“…Historically, researchers in home economics departments were pioneers in nutrition research where they played a key role in identifying the essential nutrients and establishing standards for dietary health. Today, they continue to contribute to periodic updating of the recommended dietary allowances and the identification of other standards for various populations prone to nutrition-related diseases (e.g., higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes among African Americans; Schlenker, 2001). Research in housing and resource management has contributed to the knowledge base on basic human needs of diverse groups, including perception of housing (e.g., expectations, satisfaction, and deficits), housing for older adults and special users (e.g., homeless, persons with disabilities), and ethnic differences in expenditure patterns (Beamish, Ahn, & Selling, 2001;Fan, 1998).…”