NC1193: Promotion of Health and Nutrition in Diverse Communities of Emerging Adults

(Multistate Research Project)

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[12/03/2021] [12/16/2022] [12/04/2023] [12/19/2024]

Date of Annual Report: 12/03/2021

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/05/2021 - 10/07/2021
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2021

Participants

Barr, Makenzie (makenzie.barr@uky.edu) – Kentucky; Brown, Onikia (onb0001@auburn.edu) – Auburn University; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol (bredbenner@aesop.rutgers.edu) – Rutgers University; Colby, Sarah (scolby1@utk.edu) – University of Tennessee; Franzen-Castle, Lisa (lfranzen2@unl.edu) – University of Nebraska; Greene, Geoffrey (gwg@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island; Hatsu, Irene (hatsu.1@osu.edu) – Ohio; Kattelmann, Kendra (kendra.kattelmann@sdstate.edu) – South Dakota State University; Kidd, Tandalayo (martan@ksu.edu) – Kansas State University; McNamara, Jade (jade.mcnamara@maine.edu) – University of Maine; Mathews, Anne (anne.mathews@unl.edu) – University of Florida; Melanson, Kathleen (kmelanson@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island; Miller, Lisa (lmsmiller@ucdavis.edu) – California; Morrell, Jesse Stabile (jesse.morrell@unh.edu) – University of New Hampshire; Tolar-Peterson, Terezie (terezie.mosby@msstate.edu) – Mississippi State University; Olfert, Melissa (melissa.olfert@mail.wvu.edu) – West Virginia University; Candice Price (caaprice@ucdavis.edu) – California; Shelnutt, Karla (kpagan@ufl.edu), – University of Florida; Savaiano, Dennis (savaiano@purdue.edu) – Purdue University.

Students: Elder Valera PhD student– University of Florida; Candace Sapp– University of Tennessee; Ayron Walker– West Virginia University; Rachel Wattick– West Virginia University; Colleen Delaney PhD student - Rutgers University, New Jersey; Mohammad Shushari PhD student- Mississippi State University; Yanli Wang PhD student– Kansas State University

Brief Summary of Minutes

Tuesday, October 5^th

Welcome introduction and state report highlights: State PI’s and group advisor provided an update of individual, department, college, university, and state-level changes and announcements.

Research & Grant Planning – Objective 1: Dissemination and implementation of Healthy Campus Research Consortium (HCRC’s) suite of tools that utilize a policy, systems, and environment (PSE) approach for campuses. Discussed potential timing, recruitment, dissemination strategies, and working committees related to conference grant for this objective.

Research & Grant Planning- Objective 2: Development of policy, systems, environment (PSE) assessment tools for low income urban and rural communities considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs). Reviewed different aims and phases of data collection (qualitative) related to this effort, plans for completing data collection and which states would be contributing data, and future abstracts and publications based on work.

Wednesday, October 6^th

Research and Grant Planning – objective 3: Expanded understanding of college students’ dietary patterns considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs) with an emphasis on food insecurity, mental health, and the built environment. Discussed which environmental assessment tools were completed/ready (beta testing vs. pilot testing vs. validation), what trainings need to be developed, which PIs would serve as point for each, and timing for trainings to be drafted. Proposal was discussed and states were invited to participate in the development of a survey related to food insecurity targeting college students.

Research and Grant Planning – objective 4: Exploration and interpretation of interactions between lifestyle behaviors and environmental factors using big data analysis techniques with multiple data sets. Group discussed the multiple data sets and ways to organize and generate appropriate research questions.

Leadership and committee assignments & future meetings: Identified PIs for future leadership roles for the administrative executive committee (chair and secretary) and subcommittees (Policies, Procedures, and Reports; Information, Data, and Outputs; and Program Planning). Identified potential monthly meeting dates/times for spring.

Policies and procedures: Discussed state report content/format, annual reporting requirements and due dates, member expectations (definitions and terms), and potential changes to policies and procedures document.

Reviewed Action Items and Summarize Plans: Reviewed deadlines and due dates discussed for multi-state objectives, PIs responsible for follow-up communications, and next steps regarding monthly meeting dates/times.

Accomplishments

Target Audience: Young adults, university campus community, urban and rural communities experiencing low-income. Accomplishments: The NC1193 multistate group continues to develop and refine tools to assess the healthfulness of college campuses and communities where young adults live to effectively disseminate information that can be used by campus administrators and stakeholders to make changes that support and sustain healthier environments for young adults. The research impacts from this group have the potential for extensive health care cost savings. The research outcomes target pre-symptom behaviors and those items supporting pre-symptom behaviors. Consumption of adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables is positively correlated with prevention of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Additionally, this work has increased awareness regarding the importance of environmental supports needed for healthier choices with stakeholders such as university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. A USDA conference grant was submitted and selected for funding. Collaborative publications totaled 36 and presentations totaled 27.  Healthy Campus Environmental Audit (HCEA): Tool completion and trainings to be developed. <ul> <li>Tools completed: VEND (vending), SHELF (convenience stores), FRESH (dining/restaurants)</li> <li>Established goals for developing trainings for both campus and community on the following tools:  <ol> <li>VEND</li> <li>FRESH</li> <li>SHELF</li> <li>Walkability/bike-ability (PACE)</li> <li>POINTES (policies and initiatives)</li> <li>Demographics</li> <li>NEMS-S (Online training)</li> <li>NEFPAT (Online training)</li> <li>REC Assessment</li> </ol> </li> </ul> Behavioral Environmental Perceptions (BEPS): <ul> <li>Aim 1 (Pre Covid-19) and Aim 2 (Covid-19) data collection by state completed and manuscript preparation based on qualitative data collected. </li> <li>Goals established for additional data collection - Focus groups/interviews for the following groups: <ul> <li>Aim 2 (COVID-19) Phase 2 Community Stakeholders</li> <li>Aim 2 (COVID-19) Phase 3 Community Residents</li> </ul> </li> </ul> The 5-year termination report was submitted and this project was renewed for the next 5 years.  Training: <ul> <li>Total of 39 graduate students were trained in research (14 NH, 5 SD, 2 AL, 1 KS, 17 MS)</li> <li>Total of 14 undergraduate students were trained in research (11 NH, 1 AL, 2 MS)</li> </ul>

