Professor Kathryn Sucher is co-author of this textbook, designed to help health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner (betterworldbooks.com image).
By Amanda Holst, Public Affairs Assistant
Kathryn Sucher, professor of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging, is one of 15 authors who will be speaking at the College of Applied Sciences and Arts Book Authors Reception.
The reception, 3 – 5 p.m. March 15 in King 225/229, will be the first of its kind and will acknowledge a total of 20 CASA book authors who have been published in the last two years.
Sucher is the co-author of two second-edition textbooks. Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology teaches students about common disorders that need nutrition therapy.
Food and Culture provides current information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States.
Both textbooks are intended for nutrition students and comply with the requirements of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly the American Dietetic Association.
Sucher says the most rewarding part of publishing her second edition books has been cleaning up errors and establishing consistency throughout each book.
Her advice to aspiring authors is to start off with a good idea and be willing to learn about the process of publishing. According to Sucher, both her books fill a niche in dietetics and in the textbook world.
With that in mind, Sucher is making plans for her next project. She would like to co-author a case study book clarifying questions in Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology.