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2025

Bastian GE, Fitzgerald N, Baker SS, Palmer-Keenan DM. Validity and Reliability Assessment of a Food and Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents From Low-Income Communities. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025;2025;57:120−13.

Li C, Auld G, Crouter SE, Palmer-Keenan DM. Validation of a Brief Physical Activity Assessment Tool for Adults With Limited Resources. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025;57:86−98.

2024

Earnesty D, Franck K, Baker S, Roe AJ, Puglisi M, Sankavaram K. Standardizing Dietary Recall: A Necessity for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2024;6:S1499-4046(24)00395-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.006.

Leschewski A, Aragon MC, Weatherspoon D, Barale K, Auld G, Acquah-Sarpong R, Baker SS. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Generates Economic Value Through Body Mass Index Improvement: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. The Journal of Extension. 2024;61(4): Article 17.

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; S1499-4046(24)00396-8. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.008.

2023

Franck K, Puglisi M, Roe AJ, Baker S, Henson T, Earnesty D, Sankavaram K. Conducting 24-Hour Dietary Recalls in Group Settings with Adults Having Low-Income: Perspectives of EFNEP Peer Educators. Nutrients. 2023;15(18):4020. doi:10.3390/nu15184020.

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

Leschewski A, Baker S, Pierce S, Pybus K, Udahogora M, Shelnutt K, Roe AJ. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk: Year One. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2023;55(7), 105. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2023.05.224.

Pybus K, Gibbs RL, Franck K, Aragón MC. Development and Evaluation of Impact Statements for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). The Journal of Extension. 2023;61(2), Article 19. doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.02.19.

Roe AJ, Sankavaram K, Baker S, Franck K, Puglisi M, Earnesty D, Henson T. 24-Hour Dietary Recall in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: Perspective of the Program Coordinator. Nutrients. 2023;15(19):4147. doi:10.3390/nu15194147.

2022

Barale K, Aragón MC, Yerxa K, Auld G, Hess A. Development of Reliable and Valid Questions to Assess Food Resource Management Behaviors in Adults with Limited Income. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022;54(4):346-358. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.11.004.

2021

Gills SMH, Auld G, Hess A, Guenther PM, Baker SS. Positive Change in Healthy Eating Scores Among Adults with Low Income After Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Participation. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;53(6):503-510. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.12.006.

Sneed CT, Frank FL. Back to the Basics: Are Traditional Educational Methods Still Effective in A High-Tech World? The Journal of Extension. 2021;57(6), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.57.06.07.

2020

Baker S, Auld G, Ammerman A, Lohse B, Serrano E, Wardlaw MK. Identification of a Framework for Best Practices in Nutrition Education for Low-Income Audiences. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020;52(5):546-552. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2019.12.007.

Hill TF, Stark CM, Wakoff Z, Scott-Pierce M, Dollahite JS. Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice: Online Training in Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020;52(12):1166-1170. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.07.008.

MacMillan Uribe AL, Olson BH. Development and Evaluation of the Infant Feeding Education Questionnaire for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020;52(2):162-170. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.006.

Moore CJ, Lindke A, Cox GO. Using Sensory Science to Evaluate Consumer Acceptance of Recipes in a Nutrition Education Intervention for Limited Resource Populations. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020;52(2):134-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.07.012.

Murray EK, Baker SS, Betts NM, Hess A, Auld G. Development of a National Dietary Behaviors Questionnaire for EFNEP Adult Participants. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020;52(12):1088-1099. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.06.003.

2019

Brewster PJ, Durward CM, Hurdle JF, Stoddard GJ, Guenther PM. The Grocery Purchase Quality Index-2016 Performs Similarly to the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in a National Survey of Household Food Purchases. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019;119(1):45-56. doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2018.08.165.

Chlipalski M, Baker S, Olson B, Auld G. Evaluation and Lessons Learned from the Development and Implementation of an Online Prenatal Nutrition Training for EFNEP Paraprofessionals. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019;51(6):749-757. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.11.013.

Gills SMH, Auld G, Hess A, Baker SS. Similar 24-Hour Dietary Recall Results from Low-Income Women When Collected by a Paraprofessional Nutrition Educator or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019;119(3):500-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.08.168.