Publications

Publications:  <ul> <li>Allison C, Colby S, Opoku-Acheampong A, Kidd T, Kattelmann K, Olfert MD, Zhou W. Accuracy of self-reported BMI using objective measurement in high school students. Jrnl Nutr Sciences. 2020;vol. 9, e35, page 1 of 8. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2020.28">https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2020.28</a></li> <li>Castaneda G, Colby SE, Olfert MD, Barnett TE, Zhou W, Leite WL, Staub D, Mathews AE. Examining gender and the longitudinal effect of weight conscious drinking dimensions on body mass index among a college freshman cohort. Jrnl American College Health. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1943410">https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1943410</a></li> <li>Castaneda G, Colby SE, Olfert MD, Barnett TE, Wenjun Z, Engel M, Mathews AE. The role of alcohol-related proactive dietary restriction to feel the psychoactive effects of alcohol faster on binge drinking frequency among freshmen college students. Substance Use and Misuse. 2021. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1914104">https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1914104</a></li> <li>Castaneda G, Colby SE, Barnett TE, Olfert MD, Wenjun Z, Staub DL, Leite WL, El Zein A, Mathews AE. Examining the effect of weight conscious drinking frequency among college freshmen. Jrnl American College Health. 2021;68:8, 906-913. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1642204"> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2019.1642204</a></li> <li>Colby SE, Zhou W, Allison C, Mathews AE, Olfert MD, Morrell JS, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Greene GW, Brown O, Kattelmann KK, Shelnutt KP. Development and validation of the short healthy eating index (sHEI) survey with a college population to assess dietary quality and intake. Nutrients. 2020;12(9):E2611. Available from: <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611</a></li> <li>Barr A, Hanson A, Kattelmann K. Effect of cooking classes on healthy eating behavior among college students. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 2020; 35:62-70. doi: 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000197. Available from: <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611</a></li> <li>Barr ML*, Tabone L, Brode C, Szoka N, Olfert MD. Successful weight loss after bariatric surgery regardless of food access ranking score in top obese state in U.S. 2020. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.06.040">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.06.040</a></li> <li>Barr ML*, Brode C, Tabone LJ, Cox SE, Olfert MD.Psychological diagnoses and weight Loss among appalachian bariatric surgery patients.  Journal of Obesity.2020, Article ID 1743687, 7 pages. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1743687">https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1743687</a></li> <li>Bedoyan, J., McNamara, J., Olfert, M.D., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Greene, G. Establishing criterion reliability for the revised critical nutrition literacy tool (CNLT-R) in U.S. College Students. Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2020; 10:37. Available from: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33688546/">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33688546/</a></li> <li>Bunde K, Gjesvold D, Kattelmann KK, McCormack LA, Vukovich MD. Increased frequency of nutritional counseling improves weight status and lipids in renal transplant recipients.  Topics in Clinical Nutrition.2020; 36(1): 3-12,  DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000231. Available from:  <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611</a></li> <li>Byrd-Bredbenner, C., V. Quick, and Eck, K. Hassle exposure and reactivity link with obesogenic behaviors and poorer health in university students. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2021; 45:161-173. Available from:  <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611</a></li> <li>Byrd-Bredbenner, C., V. Quick, and Eck, K. GAD-7, GAD-2, and gender-specific GAD-mini: Psychometric properties and norms of university students in the United States. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2021;  69:61-66. Available from:  <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0163834321000025">www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0163834321000025</a></li> <li>Byrd-Bredbenner, C. and Eck, K. Executive function links with weight-related behaviors in university students. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2020; 44:691-703. Available from:  <a href="https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.44.5.12">doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.44.5.12</a></li> <li>Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Eck, K, and Quick, V. Psychometric properties of the GAD-7 and GAD-Mini in U.S. university students. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11:550533. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.550533">doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.550533</a></li> <li>Chen, B., Kattelmann, K., Comstock, C., McCormack, L., Wey, H., Meendering, J. Parenting styles, food parenting practices and dietary intakes of preschoolers. Nutrients. 2021; 13, 3630. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/">https://doi.org/</a>3390/nu13103630.</li> <li>Chupeerach C, On-Nom N, Temviriyanukul P, Tapanee P, Chantong B, Reeder N, Tolar-Peterson T. The influence of bitter taste gene polymorphisms on body fatness in three racially diverse groups. BioMedicine. 2021;11(3):43-49. DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.37796/2211-8039.1175">37796/2211-8039.1175</a>. Available from: <a href="https://www.biomedicinej.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175&context=biomedicine">https://www.biomedicinej.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175&context=biomedicine</a></li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. Food choice decisions of collegiate division I athletes: Qualitative interviews. Nutrients. 2021; 13:2322. Available from: <a href="http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2322">mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2322</a></li> <li>Hagedorn RL*, Wattick RA*, Olfert MD. My entire world stopped: College students’ psychosocial and academic frustrations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Research Quality Life. 2021. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-021-09948-0">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-021-09948-0</a></li> <li>Henley K, Reeder N, Persell A, Tolar-Peterson T. Fruit and vegetable liking and intake among college students: A cross-sectional study. J Am Coll Health. 2021;1-7. DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1947834">1080/07448481.2021.1947834</a>. Available from: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34242142/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34242142/</a></li> <li>Moore D & Morrell JS. Do dietary patterns differ with video game usage in college men? J Am Coll Health. American Society for Nutrition. 2021, In review. Available from: <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2611</a></li> <li>Murphy S & Morrell JS. Eating competence and dietary intake of sexual and gender minority College Students. 2021; 13(7), 2388. doi.org/10.3390/nu13072388. Available from: <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2388">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2388</a></li> <li>McElrone M, Colby S, Franzen-Castle L, Olfert MD, Kattlemann KK, Fouts HN, Spence M, Kavanagh K, White AA. A Community-based cultural adaptation process: Developing a relevant cooking curriculum to address food security for Burundian and Congolese refugee families.  Health Promot  2021 Jul;22(4):549-558. Available from: doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920922496">10.1177/1524839920922496</a></li> <li>McNamara J, Kunicki Z, Olfert M, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Greene G. Revision and psychometric validation of a survey tool to measure critical nutrition literacy in young adults. J. Nutr. Educ. Behav. 2020;52(7):726-731. Available from: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32151440/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32151440/</a></li> <li>McNamara, J., Olfert, M., Sowers, M., Colby, S., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., White, A., Kattelmann, K., Franzen-Castle, L., Brown, O., Kidd, T., Shelnutt, K., Horacek, T., Greene, G. Development of an instrument measuring perceived environmental healthfulness: Behavior environment perception survey (BEPS). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2020;52(2):152-161. Available from:  <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.003">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.003</a></li> <li>Kunicki ZJ, Kattelmann KK, Olfert MD, Franzen-Castle L, Colby SE, Mathews DR, White AA. Dyadic analysis of a self-report physical activity measure for adult-youth dyads. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 2021. Available from:  <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01144-3">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01144-3</a></li> <li>Kusuma MTPL, Kidd T, Muturi N, Procter SB, Yarrow L, Hsu WW. HIV knowledge and stigma among dietetic students in Indonesia: Implications for the nutrition education system. BMC infectious diseases. 2020; 20(1), 663. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05379-8">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05379-8</a></li> <li>Kusuma M T P L, Kidd T, Muturi N, Procter S, Yarrow L, Hsu W. (2020).  The symbolic meaning of HIV: Understanding lecturers’ ambivalence over teaching HIV to dietetic students. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 2020; Available from: org/10.1177/2325958220939755.  </li> <li>Olfert, M., Barr, M., Hagedorn, R., Clegg, E., Wattick, R., Zhou, W., Horacek, T., Mathews, A., Kattelmann, K., Kidd, T., White, A., Brown, O., Morrell, J., Franzen-Castle, L., Shelnutt, K., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Mosby, T., Greene, G., Colby, S. eB4CAST Infographics improve science communication with stakeholders in college-based health program. Frontiers in Public Health. 2020;8:158.Available from: <a href="doi:%2010.3389/fpubh.2020.00158">doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00158</a></li> <li>Olfert MD, Barr ML, Mathews AN, Horacek TM, Riggsbee K, Zhou W, Colby SE. Life of a vegetarian college student: Health, lifestyle, and environmental perceptions. Jrnl Amer College Health. 2020. Available from:  <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1740231">https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1740231</a></li> <li>Reeder N, Tapanee P, Persell A, Tolar-Peterson T. Food insecurity, depression, and race: correlations observed among college students at a university in the Southeastern United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(21):8268. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218268">https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218268</a>.</li> <li>Tapanee P, Tidwell DK, Schilling W, Peterson DG, Tolar-Peterson T. Genetic variation in taste receptor genes (SCNN 1 B, TRPV 1) and its correlation with the perception of saltiness in normotensive and hypertensive adults. Int J Hypertens. 2021;2021:5559831.2021. Available from: <a href="doi:%2010.3389/fpubh.2020.00158">doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00158</a></li> <li>Tapanee P, Reeder N, Christensen R, Tolar-Peterson T. Sugar, non-nutritive sweetener intake and obesity risk in college students. J Am Coll Health. 2021;1-6. 2021. Available from: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34468279/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34468279/</a></li> <li>Walker AE*, Wattick RA*, Olfert MD. The application of systems science in nutrition behaviors and outcomes implementation research: A scoping review. Current Developments in 2021. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab105">https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab105</a></li> <li>Wattick RA*, Olfert IM, Olfert MD. Psychological factors associated with e-cigarette use among young adults in a 4-year university in appalachia. Substance Use Misuse. 2021;56:8, 1182-1189. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1914102">https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1914102</a></li> <li>Wattick RA*, Hagedorn RL*, Olfert MD. Impact of resilience on college student mental health during COVID-19. Jrnl American College Health 2021. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1965145">1080/07448481.2021.1965145</a>.</li> <li>Wiggins ST, Colby S, Moret L, McElrone M, Olfert MD, Riggsbee K, Opoku-Acheampong A, Kidd T. A modified nominal group technique (mNGT)- finding priorities in research. Am J Health Behav. 2020;44(3):356-363.Available from: <a href="doi:10.5993/AJHB.44.3.7">doi:10.5993/AJHB.44.3.7</a></li> </ul>  Scientific and Outreach Oral/Poster Presentations: <ul> <li>Adewumi O, Knol LL, Hagedorn RL, Olfert MD. College students attending online programs vave lower rates of food insecurity than residential students.  Jrnl Nutr Ed & Behav. 2021; 53(7):332, P21. Available from: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.413">1016/j.jneb.2021.04.413</a>. </li> <li>Allison, C., Riggsbee, K., Hall, E., Mathews, A., Olfert, M. D., & Colby, S. Development and validation of a tool to assess top campus health priorities of college students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2020;52(7):S52-S53. Available from: <a href="doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.04.123">doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.04.123</a>.</li> <li>Allison, C., Patrick, L., Steeves, E. A., Hellwinckel, C., Zhou, W., & Colby, S. Process evaluation of a sustainable food systems course for first-year college students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2020;52(7):S89-S90. Available from: <a href="doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.04.203">doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.04.203</a></li> <li>Conrad C, Tolar-Peterson T, Gardner A, Wei T, Evans MW. Understanding food insecurity in a college student population. J Nutr Ed Behav. 2021:53(7):S41-42.</li> <li>Culligan N, Morrell JS. Perceived stress and diet quality in college females. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021; 5(2). Available from:  <a href="doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.04.203">doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.04.203</a></li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. Intuitive eating is linked to healthier eating behaviors and BMIs in young adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2020; 120:A-26. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. College student “hassle” level is inversely related to healthy weight-related behaviors. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2020; 120:A-47. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. Depression links to unhealthy weight-related concerns, behaviors, and disordered eating risk of young adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2020; 120:A-21. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>El Zein A, Colby S, Shelnut K, Zhou W, Greene G, Olfert M, Mathews A. Dietary intake and obesity by meal plan enrollment in food insecure and secure college students.  Jrnl Acad Nutr Dietet.2020; 120(10), A133, Presented At FNCE, October 1, 2020.</li> <li>El Zein A, Colby S, Zhou W, Shelnutt K, Greene G, Horacek T, Olfert MD, Mathews A. Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of obesity in US college students. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2020;4(8):nzaa120. Available from: <a href="doi:10.1093/cdn/nzaa120">doi:10.1093/cdn/nzaa120</a></li> <li>Jones E, Morrell JS. Eating competence in first-generation students at a northeastern, public university. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021; 5(2). Available from : <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab038_029">https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab038_029</a></li> <li>Judware I, Morrell JS. Metabolic Syndrome prevalence in college students with and without a disability. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021; 5(2). Availabe from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab035_050">https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab035_050</a></li> <li>Neptune, L., Parsons, K., Reynolds, A., Sullivan, A., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., and McNamara, J. health-related quality of life in sexual minority college undergraduate students. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2021; 5(S2):169. Presented virtually at American Society for Nutrition annual meeting, June.</li> <li>Parsons, K., Neptune, L., Reynolds, A., Sullivan, A.., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., and McNamara, J. The impact of health behaviors on health-related quality of life in college students. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2021;  5(S2):439. Presented virtually at American Society for Nutrition annual meeting, June.</li> <li>Pham A, Reeder N, Tolar-Peterson T. Sleep quality is associated with obesity among female college students at Mississippi State University. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021;121(9):A32. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab038_029">https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab038_029</a></li> <li>Price Q, Mann G, Hagedorn R, Olfert M. Exploring food insecurity prevalence and resource awareness among University of Mississippi students. Graduate Student Symposium. Oxford, MS. March 2021.</li> <li>Reeder N, Tolar-Peterson T, Bailey R, Cheng W, Evans M. Food insecurity and depression among U.S. adults: NHANES 2005-2016. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021;121(10):PA152. Available from: <a href="https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)01178-3/fulltext">https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)01178-3/fulltext</a></li> <li>Reynolds, A., Parsons, K., Sullivan, A., Neptune, L., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., and McNamara, J. The influence of intuitive eating on weight satisfaction in college students. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2021; 5(S2):177. Presented virtually at American Society for Nutrition annual meeting, June.</li> <li>Sarna A, Morrell JS. Does Students’ Home zip code relate to food insecurity on campus? Implications of home demographics on food insecurity in college. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021, 5(2). Available from: <a href="https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)01178-3/fulltext">https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)01178-3/fulltext</a></li> <li>Stott G, Morrell JS. College students with disabilities report higher rates of food insecurity. Curr Dev Nutr 2021; 5(2). Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab035_094">https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab035_094</a></li> <li>Sullivan, A., Neptune, L., Parsons, K., Reynolds, A., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., and McNamara, J. The impact of grit on health outcomes in college students. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2021; 5(S2):455. Presented virtually at American Society for Nutrition annual meeting, June.</li> <li>Tassi M, Morrell JS. Vigorous activity and perceived stress in overweight or obese female students. Curr Dev Nutr 2021; 5(2).Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab055_062">https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab055_062</a></li> <li>Varela E, Zeldman J, Hall E, Wang Y, Kuch A, Olfert MD, Kidd T, Colby S, Kattelmann K, Greene G, Shelnutt K. Perceived healthfulness of the environment of communities with low income by community stakeholders.  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2021; 53(7):S21-S22, O45. Available from:  <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.054">1016/j.jneb.2021.04.054</a>. </li> <li>Walker AE*, Hagedorn RL*, Wattick RA*, Olfert MD. A novel approach to disseminate food insecurity data at higher education institutions rapidly. 13thAnnual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation in Health, Abstract 43711, Virtual presentation, Dec 15-17, 2020.</li> <li>Walker AE*, Wattick RA*, Olfert MD.  The application of systems science in nutrition and health behavior intervention research: A systematic scoping review. 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation in Health, Abstract 43701, Virtual presentation, Dec 15-17, 2020.</li> <li>Walker AE, Olfert MD, Wattick RA, McCartney K, Wood G. Social media use of west virginia community programs participants to inform online health educational programming.  Jrnl Nutr Ed & Behav. 2021; 53(7):S22, O46. Available from: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.055">1016/j.jneb.2021.04.055</a></li> <li>Wattick RA, Olfert MD. Role of nutrition and life skills in substance use recovery. Jrnl Nutr Ed & Behav, 53(7):S21-S22,P63. 2021; Available from: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.122">10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.122</a></li> </ul>

