Russell, Amy Bardwell.
National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, IL, November, 2023
Food Insecurity in College Students: Access to Cookware and Education Matter
Amy Bardwell, Jacqueline Lanier, Kerri Calvert, Joo Yee Lim.
2023 Annual ICHRIE Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, July 21, 2023
Evaluation of diet quality, alcohol intake, and physical activity in cancer survivors and the association with primary source of nutrition advice.
Zachary Heindl, Amy Bardwell, Julie Schumacher, Luke Russell.
Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spring Assembly, Online, March, 2023
The Benefits of Buying Local (Food)
Amy Bardwell.
Illinois Innovation Network Research Conference, Online, October 29, 2020
The Impact of Small Bowel Feeding Tube Placement Simulation on Perceived Self-Efficacy of Knowledge and Confidence for Dietetics Education
Julie Schumacher, Amy Bardwell, Jamie Baietto.
2019 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 2019
Artificial Intelligence: Can AI replace human interaction?
Amy Bardwell, Kristin Malek.
2019 Central CHRIE Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 23, 2019
Assessing Dietetics Students' Self-Efficacy of Feeding Tube Insertion Using Patient Simulation
Julie Schumacher, Amy M. Bardwell, Jamie Baietto.
2019 Teaching & Learning Symposium, Contemplative Teaching: Connecting Meaning, Purpose, and Values, Normal, IL, January 9, 2019
The Rural Tourist Typology: Segmenting Rural Tourists Using Three-Step Latent Class Analysis
Amy Bardwell, David S Martin, Alecia C Douglas, Yee Ming Lee.
2018 Annual ICHRIE Research Conference, Palm Springs, California, July 26, 2018
Rural Tourism in the Southeast: An Update on Research
Amy Bardwell.
2017 Mississippi-Tennessee-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference, Counce, Tennessee, October 24, 2017
Understanding Consumer's Experience when Traveling Internationally for Medical Procedures
Amy M Bardwell, Imran Rahman, John T Stephan, David S Martin.
22nd Annual Graduate Student Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, Texas, January, 2017
The Rural Tourist
Amy M Bardwell.
Mississippi-Tennessee-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference, Columbus, Mississippi, October, 2016
Examining online consumers’ intention to book hotel rooms
John T Stephan, Amy Bardwell, Imran Rahman.
21st Annual Graduate Student Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 2016
Utilizing the self-congruity theory to identify the local food consumer
Amy Bardwell, Alecia C Douglas.
21st Annual Graduate Student Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 2016
Consumer dining involvement and restaurant attributes
Amy Bardwell, John T Stephan, Imran Rahman, Dennis E Reynolds.
iCHRIE Annual Research Conference, Orland, Florida, July, 2015
Examining online consumers’ intention to book hotel rooms
John T Stephan, Amy Bardwell, Imran Rahman.
South East CHRIE meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March, 2015
The local food movement: A look into the motivations and barriers to restaurants purchasing locally
Amy Bardwell, David S Martin.
20th Annual Graduate Student Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Tampa, Florida, January, 2015