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- ↑ "College Administration Directory". Curators of the University of Missouri. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Welcome to the College of Human Environmental Sciences". Curators of the University of Missouri. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ↑ "MU announces academic restructuring of College of Human Environmental Sciences to simplify student major choices, encourage new research collaborations".
- ↑ Duan, Crystal (March 9, 2017). "Interim Rikoon is new dean of MU College of Human Environmental Sciences". Columbia Missourian . Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ↑ McKinney, Rodger (November 27, 2018). "MU establishes body image research center". Columbia Daily Tribune . Retrieved July 24, 2019.