Impact Statements

The research impacts from this group have the potential for extensive health care cost savings.

Date of Annual Report: 12/16/2022

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/24/2022 - 10/28/2022
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2021 - 09/30/2022

Participants

PI Participants:
Barr, Makenzie (makenzie.barr@uky.edu) – Kentucky; Gustafson, Alison (alison.gustafson@uky.edu) - Kentucky; Brown, Onikia (onb0001@auburn.edu) – Auburn University; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol (bredbenner@aesop.rutgers.edu) – Rutgers University; Colby, Sarah (scolby1@utk.edu) – University of Tennessee; Franzen-Castle, Lisa (lfranzen2@unl.edu) – University of Nebraska; Greene, Geoffrey (gwg@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island; Hatsu, Irene (hatsu.1@osu.edu) – Ohio; Kattelmann, Kendra (kendra.kattelmann@sdstate.edu) – South Dakota State University; Kidd, Tandalayo (martan@ksu.edu) – Kansas State University; McNamara, Jade (jade.mcnamara@maine.edu) – University of Maine; Mathews, Anne (anne.mathews@unl.edu) – University of Florida; Melanson, Kathleen (kmelanson@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island; Miller, Lisa (lmsmiller@ucdavis.edu) – California; Morrell, Jesse Stabile (jesse.morrell@unh.edu) – University of New Hampshire; Tolar-Peterson, Terezie (terezie.mosby@msstate.edu) – Mississippi State University; Olfert, Melissa (melissa.olfert@mail.wvu.edu) – West Virginia University; Candice Price (caaprice@ucdavis.edu) – California; Shelnutt, Karla (kpagan@ufl.edu), – University of Florida; Savaiano, Dennis (savaiano@purdue.edu) – Purdue University.

Student Members:
Elder Valer– University of Florida; Jamie Zeldman – University of Florida; Candace Sapp – University of Tennessee; Lucy Langley – University of Tennessee; Shovon Alam – University of Tennessee; Marissa McKeague – University of Tennessee; Iyan Oyetenji– University of Tennessee; Srijana Uprety– University of Tennessee; Mohammad Shushari - Mississippi State University; Yanli Wang – Kansas State University; Annabelle Yi-Heun Ha - University of Florida; Alison Kuch - South Dakota State University; Kayla Parsons - University of Maine; Amelia Sullivan - University of Maine; Leigh Neptune - University of Maine

Brief Summary of Minutes

Tuesday, October 25

Welcome introduction and state report highlights: State PI’s and group advisor provided an update of individual, department, college, university, and state-level changes and announcements.

USDA Overview: Dennis Savaiano, Administrative Advisor

Research & Grant Planning – Objective 1: Dissemination and implementation of Healthy Campus Research Consortium (HCRC’s) suite of tools that utilize a policy, systems, and environment (PSE) approach for campuses. Discussed potential timing, recruitment, dissemination strategies, and working committees related to conference grant for this objective.

Research Planning- Objective 2: Development of policy, systems, environment (PSE) assessment tools for urban and rural communities with low income considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs).

Research Planning- Objective 3: Expanded understanding of college students’ dietary patterns considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs) with an emphasis on food insecurity, mental health, and the built environment.
- Healthy Campus Environmental Audits

Wednesday, October 26

Research Planning- Objective 4: Exploration and interpretation of interactions between lifestyle behaviors and environmental factors using big data analysis techniques with multiple data sets.

Review Policy and Procedures: Policies, Procedures, and Reports; Information, Data, and Outputs; and Program Planning. Discussed state report content/format, annual reporting requirements and due dates, member expectations (definitions and terms), and potential changes to policies and procedures document.

Future Meetings and Leadership: Identified PIs for future leadership roles for the administrative executive committee (chair and secretary) and subcommittees; planned dates for future monthly meeting calls and annual meeting dates

HCRC conference grant planning: Reviewed sessions outlines and agenda. Contacted/recruited participants to attend the virtual conference

USDA Update: upcoming grant cycles and overview

Thursday, October 27

Discussion of Future Research Directions: causal effects of weight gain; “AI Project”. Growing Containers for food security

Additional Research Subprojects: Discussed subprojects being explored: Food insecurity and Unhoused young adults

Future grant planning: Explore funding opportunities; NIH, USDA AFRI future funding

Accomplishments

Target Audience: Young adults, university campus community, and urban and rural communities experiencing low-income. Accomplishments: The NC1193 multistate group continues to develop and refine tools to assess the healthfulness of college campuses and communities where young adults live to effectively disseminate information that can be used by campus administrators and stakeholders to make changes that support and sustain healthier environments for young adults. The research impacts from this group have the potential for extensive health care cost savings. The research outcomes target pre-symptom behaviors and those items supporting pre-symptom behaviors. Consumption of adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables is positively correlated with prevention of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Additionally, this work has increased awareness regarding the importance of environmental supports needed for healthier choices with stakeholders such as university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. A USDA conference grant was submitted and selected for funding. Collaborative publications totaled 10 and presentations totaled 15. HCRC Research Objective 1: Two activities occurred that support this objective. The first activity was the awarding of a conference grant to University of Tennessee to disseminate the outcomes from the multistate work. This conference took place November 29-December 1, 2022 virtually. One of the goals of the conference was to disseminate to the attendees the set of tools that were developed by the multi-state group to benchmark healthfulness of campuses. The second goal of the conference was to allow sharing and collaboration from other institutions with similar interests. The second activity occurred during the annual meeting of the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior, August 1, 2022. Members of the multi-state group led round table discussions on activities associated with measuring healthfulness of environments. Results were shared with the constituents. HCRC Research Objective 2: To accomplish this work, focus groups with different groups within the community will be conducted to assess their perceptions of healthfulness of the environment in communities with those who have lower incomes. In the previous cycle, Extension nutrition educators who work with communities that are classified as lower income were interviewed for their perceptions of the healthfulness of the environment. This next step in the study involved interviewing community stakeholders about their perceived barriers and facilitators to engaging in healthful behaviors in these communities. A collaborative, refereed journal article was submitted based on data collected with Extension nutrition educators and is currently under review. HCRC Research Objective 3: Auburn led the development of a survey to assess food security on college campuses. The goal of this step in the survey development was to ensure that the survey was understandable for the target audience. Findings will inform the development of a survey to measure food security in the 18–24-year-old college population. The current surveys are lacking assessment questions specific to the influential disruptive factors in the college population. Training: <ul> <li>Total of 44 graduate students were trained in research (14 NH, 5 SD, 2 AL, 1 KS, 17 MS, 5 ME, 6 TN, 2 WV, 2 FL)</li> <li>Total of 16 undergraduate students were trained in research (11 NH, 1 AL, 2 MS, 2 ME, 4 KY)</li> </ul>

