Melissa Morris is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Sciences and Human Performance at the University of Tampa. She has been in this teaching position for six years and teaches courses such as Nutrition and Applied Kinesiology. Morris also writes and researches for various car and life insurance websites for quote.com and has written guest posts on health, fitness, nutrition, and insurance for many websites. Morris is a certified sports nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (CISSN) and a certified Exercise Physiologist from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM-EP). Prior to her time at the University of Tampa, Melissa worked for the OASIS Institute managing a national grant focused on health and physical activity. She also worked for the University of Missouri Extension for 10 years as a Nutrition and Health Education Specialist. Melissa also has experience developing health education and nutrition curricula and delivering professional development activities. Morris’s educational background includes a doctor of educational leadership and policy analysis from the University of Missouri. She has a master of science and bachelor of science in exercise science and health promotion from Middle Tennessee State University and Southeast Missouri State University, respectively.