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- Associate Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
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Affiliations
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Research
principal investigator on
- FHI TEAMING AGREEMENT awarded by FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL 2011 - 2012
- REACHING THE HARD TO REACH: PHASE 2 awarded by AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2012
- STRENGTHENING THE CHILD HEALTH WEEK STRATEGY IN HAITI USING THE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT GUIDE (PAG) METHODOLOGY awarded by MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE 2012
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Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Finding Common Ground: Perspectives on Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention. Health Promotion Practice. 13:826-834. 2012
- Nutrition agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation: lessons from the mainstreaming nutrition initiative. Health Policy Planning. 27:19-31. 2012
- Young people’s experiences in youth-led participatory action research for HIV/AIDS prevention. International Journal of child, Youth and Family Studies. 3:396-408. 2012
- Young people’s experiences in youth-led participatory action research for HIV/AIDS prevention. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Services. 3. 2012
- Assessment for of Epidemiological, Operational, and Sociopolitical Domains for Mainstreaming Nutrition. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32. 2011
- Assessment for of Epidemiological, Operational, and Sociopolitical Domains for Mainstreaming Nutrition. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32:S105-S114. 2011
- Bolivia’s Multisectoral Zero Malnutrition Program: Insights on Commitment, Collaboration and Capacities. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32. 2011
- Bolivia’s Multisectoral Zero Malnutrition Program: Insights on Commitment, Collaboration and Capacities. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32:S70-S81. 2011
- Finding Common Ground: Perspectives on Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention. Health Promotion Practice. 2011
- Harmonizing agriculture and health sector actions to improve household nutrition: policy experiences from Afghanistan (2002–2007). Food Security. 3:363-381. 2011
- Harmonizingagriculture and health sector actions to improve household nutrition: policy experiences from Afghanistan (2002–2007). Food Security. 3:363-381. 2011
- Nutritrion agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation lessons from the Mainstreaming Nutrition Initiative. Health Policy Planning. 27:19-31. 2011
- The Formulation of Consensus on Nutrition Policy: Policy Actors’ Perspectives on “Good Process". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32:S92-S104. 2011
- The Formulation of Consensus on Nutrition Policy: Policy Actors’ Perspectives on “Good Process” . Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32. 2011
- The Management of Conflict in Nutrition Policy Formulation: Choosing Growth Monitoring Indicators in the Context of Dual Burden. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32. 2011
- The Management of Conflict in Nutrition Policy Formulation: Choosing Growth Monitoring Indicators in the Context of Dual Burden. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32:S82-S91. 2011
- The Program Assessment Guide: An Approach for Structuring Contextual Knowledge and Experience to Improve the Design, Delivery and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions. Journal of Nutrition. 141:2084-2091. 2011
- The Program Assessment Guide: An Approach for Structuring Contextual Knowledge and Experience to Improve the Design, Delivery and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions . Journal of Nutrition. 141:2084-2091. 2011
- The Nutrition Policy Process: The Role of Strategic Capacity in Advancing National Nutrition Agendas. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 32. 2010
- “It Really Opened My Eyes:” The effects on youth peer educators of participating in an action research project. Human Organization. 69:192-199. 2010
- A Community Food System Analysis as Formative Research for a Comprehensive Anemia Control Program in Northern Afghanistan. Food Security. 1:177-195. 2009
- The effect of dietary iron intake on the development of iron overload among homozygotes for haemochromatosis. Public Health Nutrition. 12:1823-1829. 2009
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition: Effective Action at National Level. The Lancet. 371:510-526. 2008
- Revisiting the UNICEF malnutrition framework to foster agriculture and health sector collaboration to reduce malnutrition: A comparison of stakeholder priorities for action in Afghanistan. Food Policy. 34:156-165. 2008
- Use of Q Methodology to Analyze Divergent Perspectives on Participatory Action Research as a Strategy for HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Caribbean Youth. AIDS Education and Prevention. 22:301-311. 2008
- The potential effect of iron defortification on iron-deficiency anaemia in the US population. Public Health Nutrition. 10:1266-1273. 2007
- Science, Law and Politics FDA’s GE Foods Policy: Scientific, Legal and Political Dimensions. Food Policy. 31:570-591. 2006
- Theoretical Considerations Related to Cutoff Points. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 27:224-236. 2006
- Science, Law and Politics in FDA’s Genetically Engineered Foods Policy: FDA’s 1992 Policy. Nutrition Reviews. 63:210-223. 2005
- Science, Law and Politics in FDA’s Genetically Engineered Foods Policy: Scientific Concerns and Uncertainties. Nutrition Reviews. 63:210-223. 2005
- Sustainability of the Policy Sciences: Alternatives and Strategies. Policy Sciences. 37:237-245. 2005
- The Science and Politics of Targeting: Who Gets What, When and How. Journal of Nutrition. 135:890-893. 2005