Publications

Publications:  <ul> <li>Gonzalez-Alvarez A, Rosenkranza S, Kidd T, Kroker-Lobos M, Rosenkranz R. (2021). Overweight and Obesity among Schoolchildren of Rural Guatemala and the Food Environment around Schools. World Nutrition, 12(4):32-50. doi.org/10.26596/wn.202112416-50 </li> <li>Opoku-Acheampong A, Rosenkranz R, Adhikari K, Muturi N, Logan C, Kidd T.  (2021). Tools for Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Underserved Young Adult Populations: A Systematic Review.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 13305. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413305">https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413305</a></li> <li>Kunicki, Z.J., Kattelmann, K.K., Olfert, M.D., Franzen-Castle, L., Colby, S., Mathews, D.R., White, A.A. Dyadic Analysis of a Self-report Physical Activity Measure for Adult-Youth Dyads. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2022;53, 440–447. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01144-3">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01144-3</a>.</li> <li>Chen, B., Kattelmann, K., Comstock, C., Wey, H., Bowne M., Meendering, J. Identifying food parenting practices from comprehensive home environment survey. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2022;54(6), 557-564. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.02.010">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.02.010</a>.</li> <li>McNamara, J., Kunicki, Z., Neptune, L., Parsons, K., and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2022) Development and Validation of the Young Adult Nutrition Literacy Tool. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 54:691-701. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35469757/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35469757/</a>  doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2022.01.011</li> <li>Eck, K.M., Quick, Q., and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2022) Body Dissatisfaction, Eating Styles, Weight-Related Behaviors, and Health Among Young Women in the United States. Nutrients, 14:3876. <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/18/3876">https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/18/3876</a>  doi: 10.3390/nu14183876.</li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2021) Disordered Eating Concerns, Behaviors, and Severity in Young Adults Clustered by Anxiety and Depression. Brain and Behavior, e32367. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2367">doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2367</a>  doi: 10.1002/brb3.2367</li> <li>Anderson-Steeves E., Gillespie R., DeWitt E., Barr M., Cox B., Hudson T., Haynes-Maslow L., Trude A., Gustafson A. “Barriers and facilitators to online shopping among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants: A Mixed Method Study”. Ecology of Nutrition 2022 [accepted for publication]</li> <li>Gillespie R., DeWitt E., Trude A., Haynes-Maslow L., Hudson T., Anderson-Steeves E., Barr M.,Gustafson, A. “Barriers and Facilitators of Online Grocery Services: Perceptions from Rural and Urban Grocery Store Managers”. Nutrients October 2022</li> <li>Gustafson, A., Gillespie, R., DeWitt, E., Cox, B., Dunaway, B., Haynes-Maslow, L., Anderson Steeves, E., Trude, A., “Online Pilot Grocery Intervention among Rural and Urban Residents Aimed to Improve Purchasing Habits” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(2), 871</li> </ul> Abstracts: <ul> <li>Varela E, Zeldman J, Kuch A, Wang Y, Hall E, McNamara J, Morrell J, Tolar-Peterson T, Brown O, Olfert M, Franzen-Castle L, Kidd T, Colby S, Kattelmann K, Greene G, Shellnut K. The impact of COVID-19 on perceived barriers and facilitators to the healthfulness of communities with low-income. J. Nutr. Educ. Behav. 2022;54:S7.</li> <li>Varela E, Zeldman J, Hall E, Wang Y, Kuch A, Olfert M, Kidd T, Kattelmann K, Greene G, Shelnutt K. Perceived healthfulness of the environment of communities with low income by community stakeholders. J. Nutr. Educ. Behav. 2021;53:S7.</li> <li>Tywanick, K., Quick, V., and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2021) Examining associations of anxiety and depression severity with eating and physical activity behaviors among U.S. college students. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121:A-125. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Li, Y., Delaney, C., Abbot, J., and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2021) Comparison of Dietary Intake and Physical Activity of Young Adult College Students Enrolled in Introductory Nutrition Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121:A-123. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2021) Eating Behaviors and Nutrition-Related Beliefs of Division 1 Collegiate Athletes. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121:A-22. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2021) College Students “Grit” Level is Negatively Associated with Disordered Eating Behaviors. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121:A-51. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Cudia, M., Delaney, C., and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2021) Variations in Weight-Related Behaviors of Young Adults by Mindful Eating Score. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121:A-36. Presented virtually at Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, October.</li> <li>Parsons, K., Neptune, L., Reynolds, A., Sullivan, A.., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., and McNamara, J. (2021) The Impact of Health Behaviors on Health-Related Quality of Life in College Students. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(S2):439. Presented virtually at American Society for Nutrition annual meeting, June.</li> </ul> Thesis: <ul> <li>Tywanick, K. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2021): The Relationship Between Mental Health Characteristics (Anxiety and Depression) with Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors in University Students</li> <li>Cudia, M. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2021): Relationships Among Mindful Eating and Weight-Related Behaviors of Young Adult College Students</li> <li>Yue, L. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2021): Dietary Intake of Young Adult College Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic</li> <li>Carr, J. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2022): The Relationships of Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors with Perceived Stress Among College Students</li> <li>Mayersky, M. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2022): Exploring the Relationship of Weight-Related Behaviors and Mental Health Characteristics with Reasons for Exercising Among College Students</li> <li>Mandell, A. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2022): Exploring the Relationships of Psychological Characteristics and Disordered Eating Behaviors with Dieting Among College Students</li> <li>Fitts, V. Master’s Thesis and Seminar (2022): Exploring Relationships of Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction With Lean, Non-Lean, and Mixed Sport Athletes</li> </ul>

Impact Statements

The research impacts from this group have the potential for extensive health care cost savings.

Date of Annual Report: 12/04/2023

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/16/2023 - 10/20/2023
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023

Participants

Barr, Makenzie (makenzie.barr@uky.edu) – University of Kentucky; Gustafson, Alison (alison.gustafson@uky.edu) – University of Kentucky; Brown, Onikia (onb0001@auburn.edu) – Auburn University; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol (bredbenner@aesop.rutgers.edu) – Rutgers University; Colby, Sarah (scolby1@utk.edu) – University of Tennessee; Dhillon, Jaapna (jdhillon@missouri.edu) – University of Missouri; Franzen-Castle, Lisa (lfranzen2@unl.edu) – University of Nebraska; Greene, Geoffrey (gwg@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island; Hatsu, Irene (hatsu.1@osu.edu) – Ohio State University; Kidd, Tandalayo (martan@ksu.edu) – Kansas State University; McNamara, Jade (jade.mcnamara@maine.edu) – University of Maine; Mathews, Anne (anne.mathews@unl.edu) – University of Florida; Mathews, Rahel (rahel.mathews@msstate.edu) – Mississippi State University; McKinley, Erin (emckinley@agcenter.lsu.edu) – Louisiana State University; Melanson, Kathleen (kmelanson@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island; Miller, Lisa (lmsmiller@ucdavis.edu) – University of California, Davis; Morrell, Jesse Stabile (jesse.morrell@unh.edu) – University of New Hampshire; Olfert, Melissa (melissa.olfert@mail.wvu.edu) – West Virginia University; Racine, Beth (beth.racine@ag.tamu.edu) - Texas A&M; Riggsbee, Kristin (kolmstea@utk.edu) – University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Shelnutt, Karla (kpagan@ufl.edu) – University of Florida; Savaiano, Dennis (savaiano@purdue.edu) – Purdue University.

Brief Summary of Minutes

Tuesday October 25

Welcome introduction and state report highlights: State PI’s and group advisor provided an update of individual, department, college, university, and state-level changes and announcements.

USDA Overview: Dennis Savaiano, Administrative Advisor

Research & Grant Planning – Objective 1: Dissemination and implementation of Healthy Campus Research Consortium (HCRC’s) suite of tools that utilize a policy, systems, and environment (PSE) approach for campuses. Received a USDA conference grant to host HCRC Conference to disseminate the groups tools. The virtual HCRC conference was held and hosted by University of Tennessee in Nov/Dec of 2022. Further discussed potential timing, recruitment, dissemination strategies, and working with organizations to continue to market and disseminate our groups tools.

Research Planning- Objective 2: Development of policy, systems, environment (PSE) assessment tools for urban and rural communities with low income considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs).
- Continued work to adapt current campus tools for young adults in the surrounding communities.

Future Leadership: Identified PIs for future leadership roles for the administrative executive committee (chair and secretary) and subcommittees

Wednesday October 26

Future Meetings: Planned dates for future monthly meeting calls and annual meeting dates

Research Planning- Objective 3: Expanded understanding of college students’ dietary patterns considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs) with an emphasis on food insecurity, mental health, and the built environment.
- Healthy Campus Environmental Audits tool for mental health
- Continued work on development of college student food insecurity tools.

Research Planning- Objective 4: Exploration and interpretation of interactions between lifestyle behaviors and environmental factors using big data analysis techniques with multiple data sets.
- Discussed plans for future funding to support big data project and next steps for moving forward.

Review Policy and Procedures: Policies, Procedures, and Reports; Information, Data, and Outputs; and Program Planning. Discussed state report content/format, annual reporting requirements and due dates, member expectations (definitions and terms), and potential changes to policies and procedures document.

Thursday October 27

Rapid Orals: students from PI universities presented 5-minute oral presentations on topics related to the groups work.

Future grant planning: Explore funding opportunities; NIH, USDA AFRI future funding; several sub-committees were formed to work on upcoming grant ideas for the next year.

