Rural Reimagined Faculty Grant Program Recognizes Dr. Samantha Hutson’s Team

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Rural Reimagined would like to recognize Dr. Samantha Hutson (Community Health and Nutrition), Dr. Hannah Upole (Design Studies), Ms. Allison Coutinho (Nutrition and Dietetics), and Ms. Amber Buckner (Community Health and Nutrition) for receiving Level 3 funding ($10,000-$25,000) from our Faculty Grant Program. Dr. Hutson’s team proposed their project titled “Spring into Health and Wellness: A Pop-Up Event,” which will supply take-home wellness boxes to families in the Upper Cumberland’s rural areas. Their project will support the development of these rural areas by providing “wellness-related resources that can help them to develop healthy life skills, such as increasing their knowledge of healthy eating habits, improving financial well-being, and understanding the ways that personal hygiene can impact overall wellness.” We congratulate Dr. Hutson, Dr. Upole, Ms. Coutinho, and Ms. Buckner and encourage other faculty members to submit their ideas in the future!