Janet Colson is a Nutrition and Food Science Professor at Middle Tennessee State University. She is a registered dietitian and completed a Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Science from Florida State University. She has taught various nutrition classes at the undergrad and graduate levels for 30 years. Her most recent graduate class focuses on functional foods and nutraceuticals.
She was editor of several editions of McGraw Hill's Annual Editions in Food & Nutrition and Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Food & Nutrition. She is the lead author for the open educational resource textbook Introduction to Nutrition and Wellness, used by high school nutrition classes in Tennessee and at her university.