USDA Update: upcoming grant cycles and overview

Accomplishments

<h3>Target Audience: Young adults, university campus community, and urban and rural communities experiencing low-income.</h3> Accomplishments: The overarching goal of this multistate project is to support college campuses and other communities in creating environments and opportunities that embrace young adults’ unique barriers to a healthy lifestyle, promote healthier weights, and reduce health disparities among vulnerable members. This project uses acommunity based participatory approach (CBPR).  Involving the community directly in the research process helps the community gain awareness of and interest in the issues that must be addressed to successfully prevent obesity in young adults.  This year, the research collaborative group is made up of 18 universities. The research impacts from this group have the potential for extensive health care cost savings. Additionally, this work has increased awareness regarding the importance of environmental supports needed for healthier choices with stakeholders such as university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Outputs included 6 publications, 12 abstracts, 8 presentations, and 2 master’s theses. HCRC Research Objective 1: Two activities occurred that support this objective. The first activity was the awarding of a conference grant to University of Tennessee to disseminate the outcomes from the multistate work. This conference took place November 29 - December 1, 2022 virtually. One of the goals of the conference was to disseminate to the attendees the set of tools that were developed by the multi-state group to benchmark healthfulness of campuses. The second goal of the conference was to allow sharing and collaboration from other institutions with similar interests. The group is strategically planning for further dissemination of our suite of tools to other health-related organizations, universities, and interested institutions. HCRC Research Objective 2: To accomplish this work, focus groups are ongoing with different groups within the community to assess their perceptions of healthfulness of the environment in communities with those who have lower incomes. In the previous cycle, Extension nutrition educators who work with communities that are classified as lower income were interviewed for their perceptions of the healthfulness of the environment. This next step in the study involved interviewing community stakeholders about their perceived barriers and facilitators to engaging in healthful behaviors in these communities. A collaborative, refereed journal article is under final review based on data collected with Extension nutrition educators. HCRC Research Objective 3: The current surveys are lacking assessment questions specific to the influential disruptive factors in the college population. Auburn led the development of a survey to assess food security on college campuses. The goal of this step in the survey development was to ensure that the survey was understandable for the target audience. A survey is currently developed and will be tested with a subgroup of states. Likewise, to address mental health among young adults, discussions were had around surveying for health-related quality of life, mental health challenges, and potential for an environmental audit of mental health services on campuses. Training: <ul> <li>Total of 60 students were trained in research (1 NH, 6 ME, 3 MS, 5 TN, 1 WV, 2 FL, 15 RI, 2 TX, 12 NJ, 2 MO, 4 KY, 6 OH, 1 KS)</li> </ul>

Publications

<h3>Publications:</h3> <ol> <li>Jadhav A, Vadiveloo M, Laforge RG, Melanson KJ. Dietary contributors to fermentable carbohydrate intake in healthy American college students. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Sep 28:1-11. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2119403. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36170454.</li> <li>Fandetti, S. M., Dahl, A. A., Webster, C., Bably, M. B., Coffman, M. J., & Racine, E. F. (2023). Healthy Food Policies Documented in University Food Service Contracts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6617.</li> <li>Dunn SB, Orchard TS, Andridge R, Rymuth SM, Slesnick N, Hatsu IE. Mental Health in Society’s Margins: Poor Omega-3 PUFA Intake and Psychological Well-being of Homeless Youth. British Journal of Nutrition.2023;1–26. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452300212X">https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452300212X</a></li> <li>Neptune, L., Yerxa, K. Therrien, M., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., McNamara, J. (2023) Sexual Minority College Undergraduate Students Have Worse Health-Related Quality of Life, Diet Quality, and Weight Dissatisfaction than Their Heterosexual Peers. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 55:651-658. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37452819/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37452819/</a> doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2023.05.256</li> <li>Eck, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2022) Development and Psychometric Validation of the Athletes’ Perceived Body Pressures from Coaches Questionnaire (APBPCQ). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19:16416. <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/24/16416/htm">https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/24/16416/htm</a> doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416416</li> <li>Barr ML, McNamara J. Community-Based Participatory Research: Partnering with College Students to develop a Tailored, Wellness-Focused Intervention for University Campuses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19.23 (2022): 16331; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316331">https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316331</a></li> </ol> Presentations: <ol> <li>Colgan E, Fera H, Browne E, Brusini B, Curreri L, Mackenzie H, Ragosta M, Greene G. Nutrition Environment in the Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT) at the Jonnycake Center for Hope and the Rhody Outpost. USDA’s Multistate Research Team, the Healthy Campus Research Consortium Virtual Conference Assessing the Healthfulness of College Campuses (December 2022)</li> <li>Fera H, Colgan E, Browne E, Brusini B, Curreri L, Mackenzie H, Ragosta M, Greene G. FRESH Audit Training Development. USDA’s Multistate Research Team, the Healthy Campus Research Consortium Virtual Conference Assessing the Healthfulness of College Campuses (December 2022)</li> <li>Greene G. Green Eating. USDA’s Multistate Research Team, the Healthy Campus Research Consortium Virtual Conference Assessing the Healthfulness of College Campuses (December 2022)</li> <li>Barr ML. Short Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Assessing The Healthfulness of College Campuses Healthy Campus Research Consortium (HCRC). Online. December 1, 2022.</li> <li>, V. Short International Physical Activity Questionnaire. USDA’s Multistate Research Team, the Healthy Campus Research Consortium Virtual Conference (December 2022)</li> <li>Fandetti S, Racine EF, Hatami F, Murphy K, Paul R. The Impact of Food Environment Modification on University Students’ Purchasing Behavior. 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 2023 in Phoenix, AZ.</li> <li>Racine EF, Fandetti S, Hatami F, Murphy K, Paul R. The Impact of Food Environment Modification on University Students’ Purchasing Behavior. 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, July 2023 in Boston, MA.</li> <li>McKeague, M., Colby, S., O’Neal, M., Mathews, R., & Olfert, M. (2023, July 8). A World of Difference: Effects of a World Foods College Course on Diet Quality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.  <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1499404623002531">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1499404623002531</a></li> </ol> Abstracts: <ol> <li>Larcom AB, Melanson KJ, Lofgren IE. Elevated Body Mass Index Is Associated with Markers of Metabolic Risk in College Students. Obesity (November 2022)</li> <li>Larcom AB, Lofgren IE, Melanson KJ. Ultraprocessed food intake is associated with lower diet quality in young adult college students. Current Developments in Nutrition 2023</li> <li>Seibold, I., Larcom, A.B., Melanson, K. J. (2023). Fiber and Sugar Intakes in College Students and associations with Blood Pressure. In The Obesity Society Annual Meeting.</li> <li>Carlton, B., Melanson, K., & Greene, G. (2023). Validation of a Stage of Change Algorithm for Plant-Based Protein in College Students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55, 31.</li> <li>McKeague, M., Colby, S., O’Neal, M., Mathews, R., & Olfert, M. (2023, June 17). A World of Difference: Effects of a World Foods College Course on Food Familiarity and Diet Quality [poster] ISBNPA, Uppsala, Sweden. <a href="https://secure-web.cisco.com/1uQh1a863_h4GX_bc8fXY5bAw4gWkFHLLmPdTUqRot9CJVAhQoVgMezIaNyjxIPWdKwhO-B3dy41ayHgP76wTp5U3Ah5GNdfWH8XH8NfoIPwU_xpAdffatukvF9gRlXvHxKPC4HNjWlBZK8DJMSBBcXlKNW9vDXMmn_CWjHQpySSm5hj3kGUuoRKniQAxa-xoRhPvGuwvqN77A-sh6w5P4eaaXNneaVCiumsgCpUxH_7cN4XCilHKHdKCy3rFuBgsJstN8ECgYJvC5UeUgqGBI--1e4LoHufkoNvHzUCROGql6wqcKJ3fZ6QaNTEi2i9g/https%3A%2F%2Fannualmeeting.isbnpa.org%2F">https://annualmeeting.isbnpa.org/</a></li> <li>Raymond K, Neptune L, Winn C, Parsons K, Watra E, Harrington E, Zhou W, Barr ML, McNamara J. (2023) Differences in Diet Quality and Health Related Quality of Life based on Peer Influence. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo Annual Meeting. October 2023, Denver, CO.</li> <li>Dunn SB, Lu SV, Hatsu I. “Gotta eat it to survive”: A Mixed Methods Study of Youth Experiencing Homelessness and their Food Environment. Curr Dev Nutr. 2023; 7:100331. DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100331">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100331</a></li> <li>Neptune L, Parsons K, Winn C, Watras E, Harrington E, Raymond K, Zhou W, Barr ML, McNamara J. (2023). Sexual Minority College Students are Less Food Secure than Their Heterosexual Peers. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo Annual Meeting. October 2023, Denver, CO.</li> <li>Winn C, Neptune L, Parsons K, Sullivan A, Watras E, Barr ML, Raymond K, Harrington E, McNamara J. (2023). University Meal Plans Act as a Protective Factor for Food Security and Mental Health Status in College Students. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo Annual Meeting. October 2023, Denver, CO.</li> <li>Harrington E, Parsons K, Neptune L, Winn C, Watras E, Raymond K, Zhou W, Barr ML, McNamara J. (2023). Cooking Self-Efficacy Predicts Diet Quality in College Students. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo Annual Meeting. October 2023, Denver, CO.</li> <li>Watras E, Parsons K, Neptune L, Sullivan A, Winn C, Zhou W, Barr ML, McNamara J. (2023) Critical Nutrition Literacy is a Predictor of Diet Quality in College Students. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo Annual Meeting. October 2023, Denver, CO</li> <li>Barr ML, McNamara J. Interactive Nutrition Literacy Related to Food Insecurity Status and Self-Perceived Health Among College Students. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference. July 2023 Boston, MA</li> </ol>

Impact Statements

Impact Statements • This work has increased awareness regarding the importance of environmental supports needed for healthier choices with stakeholders such as university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. • Supporting healthy behaviors in young adults can have long-lasting effects on physical and mental wellness. Reducing the risk of chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes can lessen the burden on the healthcare system.

