Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Please see attached file.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals

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).

Abstracts/Posters/Professional Presentations

Auld, G., Baker, S., Batchelder, J. (April 2016). Pilot Study for Assessing Moderate to Long-Term Outcomes of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Annual Meeting of Experimental Biology (EB) 2016. San Diego, CA.

Baker, S., Auld, G., Chlipalski, M. (April 2016). Lessons Learned from the Development of a Prenatal Nutrition Online Training for EFNEP Paraprofessional Nutrition Educators. Annual Meeting of Experimental Biology (EB) 2016. San Diego, CA. #3894

Baker, S., Barale, K., Franck, K., Walsh, J. (March 2016). Exploring the New Adult Behavior Checklist. 2016 National EFNEP Coordinators’ National Meeting. Crystal City, VA.

Brewster, P.J., Guenther, P.M., Jordan, K.C., Hurdle, J.F. (May 2016). An innovative approach to assessing food purchase behavior. 39^th National Nutrient Databank Conference, Alexandria, VA.

Franck, K. L., Khan, T., & Walsh, J. (July, 2016). The importance of cognitive interviews as a face validity method for nutrition education surveys for limited-resource audiences. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.

Fuller, S., Wilhelm, M., Phelps, J., Baker, S., Boeckner, L., Forsythe, H., Sheik, B., Walsh, J. (March 2016) A Multi-state, Qualitative Study of the Group 24-Hour Recall Diet Assessment. 2016 National EFNEP Coordinators’ Annual Conference. Arlington, VA. 

Kruzynske, J., Vail, A., Baker, S., Ammerman, A., Savaiano, D., Dollahite, J. (March 2016). Connecting the Pieces through Implementation Research – Regional Nutrition Education Centers of Excellence. 2016 National EFNEP Coordinators’ National Meeting. Crystal City, VA.

Murray, E., Baker, S., Auld, G. (April 2016). Nutrition Recommendations Critical to Teach Low-Income Adults in EFNEP: U.S., Dietary Guidelines Expert Panel Opinion. Annual Meeting of Experimental Biology (EB) 2016. San Diego, CA.

Rhoades, L., Auld, G., Baker, S. (2016). Environmental Barriers’ Impact on Health Choices in the Low-Income Population. Colorado State University Graduate Showcase. Fort Collins, CO.

Tran, L., Brewster, P., Chidambaram, V., Hurdle, J.F. (May, 2016). Estimating USDA FPED components of grocery food items: towards the improvement of dietary quality assessment of grocery purchases. 39^th National Nutrient Databank Conference, Alexandria, VA.

Book Chapters

None

Curricula and Educational Materials

Protocol and data recording instrument for a nutrition education curricula content analysis. 

Review of nutrition content contained in curricula used nationally in EFNEP

Protocols developed for this project were used by nutrition researchers at other universities to develop evaluation questions for EFNEP that assess the domains of physical activity, food safety, food security, food resource management.

Extension Reports/Publications

Townsend MS, Wilson M. White Paper: Validity of the Group-Administered 24-Hour Diet Recall as used by EFNEP. University of California Cooperative Extension and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Copyright April 2016. © Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Articles in Popular Press (non-peer reviewed)

None

Webinars/Videos and URL for Online Access

Developed and delivered webinar trainings on conducting cognitive interviews. 

Student Theses and/or Dissertations

Haffner K. The effects of sleep quality on diet and physical activity in adolescents from low-income families. MS Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, May 2016. 

Funding

Source: USDA NIFA

Amount: WSU: $302,193.00 

Start and End Dates: September 2014 - August 2016, with no-cost extension to August 2017.

Title: Western Region Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Center of Excellence

Project Director: Susan Baker; Co-director, Karen Barale

Source: University of Wyoming Agriculture Experiment Station

Amount: $3,600

Start and End Dates: July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Title: Special funding for NC 2169 EFNEP Related Research

Project Director: Mary Kay Wardlaw

Source: USDA Regional Nutrition Education Center of Excellence-West

Amount:  $45,000

Start and End Dates: July 15, 2015 - July 15, 2017

Title: Evaluation of a Novel, Low Cost, Low Burden, Scalable Technology for Evaluating Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Effectiveness

Project Directors: Carrie M. Durward (PD), John F. Hurdle (Co-PD), Patricia M. Guenther (Co-PD)

Source: USDA Regional Nutrition Education Centers of Excellence

Amount:  $1,000,000

Start and End Dates: October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2017

Title: Multi-disciplinary methods for effective, sustainable, and scalable evaluations of nutrition education programs

Project Directors: Carrie M. Durward (PD), Patricia M. Guenther (Co-PD), John F. Hurdle (Co-PD)

Awards

Auld, G; Baker, S; Barale, K; Murray, E; NIFA Certificate of Appreciation “for strong leadership over development, testing and validation of nutrition for the new Adult Behavior Checklist and for commitment and dedication to meeting deadlines and ensuring project success.” National EFNEP Coordinators Conference. Washington, DC.  March 2016.

Murray, Erin- Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition Participant by American Society for Nutrition (ASN). (Student abstract/poster competition/award from the American Society for Nutrition); April, 2016 in San Diego, CA.

Graduate Students

Abiodun Atoyla, PhD, student, Utah State University

Philip J. Brewster, MS student, University of Utah

Valliammai Chidambaram, PhD student, University of Utah

Susan Gills, PhD student,Colorado State University

Ben Gowan, MS student, Colorado State University

Katrina Hoch, MS Student and Dietetic Intern, University of Washington

Michelle Marcinow, PhD student, University of Waterloo

Lexi Macmillan-Uribe, PhD student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Erin Murray, PhD student, Colorado State University

Sophie Kauffman, MS student and Dietetic Intern, University of Washington

Cheng Li, MS, PhD student, Rutgers University. Undergraduates involved in cognitive interviews: Aleishia Rider, Xanado Lee, Hira Ali, Marianna Escate

Lauren Rhoades, MS student, Colorado State University

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).