Lisa Graves

Biography

Lisa Graves is the Interim HHS Program Leader and Assistant Director for Purdue Extension. She builds relationships and forms partnerships between county and campus stakeholders, participates in strategic planning, and provides leadership to HHS Extension.

Prior to Lisa’s current role with Purdue Extension, she served as an Assistant Program Leader, Extension Specialist, and Limited-Term Lecturer for the undergraduate nutrition communications course in the Department of Nutrition Science. As a School and Community Nutrition Specialist at the Indiana Department of Education, Lisa coordinated several USDA Team Nutrition Grants and provided technical assistance to school food service professionals on a variety of topics.

Lisa earned a BS in Dietetics and Nutrition, Fitness, and Health from Purdue University and a MS in Family and Consumer Sciences from Eastern Illinois University. Lisa is also a Registered Dietitian.

Education

• MS, RD, LD

Selected Honors/Awards

• Staff Engagement Award/College of Health and Human Sciences - 2020