Date of Annual Report: 12/19/2024

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/21/2024 - 10/25/2024
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024

Participants

PI Participants:
Barr, Makenzie (makenzie.barr@uky.edu) – University of Kentucky
Gustafson, Alison (alison.gustafson@uky.edu) – University of Kentucky
Brenes, Priscilla (pbrenes@ksu.edu) – Kansas State University
Brown, Onikia (onb0001@auburn.edu) – Auburn University
Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol (bredbenner@aesop.rutgers.edu) – Rutgers University
Colby, Sarah (scolby1@utk.edu) – University of Tennessee
Dhillon, Jaapna (jdhillon@missouri.edu) – University of Missouri
Franzen-Castle, Lisa (lfranzen2@unl.edu) – University of Nebraska
Greene, Geoffrey (gwg@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island
Hatsu, Irene (hatsu.1@osu.edu) – Ohio State University
McNamara, Jade (jade.mcnamara@maine.edu) – University of Maine
Mathews, Anne (anne.mathews@unl.edu) – University of Florida
Mathews, Rahel (rahel.mathews@msstate.edu) – Mississippi State University
McKinley, Erin (emckinley@agcenter.lsu.edu) – Louisiana State University
Melanson, Kathleen (kmelanson@uri.edu) – University of Rhode Island
Miller, Lisa (lmsmiller@ucdavis.edu) – University of California, Davis
Morrell, Jesse Stabile (jesse.morrell@unh.edu) – University of New Hampshire
Olfert, Melissa (melissa.olfert@mail.wvu.edu) – West Virginia University
Racine, Beth (beth.racine@ag.tamu.edu) - Texas A&M
Riggsbee, Kristin (kolmstea@utk.edu) – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shelnutt, Karla (kpagan@ufl.edu) – University of Florida
Savaiano, Dennis (savaiano@purdue.edu) – Purdue University

Student Members:
Afsheen Syeda – Rutgers University; Amelia Sullivan - University of Maine; Angelica Pozzoli – Rutgers University; Annabelle Yi-Heun Ha - University of Florida; Caitlyn Winn – University of Missouri; Candace Sapp – University of Tennessee; Elder Valera Garcia – Michigan State University (post-doc); Emma Watras – University of Maine; Hanmeng Niu – The Ohio State University; Iyanu Oyetenji – University of Tennessee; Jamie Zeldman – University of Florida; Janaki Dave – The Ohio State University; Kayla Parsons – University of Maine; L. Adrienne Lewis – Louisiana State University; Leah Groene – University of Missouri; Leigh Neptune – University of Maine; Lindsey Hardmeyer – Rutgers University; Mae Howell – Auburn University; Makenna Nolan – West Virginia University; Malak Alsaati – Kansas State University; Marissa McKeague – University of Tennessee; Maryan Dualle – The Ohio State University; MD Al Mamun – University of Tennessee; Nia Neal – Rutgers University; Onyedika Ani – University of Missouri; Rita Fiagbor – Auburn University; Samantha Bonnett – University of Tennessee; Samantha Teeple – Rutgers University; Sheila Abacan – Kansas State University; Shovon Alam – University of Tennessee; Srijana Uprety – University of Tennessee; Sucie (Shuxin) Chen – Rutgers University

Brief Summary of Minutes

Tuesday, October 22

Welcome introduction and state report highlights: State PIs and the group advisor provided updates on individual, department, college, university, and state-level changes and announcements.

USDA Overview: Dennis Savaiano, Administrative Advisor

Research & Grant Planning – Objective 1: Dissemination and implementation of Healthy Campus Research Consortium (HCRC’s) tool suite that utilizes a policy, systems, and environment (PSE) approach for campuses. Discussed the idea of obtaining grant funding to support outside entities to host and manage tools. Received a USDA conference grant to host the HCRC Conference to disseminate the group's tools. The virtual HCRC conference was held and hosted by the University of Tennessee in Nov/Dec of 2022. However, the follow-up survey is still in its final development stages to measure the attendees' use of tools post-conference.

Research Planning—Objective 2: The goal is to create a toolkit for the community (in a needs assessment). Various toolkits are available for assessing a community's health and safety. They provide structured methods for gathering and analyzing data to inform interventions and policy changes, an opportunity for scoping review publication.
- Group work to look through items on BEPS items to cut the list down before final wordsmithing and testing.

Wednesday, October 23

Research Planning- Objective 2: Healthy Campus (for community) Environmental Audit (HCEA) – create asynchronous training for users without being too involved in the long-term using a web-based automated platform. Plans to beta test audits on seven campuses.

Future Research Plans/Funding Mechanism Ideas/Next Five-year Planning: Explore funding opportunities, including future funding from the NIH and USDA AFRI. Significant areas of interest for the following five-year objectives include food as medicine, the environmental connection to mental health, incorporating clinical/biochemical indicators along with subjective data collection in community-wide interventions, women’s health, social media, campus food service, and just-in-time adaptive interventions.

USDA NIFA update: Kris Grimes. Upcoming grant cycles and overview of funding areas.

Leadership & Committee Assignments & P&P: Policies, Procedures, and Reports; Information, Data, and Outputs; and Program Planning. Discussed state report content/format, annual reporting requirements and due dates, member expectations (definitions and terms), and potential changes to policies and procedures document. Create and approve the Emeritus Status for the group.

Future Meetings: Planned dates for future monthly meeting calls and annual meeting dates

Research Planning- Objective 3:
- (Development of FI survey tools) - Cognitive interviews will be conducted with food secure and insecure to validate correctly. Confirmatory analysis on Fall data and EFA on Spring data. Confirmatory analysis on Fall data and EFA on Spring data.
- (Mental Health) - added to the objective due to lack of tools and information on mental health and food security; collaborate with objective 4 to look at HCRC existing data for associations of diet quality/patterns and indicators of mental health and a model of the relationship between latent classes of diet and lifestyle behaviors and mental health.

Thursday, October 24

Research & Grant Planning- Objective 4: (Bridging Previous Works & Data Sets) - Themes from Published Multi-State Dataset findings – reviewed lists of published work from all previous annual reports – Obesogenic Environment and Policies; Campus Walkability and Bikeability; Dining Environment (and variability); Food Store Access; Health-related campus Ads; Nutrition Interventions and outcomes; stress and lifestyle factors; eating behaviors and disorders; metabolic disorders; economic impact and food choice; food security and access. Next Steps: Longitudinal analysis on individual FRUVED or integrated datasets.

College longitudinal data collection: Agreement to focus on low-hanging fruit and collect data from our classes yearly to ensure we have incoming cross-sectional data to analyze. Variables would need to be consistent across campuses. It can be written into the new objectives if need be.

Short HEI: Only validated with a young adult population, and people want and use it in all populations it is not validated in. Next steps – expand use in a broader adult population. Phase 1 – sHEI validation; Phase 2 – mobile app and learning module; intended users in the adult population to get instant feedback on their diet quality; Phase 3 – Pilot Study.

Rapid Orals: students from PI universities presented 5-minute oral presentations on topics related to the group's work.

Accomplishments

<h3>Accomplishments</h3> Target Audience: Young adults, university campus communities, and urban and rural communities experiencing low income. Accomplishments: The overarching goal of this multistate project is to support college campuses and other communities in creating environments and opportunities that embrace young adults’ unique barriers to a healthy lifestyle, promote healthier weights, and reduce health disparities among vulnerable members. This project uses a community-based participatory approach (CBPR).  Involving the community directly in the research process helps the community gain awareness of and interest in the issues that must be addressed to prevent obesity in young adults successfully.  This year, the research collaborative group is made up of 17 universities. The research impacts from this group have the potential for extensive healthcare cost savings. Additionally, this work has increased awareness regarding the importance of environmental support needed for healthier choices with stakeholders such as university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Output includes 15 publications, 28 abstracts, 35 presentations, and 2 master’s theses. HCRC Research Objective 1: Training approaches and materials for disseminating the toolkit and its components were developed. A data set of communities using the health promotion tools, issues associated with using the tools, and findings from assessments gathered in communities are available for analysis.  HCRC Research Objective 2: Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, a community Behavioral Environmental Perceptions Survey (BEPS-community) was refined to measure community perceptions of the environment’s support for healthful behaviors. The refinement of this survey can inform stakeholders in peer and administration groups and allow them to target healthy behaviors to nudge this population. In addition, the community HCEA audits can objectively measure a community’s support for healthful behaviors. HCRC Research Objective 3: Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, survey tools were developed to assess college students' food security and mental health status. The HCEA will be expanded to include assessments that capture food security and mental health resources on college campuses. These tools can inform stakeholders and administration on college campuses and identify areas where resources should be allocated to better students' health. While the survey tools assess college students’ reported behaviors and perceived environment, the HCEA tool can objectively measure how supportive the college environment is for healthful behaviors. For the work to understand college students’ dietary patterns considering social determinants of health and influential disruptive factors (IDFs), the following was completed: <ol> <li>Conducted 25 cognitive interviews with college students to explore the need to change the 10-item USDA Food Security Module.</li> <li>The current 10-item USDA Food Security Module was modified based on cognitive interviews and expert panels. A 12-item survey was developed, consisting of two food security and nutrition security scales.</li> <li>Distributed the modified survey to test for reliability and validation.</li> </ol> HCRC Research Objective 4: Data collection is ongoing and extensive and includes information related to the food environment, food security, health, perceived stress, nutritional perceptions, and dietary history questionnaires. Additionally, participants undergo a range of assessments, including: <ol> <li>Anthropometric and cardiometabolic Measurements: This includes weight, BMI, waist circumference, adiposity, endothelial function, blood pressure, and various blood indices such as glucose levels, lipid profiles, metabolic hormones, and metabolomic profiles.</li> <li>Stool Collection: Stool samples are collected to assess the gut microbiome.</li> <li>Subjective Appetite Measurements: This involves gauging participants' subjective appetite perceptions.</li> <li>Physical Activity Assessment: Physical activity levels are assessed.</li> </ol> Currently, there are active participant recruitment and data collection phases. Data analysis will commence after the completion of data collection. In parallel, active work integrates data from previously completed studies, including YEAH, WebHealth, and Fruved, utilizing advanced data analytic techniques. The group will continue statistical exploration of the associations among the following weight-related factors: dietary and exercise behaviors, coping with stress, sleep, within-meal eating behavior, susceptibility to emotional eating and external cues and cognitive restraint, personality, relationship with parents, current parental status, income level, and ethnicity. Continued work and products can be derived from the multistate team’s large data sets using this big data approach.  Training: <ul> <li>A total of 150 students were trained in research (46 NH, 6 ME, 3 MS, 17 TN, 6 WV, 3 FL, 36 RI, 4 TX, 11 NJ, 3 MO, 4 KY, 3 OH, 2 KS, 3 LA, 2 AL, 1 NE)</li> </ul>