- Mechanisms of power within a community-based food security planning process. Health Education & Behavior. 31:206-222. 2004
- Agenda setting within a community-based food security planning process: the influence of power. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 35:189-199. 2003
- Changes in Child Survival Are Strongly Associated with Changes in Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Journal of Nutrition. 133:107-119. 2003
- Nutrient Intakes Among Dietary Supplement Users and Non-Users in the Food Stamps Population. Family Econ Nutr Rev. 15:3-14. 2003
- Participation, Power and Beliefs Shape Local Food and Nutrition Policy. Journal of Nutrition. 133:301-304. 2003
- Food, health, and nutrient supplements: beliefs among food stamp eligible women and implications for food stamps policy. Family Econ Nutr Rev. 14:21-35. 2002
- Use of a participatory planning and decisionmaking process for building community food security. Journal of the Am Dietetic Association. 102:962-967. 2002
- Moving from Debate to Dialogue about Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops: Insights from a Land Grant University. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 18:167-201. 2001
- Diverse viewpoints of genetically engineered foods and crops among university faculty and extension educators: a land grant university perspective. The Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 100. 2000
- Introduction to Food Policy Special Issue. Food Policy. 24:115-116. 1999
- Public Issues Education: Avoidance, Neutrality, and the Expert Model. Adult Learning. 10:14-17. 1999
- Local food policy coalitions: Evaluation issues as seen by academics, project organizers, and funders. Agriculture and Human Values. 15:65-75. 1998
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booksection
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chapter
- Food insecurity, hunger, and undernutrition. Present Knowledge in Nutrition. 2012
- Food Security, Hunger and Undernutrition. Present Knowledge in Nutrition. 2011
- The north country community food and economic security network. Engaging campus and community: The practice of public scholarship in the state and land-grant university system. 2005
- Beyond Child Survival: An Overview of the Issues. Child Growth and Nutrition in Developing Countries: Priorities for Action. 1995
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conference paper
- Attention, Resources and Action on Global Undernutrition: Recent Trends, Current Challenges and Future Strategies. Presented at the Annual Institute of the Society for the Policy Sciences. 2011
presentations
- From Recommendations to Reality: Designing and Implementing Nutrition Policy in the Real World, Speaker, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) Seminar Series 2011
- Community program planning, Speaker 2010
- Nutrition Policy Development and Implementation in Low-income Countries: Challenges, Suggested Improvements and New Research Agendas, Speaker 2010
speaker at Cornell event
Teaching
teaching activities
- NS-6000: Special Problems for Graduate Students - Spring 2013
- NS-6600: Special Topics in Nutrition - Spring 2013
- NS-8990: Master's Thesis and Research - Spring 2013
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis and Research - Spring 2013
- NS-3500: Epidemiology in Context - Fall 2012
- NS-4600: Explorations in Global Health - Fall 2012
- NS-6000: Special Problems for Graduate Students - Fall 2012
- NS-6600: Special Topics in Nutrition - Fall 2012
- NS-8990: Master's Thesis and Research - Fall 2012
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis and Research - Fall 2012
- BIOG-2990: Introduction to Research Methods in Biology - Spring 2012
- NS-6000: Special Problems for Graduate Students - Spring 2012
- NS-6600: Special Topics in Nutrition - Spring 2012
- NS-8990: Master's Thesis and Research - Spring 2012
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis and Research - Spring 2012
- NS-3500: Epidemiology in Context - Fall 2011
- NS-4000: Directed Readings - Fall 2011
- NS-4600: Explorations in Global Health - Fall 2011
- NS-6000: Special Problems for Grads - Fall 2011
- NS-6600: Topics in Nutrition - Fall 2011
- NS-8990: Master Thesis - Fall 2011
- NS-9990: Doctoral Thesis - Fall 2011
recent courses taught
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NS3500: Epidemiology in Context
NS4600: Explorations in Global Health
Service
current professional activities
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Cornell University Graduate Field Membership: Nutrition; Epidemiology; Public Affairs; Anthropology
Professional Societies: American Society for Nutrition, American Association of Public Health, Society for the Policy Sciences.
outreach overview
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World Bank Nutrition Section, Development of policy recommendations as part of the Lancet series on undernutrition; Development of a global nutrition strategy for the Gates Foundation; Expert Consultation in UNICEF's Global Nutrition Strategy; Expert Consultation on WHO's Nutrition Landscaping Analysis; Dialogues on the Global Nutrition Architecture; the Innocenti Meeting on Micronutrient Program Assessment; Global Nutrition Partners Meeting and SCN Reform; WHO Partners Committee on Scaling Up; NY Academy of Sciences Committee on Delivery Sciences; Bread for the World Technical Advisory Committee.Global Healthy Advocacy and Policy Project.
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University 1984
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University 1984
- M.A. in Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University 1979
- M.A. in Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University 1979
- B.S. in Biology, University of Arizona 1977
- B.A. in Anthropology, University of Arizona 1977
- B.A. in Anthropology, University of Arizona 1977
- B.S. in Biology, University of Arizona 1977
Other
college
- CALS