NC2169: EFNEP Related Research, Program Evaluation and Outreach
(Multistate Research Project)
Status: Inactive/Terminating
SAES-422 Reports
10/31/2013
See attached file with accomplishments and publications.
01/05/2015
12/01/2015
Publications
Peer-‐reviewed Journals:
- Weatherspoon, DD, Miller, SR, Steele, ME, Newkirk,,CJ, Santiago, O, Dembele, AS, Hoerr, SL. What Social, Program, and Behavioral Factors Influence the Healthy Eating Index for EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Adult Participants? American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. October 7, 2015.doi: 1177/1559827615607194 http://ajl.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/10/01/1559827615607194.full.pdf+html
- Scholl, J. (2015, June). Extension family and consumer sciences theses and dissertations, 1913-2013. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 43(4), 357-377.
- Guenther, P.M., and Luick, B.R. (2015) Improved overall quality of diets reported by Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program participants in the Mountain Region, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 47:421-426.
- Murray, E., Auld, G., Inglis-Widrick, R., Baker, S. (2015). Nutrition Content in a National Nutrition Education Program for Low-Income Adults: Content Analysis and Comparison to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 14(6),566-573.
- Natker, E. Baker, S., Auld, G., McGirr, K., Sutherland, B., Cason, K. (2015). Formative Evaluation of EFNEP Curriculum: Ensuring the Eating Smart • Being Active Curriculum Is Theory-Based. Journal of Extension, 53(1). Available at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2015february/rb1.php.
- Auld, G., Baker, S., Conway, L., Dollahite, J., Lambia, M.C., McGirr, K. (2015). Outcome Effectiveness of a Widely Adopted EFNEP Curriculum. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 47:19-27.
Posters:
- Baker, S., Barale, K., Franck, K., Kahn, T., Walsh, J. A New Behavior Checklist – What It Means for You. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Coordinators’ Meeting. Washington, D.C., March 2015
- Brewster, P.J., Guenther, P.M., Jordan, K.C., Hurdle, J.F. Development and validation of a novel household grocery food purchase quality score. FASEB Journal 29:131.3 (abstract). Presented at Experimental Biology, Boston, March 2015
- Brite-Lane A, Phelps J, Fuller S, Crook T and Hakkak R. Evaluating Effectiveness of the Arkansas Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program on Changing Food Resource Management and Nutrition Practice Outcomes. FASEB J April 2015 29:911.7
- Dawahare, M (Grad Student), Durr, C (Grad Student), Walters, J, Forsythe, H. EFNEP Participants Perceptions of the 24 hour recall University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences All-School Conference and Symposium. 2015.
- Murray, E., Baker, S., Auld, G. (July 2015). Nutrition Education Content in Curricula Used to Teach EFNEP Adults and a Comparison to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Pittsburgh, PA. Conference Proceedings Volume 47, Issue 4, Abstract S61.
- Schneider, C, Neelon, M, Algert, S, Johns, M, Lamp, C, Towsend, M. What Does a Quality EFNEP Recall Look Like? Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Coordinators’ Meeting. Washington, D.C. March 2015.
- Scholl, J. Presentation on the EFNEP Database at American Evaluation Association in Denver, Colorado. October, 2014.
- Spencer, R, Thomsen M, Nayga R, Fuller S. Effect of the Commercial Food Environment on Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Participant's Diet Quality. Food Distribution Research Society Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA October 9-12, 2015.
- Townsend, M, Schneider, C, Donohue, S, Barale, K, Wilson, M, Smiley, J. Sharing Resources to Improve the Quality of the EFNEP Group 24H Diet Recalls. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Coordinators’ Meeting. Washington, D.C. March 2015.
- Walsh J, Hinkle A. Exploring Quality of Life of EFNEP Participants. Presented at the Extension Professional Association of Florida Annual Meeting, Naples, FL, August 2015.
- Yerxa, K, Bonnett, R, Camire, ME. An Evaluation of the Long-term Knowledge and Behavior Change for Participants in UMaine Extension's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Coordinators’ Meeting. Washington, D.C. March 2015..
Student theses and/or dissertations:
- None
Curricula and Educational Materials
Scholl, J, and Paster, A. National EFNEP Research Database. http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/lifesciences/agnic/EFNEP/EFNEPdatabase.html. Searchable database for studies related to 4-‐H and EFNEP has been updated. Searches can be done by keyword or author. Some studies go back prior to EFNEP starting, as far as 1922, to capture early extension research on obesity.
12/01/2016
Auld, G., Baker, S., Infante, N., Inglis-Widrick, R., Procter, S.B., Steger, M., Yerxa, K. (2016). EFNEP's Impact on Exemplary Educators' Quality of Life. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48(9), 647-654.e1.
Cooper BR, Barale K, Funaiole A, Power TG, Combe A. (2016). Participant and Household Characteristics Associated with Graduation from the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Ed Behav 48(7):453–460.e1.
Gills, S., Baker, S., Auld, G. (2016). Collection methods for the 24-hour dietary recall as used in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Journal of Nutrition and Behavior, Online publication complete: 18-NOV-2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.10.009
Murray, E., Baker, S., Auld, G. (2016). Nutrition Recommendations from the US Dietary Guidelines Critical to Teach Low-Income Adults: Expert Panel Opinion. Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. JAND 1565 (in press).
12/01/2017
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Murray EK, Auld G, Baker SS, Barale K, Franck K, Khan T, Palmer-Keenan D, and Walsh J. (2017) Methodology for Developing a New EFNEP Food and Physical Activity Behaviors Questionnaire. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(9):777-783.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2017.05.341
Scholl, J. (2017). Cooperative Extension: A look forward. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 109(3), 3-4.
Cason KL, Chipman H, Forstadt LA, Rasco MR, Sellers DM, Stephenson L, & York DA. (2017). Family and consumer sciences focus on the human dimension: The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education program example. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 109(3), 10-17.
Scholl, J and Hall, SS. Co-Editors. (2017). Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences. 109(3).
Murray, E., Baker, S., Auld, G. (in press). Nutrition recommendations from the US Dietary Guidelines critical to teach low-income adults: Expert panel opinion. J Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Gills, S., Baker, S., Auld, G. (2017). Collection methods for the 24-hour dietary recall as used in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49:250-256.
Brewster PJ, Guenther PM, Jordan KC, Hurdle JF. (2017). The Grocery Purchase Quality Index: an innovative approach to assessing grocery food purchases, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2017.07.012.