Publications

<h3>Publications:</h3> <ol> <li>Bosch, C., Niroula, K., & McKinley, E. (2024). College Students with Medical Dietary Restrictions Face Financial and Personal Challenges Trying to Meet Nutritional Needs. Psychology, 15(1), 16-26.</li> <li>Castañeda, G., Colby, S. E., Olfert, M. D., Barnett, T. E., Zhou, W., Leite, W. L., ... & Mathews, A. E. (2023). Examining gender and the longitudinal effect of weight-conscious drinking dimensions on body mass index among a college freshman cohort. Journal of American College Health, 71(5), 1575-1583.</li> <li>Cowan-Pyle, A. E., Bailey, R. L., Gao, J., Hess, J. M., Ademu, L. O., Smith, J. L., ... & Racine, E. F. (2024). Dietary quality and diet-related factors among emerging adults (18–23 y) in the United States are a cause for concern: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015–2018. The Journal of Nutrition, 154(8), 2524-2533.</li> <li>Dahl, A. A., Fandetti, S. M., Ademu, L. O., Harris, R., & Racine, E. F. (2024). Assessing the Healthfulness of University Food Environments: A Systematic Review of Methods and Tools. Nutrients, 16(10), 1426.</li> <li>Hickey, A., Brown, O., & Fiagbor, R. (2023). Campus-based interventions and strategies to address college students with food insecurity: a systematic review. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 18(1), 81-95.</li> <li>Larcom, A. B., Lofgren, I. E., Delmonico, M. J., Missimer, A., & Melanson, K. J. (2024). Ultra-processed food intake is associated with low diet quality in young adult college students. Journal of American College Health, 1-12.</li> <li>Parsons, K., Yerxa, K., Therrien, M., Byrd-Bredbenner, C., & McNamara, J. (2024). The influence of diet quality on health-related quality of life in undergraduates. Journal of American College Health, 1-7.</li> <li>Springer, P., Franzen-Castle, L., Gratopp, E., & Schmader, B. (2023). What is a healthy community? Refugee youth’s perspective on freedom, safety, and trust: a photovoice project. International Journal of Systemic Therapy, 34(1), 41-62.</li> <li>Springer, P. R., Kang, J. S., Gratopp, E., & Franzen-Castle, L. (2024). Refugee youth’s perspective on the role that food insecurity plays in a healthy community: a photovoice project. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care.</li> <li>Walker, A. E., Totzkay, D., Scarneo-Miller, S. E., Claydon, E. A., & Olfert, M. D. (2023). Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to inform development of a Dissemination and Implementation science training for nutrition practitioners. Public Health Nutrition, 26(12), 3202-3210.</li> <li>Wattick, R. A., Olfert, M. D., Hagedorn-Hatfield, R. L., Barr, M. L., Claydon, E., & Brode, C. (2023). Diet quality and eating behaviors of college-attending young adults with food addiction. Eating Behaviors, 49, 101710.</li> <li>Winkel, T., Wilson, J., Spence, M., Colby, S., Springer, C., Hedrick, M., & Kavanagh, K. (2023). Tethered oral tissue release among breastfed infants: maternal sources of information and treatment. Journal of Human Lactation, 39(3), 505-514.</li> </ol> In Press <ol start="13"> <li>Gadiraju M, Kim JY, Green EM, MacMillian UA, Chang H, Bugert TS, Olfert MD, Vanden Brink H. Barriers and Facilitators to Behavior Change and Goal Setting in Adolescents with PCOS: A Qualitative Analysis of Registered Dietitian Nutrition Notes. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. </li> <li>Varela EG, Zeldman J, McNamara J, Morrell JS, Olfert MD, Franzen-Castle L, Kidd T, Hall EL, Colby SE, Kattelmann K, Greene G, Shelnutt KP. Perceived Healthfulness of Environment of Communities with Low Income: Focus Groups and Interviews with Extension Nutrition Educators. Journal of Extension.</li> </ol> Under Review <ol start="15"> <li>Varela EG, Zeldman J, Kuch A, Wang Y, Shushari M, Hall E, McNamara J, Morrell JS, Tolar-Peterson T, Brown O, Olfert MD, Franzen-Castle L, Kidd T, Colby SE, Kattelmann Shelnutt KP. Navigating Barriers and Facilitators: A Qualitative Study on COVID-19's Impact on Access to Services and Resources Accessibility in Communities with Low Perspectives of Nutrition Educators. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2024</li> </ol> <h3>Presentations:</h3> <ol> <li>Ademu, L. O., Escobar-DeMarco, J., Paul R., & Racine E.F. (2024). Developing and Implementing a University Nutrition Security Action Plan. American College Health Association Annual Conference – Atlanta, USA. (Poster)</li> <li>Ademu, L.O., Racine, E.F., Schulkind, L., Dahl, A. and Fandetti, S. (2024). Examining the Impact of Calorie Menu Labelling on University Students’ Food Choices. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference-Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Agenda SA, Morrell JS. (2024). Use of Restaurant and Fast-Food Chains (RFF) and Association With Overweight and Obesity (OV/OB) Among College Students. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Alam, M. R., & Colby, S. E. (2024). More Than a Hill of Beans: Marketing Beans to College Students. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference-Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Alam, M. R., Sapp, C., & Colby, S. (2024). Bean Ways: Development and Validation of a Survey on College Students’ Bean Consumption Behaviors. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Alme J, Morrell JS. (2024). Do Measures of Psychological Resilience Vary With Self-Perceived Body Weight Status? Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Ani OG and Dhillon J.(2024). Impact Of An 8-Week Personalized Intervention On Diet Quality Of Black And White Young Adults With Overweight And Obesity. Nutrition Society of Nigeria Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Ani OG, Groene L, Dhillon J.(2024). A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Food Security, Race, and Sex on Cardiometabolic and Cognitive Health Outcomes in Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference-Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Brown A, Begis MD, Morrell JS. (2024). Non-Academic Screen Time and Accuracy of Perceived Weight Status in Undergraduate Young Adults. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Brown, O., Hickey, A., Gonzalez, S., & Powers, A. (2024). The Hunger Free Higher Ed Approach to Decreasing College Student Food Insecurity. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference-Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Carlton B, Melanson KJ, Greene GW. (2024). Validation of a Stage of Change Algorithm for Plant-Based Protein in College Students. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Dualle MA & Hatsu I. The Association Between Food Security Status Depression and Anxiety Among African Immigrants. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference-Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Fandetti, S.M., Dahl, A.A., Ademu, L.O., Harris, R., Racine, E.F. (2024). Assessing the Healthfulness of University Food Environments: A Systematic Review of Methods and Tool. American College Health Association Annual Conference – Atlanta, GA. (Poster)</li> <li>Fiagbor, R., & Brown, O. (2024). College Student Food Security Survey Module (CS-FSSM): Cognitive Interviews. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Groene L, Ani OG, Dhillon J. (2024). Effects of Food Security Status on Diet and Perceived Stress in Young Adults. USDA NC1193 Multistate Meeting, Lexington, KY (Oral)</li> <li>Hoh, R., Wielenga, V., Franzen-Castle, L. (2024). What's Fresh with GusNIP: A Retailer Perspective on Double Up Food Bucks. National Rural Grocery Summit, Montgomery, AL. (Oral)</li> <li>Johnson, K. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2023). Personality Traits and Adaptive Eating Styles (AES) and Maladaptive Eating Styles (MES) in Young Adults: A Systematic Literature Review. Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, Denver, CO. (Poster)</li> <li>Lowery, C., Falbe J., Winkler, M., Racine, R., Dahl, A., Venkatesh, S., Bode, B., Fandetti, S, Solar, S. (2024). Leveraging Food Service Contracts at 4-year Public Universities to Understand Meal Plan Costs and Affordability. Webinar presentation to the Healthy Eating Research-Nutrition & Obesity Policy Research & Evaluation Network Summer Speaker Series for Students. https://nopren.ucsf.edu/her-nopren-summer-speaker-series-students-2024 (Webinar)</li> <li>McLean, S., Williams, D., Olfert, M., & Shaikh, N. (2024). Availability of Halal Food on 4-year US University Campuses: An Assessment of Campus Websites. Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo, Minneapolis, MN. (Poster)</li> <li>McKegaue M, Colby SE, O’Neil M, Mathews R, Olfert MD. (2023). A World of Difference: Effects of a World Foods College Course on Food Liking and Diet Quality. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. (Poster)</li> <li>O’Keefe A, Morrell JS. (2024). Self-Reported Behaviors and Family History Associated With Cancer Risk Among College Students. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Piscitelli, A. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2023). Food Preparation Knowledge (FPK) Is Associated with Some, But Not All, Indicators of Healthy Diets. Food Nutrition Conference and Expo, Denver, CO. (Poster)</li> <li>Pope, B., Mathews, R. Komekech, J., Gardner A. (2023). The Association Between Hispanic Men’s Food Insecurity and Oral Health, Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, Denver Colorado, CO. (Poster)</li> <li>Pozzoli, A. and Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2024). Young Adult College Students’ Satisfaction With Life: Relationships With Eating Styles, BMI, and Health Status. Presented at American Society for Nutrition, Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Qian A, Morrell JS. (2024). The Additive Effect of Cigarette, E-Cigarette, and Alcohol Use on Heart Disease Risk Among College Students, Ages 18-24. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference.