Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

SNEB Higher Education Division 2016 Business Meeting

JNEB Best Article and Best GEM Award Presentation

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., Sunday, 7/31, Grand AB Susan Baker, EdD, Colorado State University, will accept the award and will present on the Best Article “Outcome Effectiveness of the Widely Adopted EFNEP Curriculum Eating Smart ∙ Being Active” published in the January/February 2015 issue of JNEB.  Award supported by Elsevier.

USDA Funding Opportunities

USDA Funding Opportunities in Nutrition  Research, Education, and Extension  1:15 p.m.- 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, 8/2 | Nautilus 5 | 1 CEU Moderator: Marly Diallo Speakers: Deirdra Chester, PhD, RDN; Jane Clary Loveless, PhD, RN, MS, MCHES; Helen Chipman, PhD, RD; Cheryl Jackson Lewis, MPA, RD, LDN; Mallory M. Koenings, PhD, RDN This session will provide an overview of USDA nutrition research and programs for conference participants.  USDA will share information on research and programs.  Following the speakers’ presentations an interactive discussion will provide an opportunity to share knowledge with conference participants and strengthen collaboration with USDA partners.   This session will help you identify the differences between USDA research and programs of the AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention, Function and Efficacy of Nutrients, Community Food Projects, Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive, Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program, Food & Nutrition Service, Small Business Innovation Research, and Training & Fellowships.  

SNEB New Member Orientation 9/2016

SNEB Journal Club 2: University Students Intend to Eat Better

SNEB Journal Club 1: Dietary Self-Monitoring, But Not Dietary Quality, Improves With Use of Smartphone App Technology

Speakers: Christopher M. Wharton, PhD, and Carol Johnston, PhD, RD, Arizona State University 

Based on the JNEB article http://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(14)00469-2/fulltext 

Dietary self-monitoring is linked to improved weight loss success. Mobile technologies, such as smartphone applications (apps), might allow for improved dietary tracking adherence. The authors assessed the use of a popular smartphone app for dietary self-monitoring and weight loss by comparing it with traditional diet counseling and entrymethods. 

Learning objectives: 
1. Understand the role dietary self-monitoring in weight loss. 
2. Compare smart phone applications (‘apps’) with traditional dietary logs in terms of adherence to self-monitoring. 
3. Evaluate the impact of smart phone apps on weight loss and dietary quality compared to other methods of self-monitoring. 

Dr. Christopher Wharton is an associate professor of nutrition at Arizona State University’s School of Nutrition and Health Promotion. He also directs the Food Systems Transformation Initiative at ASU. Dr. Wharton’s primary research interests include dietary and lifestyle behavior change leveraging both technology and concepts of voluntary simplicity. He also studies local food systems, food security, and food system sustainability, in particular from the perspective of small-scale community farm operations. 

Making VR a Reality: Virtual Reality in Nutrition Education

Virtual reality isn’t just for entertainment. Educators are finding novel ways to incorporate virtual reality and 360° spherical videos into the classroom, and nutrition educators are in a prime position to develop engaging learning tools with this technology. This webinar, co-led by a media specialist, instructional designer, and nutrition faculty member, will introduce participants to the concept of virtual reality, including important technological and educational considerations. Using nutrition educator training videos as an example, the speakers will demonstrate the technology and provide tips for nutrition educators seeking to incorporate this technology in their nutrition education courses. This session is sponsored by the Higher Education Division. 

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 
1. Describe the concept of virtual reality. 
2. Understand the underlying pedagogical considerations when using virtual reality. 
3. Discuss creative approaches to incorporating virtual reality in nutrition educator training. 
4. Brainstorm ways that virtual reality might improve student/participant learning for their course/program. 

Speakers: 
Natalie K. Cooke, PhD, North Carolina State University 
Michael Cuales, MA, North Carolina State University 
Cathi Phillips Dunnagan, MS, North Carolina State University

SNEB Awards Presentation and Business Meeting

Recorded Sunday, July 31, 2016. 
Celebrate the successes of SNEB over the past year and recognize this year’s award winners including the Helen Denning Ullrich Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education, Mid Career Achievement Award, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award presented by the Higher Education Division, Program Impact and Research Awards. SNEB Foundation Scholarships and Higher Education Division Research Awards also presented.

Conversations with USDA

Recorded Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
Moderator: Mallory M. Koenings, PhD, RDN
Speakers: Denise Eblen, PhD; Dionne Toombs, PhD; Deirdra Chester, PhD, RDN; Jane Clary Loveless, PhD, RN, MS, MCHES; Helen Chipman, PhD, RD; Mallory M. Koenings, PhD, RDN
In an effort to ensure the continued high quality of NIFA’s Childhood Obesity Prevention programs, NIFA invites input on the scientific priorities for the Integrated Approaches to Prevent Childhood Obesity programs. These programs are fully integrated, coordinating research, education, and extension efforts to combat the challenge of childhood obesity. We will consider comments when we develop future Childhood Obesity Prevention RFAs.
This is an opportunity to express your view point, reactions, and concerns as a stakeholder of the AFRI competitive grants program and provide feedback on current program areas as well as your vision for future nutrition research, education, and extension programs.

USDA Highlights from the NIFA Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

Recorded Tuesday, August 2, 2016. 
Moderators: Deirdra N. Chester, PhD, RDN; Mallory M. Koenings, PhD, RDN, National Institute of Food and Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition
Speakers: Janice Emerson, PhD, Tennessee State University; Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FAND, Rutgers University; Sharon Donovan, PhD, RD, University of Illinois; Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago; Sheryl Hughes, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine; Deborah John, PhD, Oregon State University; Julie Lumeng, MD, University of Michigan; Jessica Meendering, PhD, EP-C, South Dakota State University
This session will provide highlights from the research portfolio of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program – Childhood Obesity Prevention. Learning Objectives:

1.  Articulate new knowledge of behavioral, social, cultural and/or environmental factors that influence childhood obesity.Describe the impacts of family, peer, community and/or school based interventions for preventing childhood obesity.