12/15/2023

1. A Leschewski, MC Aragon, D Weatherspoon, K Barale, G Auld, R Acquah-Sarpong*, and S Baker. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Generates Economic Value Through Body Mass Index Improvement: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. Journal of Extension. (Accepted November 2022 – Currently in-press).


2. A Leschewski, S Baker, S Pierce, K Pybus, M Udahogora, K Shelnutt, and A Roe. 2023. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk: Year One. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(7), 105.  


3. A Leschewski, S Pierce, MC Aragon, SS Baker, M Udahogora, K Pybus, NO Duffy, A Roe, and K Sankavaram. 2023. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adult EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk: Intervention Research Methods. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. (Revise and resubmit).


4. Fuller, S. M., Phelps, J. A., Baker, S., & Walsh, J. (2023). Qualitative Analysis of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program’s 24-hour Dietary Recall. The Journal of Extension, 61(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.01.05


5. Pybus, K., Gibbs, R. L., Franck, K., & Aragón, M. (2023). Development and Evaluation of Impact Statements for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). The Journal of Extension, 61(2), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.02.19


6. Roe, A., Sankavaram, K., Baker, S., Frank, K., Puglisi, M., Earnesty, D., Henson, T., 2023, 24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator. Nutrients, 15(19).  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194147


7. Franck, K., Puglisi, M., Roe, A., Baker, S., Henson, T., Earnesty, D., Sankavaram, K., 2023, Conducting 24-Hour Dietary Recalls in Group Settings with Adults Having Low-Income: Perspectives of EFNEP Peer Educators. Nutrients, 15(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15184020


8. Earnesty, D., Franck, K., Baker, S., Roe, A.J., Puglisi, M., Sankavaram, K. Dietary Recall Standardization Needed for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. JNEB. ( in review)

07/31/2024

1. Earnesty DS, Franck K, Baker S, Roe AJ, Puglisi M, Sankavaram K. (2024) Standardizing Dietary Recall: A Necessity for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Ed Behav. (in press).

06/25/2025

A Leschewski, S Pierce, MC Aragon, SS Baker, M Udahogora, K Pybus, NO Duffy, A Roe, and K Sankavaram. (2024) A Proposed Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adult EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 56(12):904-917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.008

07/08/2026

• Leschewski A, Pierce SJ, Aragon MC, Baker SS, Udahogora M, Pybus K, Duffy NO, Roe AJ, Sankavaram K. A Proposed Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adult EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2024. 56(12):904-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.008


• Leschewski A, Baker S, Pierce S, Peitzmeier S, Udahogora M, Shelnutt K, Roe A. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk: Year Three. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025. 57(8):S81. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.171


• Leschewski A, Pierce S, Baker S, Pybus K, Udahogora M, Shelnutt K, Roe A, Owens Duffy N, McDermott C, Peitzmeier S, McDonnell B. A Longitudinal Evaluation of EFNEP’s Impact on Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025. 57(8):S42-S43. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.008


• Bastian GE, Desai-Shah H, Fitzgerald N, Baker SS, D’Alonzo K, Liang LE, Mayaki TB, Palmer-Keenan DM. (2026) Impacts of a Gamified Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for High Schoolers from Communities with Low Income: Rev It Up! J Nutr Educ Behav. In Press. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2026.04.009


• Daraboina R, Leschewski A, Simpson A, Bastian G, Michael S, Langelett G, Finkelstein S. (2026) Predicting Attrition in a Public Nutrition Education Program: A Machine Learning Approach. J Nutr Educ Behav. 58(5):438-446. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.010


• Roe AJ, Bastian GE, Russell JK, Rani R. (2026) Frozen Fruit and Vegetable Perceptions and Usage among a Multistate Sample of SNAP-Ed and EFNEP Participants. Curr Dev Nutr. 10(2):107640. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107640


• Austin Cantu S, Necessary K. Beyond Nutrition: Building Health Access Through EFNEP EXCITE Immunization Integration and Geographic Expansion Across Arizona. Final Pilot Report to the Extension Foundation EXCITE Program, May 12, 2026. (Curricula Content Analysis)


• Austin Cantu S. Reimagining Extension at the Intersection of Policy, Workforce, and Community Health: Arizona’s Transition to a Health Extension Model. J Human Sciences and Extension (special issue), forthcoming 2027; manuscript due for peer review October 5, 2026.


• Instruments developed: a 68-question curriculum content-coverage instrument (teaching methods and EFNEP core domains: diet quality, physical activity, food resource management, food safety) plus AI-based variations (Curricula Content Analysis); optimal nutrition behavior criteria / disease matrix for chronic-disease risk assessment (Behavioral CBA); draft E-QoL questionnaire ready for further validation (Quality of Life).