</li> <li>Samuel, S., Mathews, R., Komekech, J. (2024). The association between food security, dietary quality, and diagnosed periodontitis: NHANES 2015-2018. Mississippi Academy of Sciences. (Poster)</li> <li>Sapp, C. M., Barroso, C., Colby, S., Rocconi, L., & Spence, M. (2024). Unraveling the Complexity of Food and Nutrition Security for College Students in the United States: A Qualitative Community-Based System Dynamics Modeling Protocol. American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference-Chicago, IL. (Poster)</li> <li>Seibold I, Larcom AB, Melanson KJ. (2023). Fiber and Sugar Intakes in College Students and Associations with Blood Pressure. The Obesity Society. (Poster)</li> <li>Springer, P., Franzen-Castle, L., Gratopp, E, Kang, J. (2023). Immigrant and Refugee Youth’s Perspective on the Role That Food Security Plays in a Healthy Community. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. (Poster)</li> <li>Vanden Brink H, Olfert MD. (2024). Lifestyle Strategies for the Early Treatment and Prevention of PCOS, International Society of Behavior, Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference, Omaha, Nebraska. (Poster)</li> <li>Williams D, McLean S, Olfert MD., Shaikh NI. (2024). Stakeholder Perspectives on Availability and Barriers of Halal Foods on U.S. College Campuses: A Protocol. GSU’s Lewis College Research Day. (Poster)</li> <li>Winn CA, Groene L, Dhillon J.(2024). Predictors of Perceived Stress in Young Adults. USDA NC1193 Multistate Meeting Lexington, KY. (Oral)</li> <li>Young K, Mena NZ, Morrell JS. (2024). Skin Carotenoid Measures and Self-Reported Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young Adults. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. (Poster)</li> <li>Zeldman JA, Ramirez I, Chambers K, Brunson L, Yulin Li, O’Neal LJ, Olfert MD, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Shelnutt KP. (2023).The Impact of Homestyles-2 Nutrition Education Curriculum on Family Mealtime Behaviors, Supports, and Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers of Children Ages 6 to 11, Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo, Denver, CO. (Poster)</li> <li>Zeldman J, Brunson L, Ramirez I, Chambers K, Cheong JW, O’Neal L, Olfert MD, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Shelnutt KP. (2024). A Mediation Analysis on the Role of Self-Efficacy in Improving Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Parents Enrolled in Homestyles-2 Nutrition Education Curriculum, Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo, Minneapolis, MN. (Poster)</li> </ol> <h3>Abstracts:</h3> <ol> <li>Ademu, L. O., Racine, E. F., Schulkind, L., Dahl, A., & Fandetti, S. (2024). Examining the Impact of Calorie Menu Labelling on University Students’ Food Choices. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Agandaa, S. A., Mena, N. Z., & Morrell, J. S. (2024). Use of Restaurant and Fast-Food Chains (RFF) and Association With Overweight and Obesity (OV/OB) Among College Students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S48.</li> <li>Alam, M. R., & Colby, S. E. (2024). More Than a Hill of Beans: Marketing Beans to College Students. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Alam, M. R., Sapp, C., & Colby, S. (2024). Bean Ways: Development and Validation of a Survey on College Students’ Bean Consumption Behaviors. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S80.</li> <li>Alme, J., & Morrell, J. S. (2024). Do Measures of Psychological Resilience Vary With Self-Perceived Body Weight Status? Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S7.</li> <li>Ani, O. G., Groene, L., & Dhillon, J. (2024). A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Food Security, Race, and Sex on Cardiometabolic and Cognitive Health Outcomes in Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Bhatti, N., Dev, D., Hasnin, S., Purkait, T., Koziol, N., Fischer, J., Sehi, N. Behrends, D., Franzen-Castle, L. (2024). Exploring Diet Qualities among Nebraska's Young Children: A Comparative Analysis by Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status. ISBNPA Conference. ISBNPA Program and Abstract Book: <a href="https://annualmeeting.isbnpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ISBNPA-2024-Abstract-Book-8.pdf">ISBNPA-2024-Abstract-Book-8.pdf</a>. </li> <li>Brown, A., Begis, M. D., & Morrell, J. S. (2024). Non-Academic Screen Time and Accuracy of Perceived Weight Status in Undergraduate Young Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S46.</li> <li>Brown, O., Hickey, A., Gonzalez, S., & Powers, A. (2024). The Hunger Free Higher Ed Approach to Decreasing College Student Food Insecurity. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Byrd-Bredbenner, C., & Piscitelli, A. (2023). Food Preparation Knowledge (FPK) Is Associated with Some, but Not All, Indicators of Healthy Diets. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(9), A64.</li> <li>Colby, S. (2023). HCRC 2022: A Novel Conference Approach for Disseminating Information on Assessing the Healthfulness of College Campuses. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(7), 108.</li> <li>Dualle, M. A., & Hatsu, I. E. (2024). The Association Between Food Security Status Depression and Anxiety Among African Immigrants. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Fiagbor, R., & Brown, O. (2024). College Student Food Security Survey Module (CS-FSSM): Cognitive Interviews. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S52-S53.</li> <li>Franzen-Castle, L., Wielenga, V. (2024). Nutrition Incentive Program Customer Survey Results: Exploring Differences in Rural vs. Urban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Respondents. ISBNPA Conference. ISBNPA Program and Abstract Book: <a href="https://annualmeeting.isbnpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ISBNPA-2024-Abstract-Book-8.pdf">ISBNPA-2024-Abstract-Book-8.pdf</a>. </li> <li>Johnson, K., & Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2023). Personality Traits and Adaptive Eating Styles (AES) and Maladaptive Eating Styles (MES) in Young Adults: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(9), A71.</li> <li>McLean, S., Williams, D., Olfert, M., & Shaikh, N. (2024). Availability of Halal Food on 4-year US University Campuses: An Assessment of Campus Websites. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 124(10), A100.</li> <li>McKeague, M., Colby, S., O'Neal, M., Mathews, R., & Olfert, M. (2023). A World of Difference: Effects of a World Foods College Course on Diet Quality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(7), 59-60.</li> <li>O'Keefe, A., & Morrell, J. S. (2024). Self-Reported Behaviors and Family History Associated With Cancer Risk Among College Students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S11-S12.</li> <li>Pope, B., Mathews, R., & Komakech, J. (2023). The Association Between Hispanic Men’s Food Insecurity and Oral Health. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(9), A75.</li> <li>Pozzoli, A., & Byrd-Bredbenner, C. (2024). Young Adult College Students’ Satisfaction With Life: Relationships With Eating Styles, BMI, and Health Status. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Purkait, T., Dev, D., Fischer, J. A., Behrends, D., Sehi, N., & Franzen-Castle, L. (2024). Perceived Benefits and Challenges of SNAP Participation Across Urban and Rural Population. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S31-S32.</li> <li>Purkait, T., Dev, D., Koziol, N., Bhatti, N., Fischer, J., Sehi, N., Behrends, D., Franzen-Castle, L. (2024) Association of SNAP, WIC and Head Start Programs with Food and Nutrition Security in Households with 2–6-Year-Old Children. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference. ISBNPA Program and Abstract Book:<a href="https://annualmeeting.isbnpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ISBNPA-2024-Abstract-Book-8.pdf"> ISBNPA-2024-Abstract-Book-8.pdf</a>. </li> <li>Qian, A., & Morrell, J. S. (2024). The Additive Effect of Cigarette, E-Cigarette, and Alcohol Use on Heart Disease Risk Among College Students, Ages 18-24. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S47-S48.</li> <li>Sapp, C. M., Barroso, C., Colby, S., Rocconi, L., & Spence, M. (2024). Unraveling the Complexity of Food and Nutrition Security for College Students in the United States: A Qualitative Community-Based System Dynamics Modeling Protocol. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.</li> <li>Varela, E., Zeldman, J., Kuch, A., Wang, Y., Shushari, M., Hall, E., ... & Shelnutt, K. (2023). Barriers and Facilitators to a Healthy Community Environment During COVID-19: Perceptions of Extension Nutrition Educators and Other Key Community Stakeholders. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(10), A16.</li> <li>Wielenga, V., & Franzen-Castle, L. (2023). Nebraska Double up Food Bucks-Prioritizing Partnerships for Food Access. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(10), A10. (Outstanding Abstract Poster Awardee)</li> <li>Young, K., Mena, N. Z., & Morrell, J. S. (2024). Skin Carotenoid Measures and Self-Reported Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(8), S87.</li> <li>Zeldman, J., Ramirez, I., Chambers, K., Brunson, L., Li, Y., O'Neal, L., ... & Shelnutt, K. (2023). The Impact of Homestyles-2 Nutrition Education Curriculum on Family Mealtime Behaviors, Supports, and Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers of Children Ages 6 to 11. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(10), A37.</li> </ol> <h3>Thesis/Dissertations:</h3> <ol> <li>Bhatti, N. (2024). Examining Dietary Disparities and Associated Factors among Young Children Across Diverse Racial, Ethnic and Immigrant Households in Nebraska; July. (Thesis)</li> <li>Pope, B., Mathews, R. Komekech, J., Gardner A. (2024). The Association Between Hispanic Men’s Food Insecurity and Oral Health; May. (Thesis)</li> </ol>

Impact Statements

This work has increased awareness among stakeholders such as university administrators, faculty, staff, and students regarding the importance of environmental support for healthier choices.
Supporting healthy behaviors in young adults can have long-lasting effects on physical and mental wellness. Reducing the risk of chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes can lessen the burden on the healthcare system.
Investigating young adults’ eating behaviors, lifestyle choices, and perceptions has never been more important or urgent to reduce the burden of illness, increase the quality of life, and improve the societal impact of obesity.