Kirkpatrick SI, Guenther PM, Douglass D, Zimmerman T, Kahle LL, Atoloye A, Marcinow M, Savoie-Roskos MR, Dodd KW, Durward C. The Provision of Assistance Does Not Substantially Impact the Accuracy of 24-Hour Dietary Recalls Completed Using the Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool among Women with Low Incomes. J Nutr. 2019;149(1):114-122. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxy207.

Moore CJ, Sweet CL, Harrison JA, Franck KL. Validating Responses to A Food Safety Survey with Observations of Food Preparation Behaviors Among Limited Resource Audiences. J Food Prot. 2019; 39(6):449-460.

Sneed CT, Frank FL. Are We Listening to Our Limited-Resource Audiences? Engaging Parents and Caregivers with Nutrition Messaging in Extension Programs. J Hum Sci Ext. 2019;7(3), 52-67.

Brewster PJ, Durward CM, Hurdle JF, Stoddard GJ, Guenther PM. The Grocery Purchase Quality Index-2016 Performs Similarly to the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in a National Survey of Household Food Purchases. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019;119(1):45-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.08.165.

Auld G, Baker S, Hernandez-Garbanzo Y, Infante N, Inglis-Widrick R, Procter SB, Yerxa K. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program’s Impact on Graduates’ Quality of Life. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019; 51(2):P217-223. doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.07.021.

MacMillan Uribe AL, Olson BH. Exploring Healthy Eating and Exercise Behaviors Among Low-Income Breastfeeding Mothers. J Hum Lact. 2019;35(1):59-70. doi: 10.1177/0890334418768792.

Spruance LA, Atoloye A, Douglass D, Zimmerman TP, Guenther PM, Franck K, Henson T, Moore CJ, Wood G, Durward, CM. Pilot Test of An Online ASA24 Training with EFNEP Educators. Sage Open. 2019;9(2). doi.org/10.1177/2158244019844074.

2018

Murray EK, Baker S, Auld G. Nutrition Recommendations from the US Dietary Guidelines Critical to Teach Low-Income Adults: Expert Panel Opinion. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018;118(2):201-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.11.007.

Li C, Auld G, D’Alonzo K, Palmer-Keenan D. Communicating and Assessing Physical Activity: Outcomes From Cognitive Interviews With Low-Income Adults. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018;50(10):984-992. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.07.008.

Kirkpatrick SI, Guenther PM, Douglass D, Subar A, Zimmerman T, Kahle L, Atoloye A, Marcinow M, Savoie Roskos M., Dodd K, Durward C. Accuracy Of 24-Hour Recalls Completed by Women with Low Incomes Using the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24). Curr Dev Nutr. 2018;2(11).

Chlipalski M, Quick D, Auld G, Baker S. Needs Assessment Regarding Online Training for Paraprofessionals in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. The Journal of Extension. 2018;56(6).

2017

Brewster PJ, Guenther PM, Jordan KC, Hurdle JF. The Grocery Purchase Quality Index: An Innovative Approach to Assessing Grocery Food Purchases. J Food Compos. 2017; 64(1):119-126. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2017.07.012.

Cason KL, Chipman H, Forstadt LA, Rasco MR, Sellers DM, Stephenson L, York D’SA. Family and Consumer Sciences Focus on The Human Dimension: The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Example. J Fam Consum Sci. 2017;109(3), 10-17.

Gills SM, Baker SS, Auld G. Collection Methods for the 24-Hour Dietary Recall as Used in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017;49(3):250-256.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.10.009.

Murray EK, Auld G, Baker SS, Barale K, Franck K, Khan T, Palmer-Keenan D, Walsh J. Methodology for Developing a New EFNEP Food and Physical Activity Behaviors Questionnaire. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017;49(9):777-783.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.05.341.

2016

Auld G, Baker S, Infante N, Inglis-Widrick R, Procter SB, Steger M, Yerxa K. EFNEP’s Impact on Exemplary Educators’ Quality of Life. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016;48(9), 647-654.e1. doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.07.004.

Cooper BR, Barale K, Funaiole A, Power TG, Combe A. Participant and Household Characteristics Associated with Graduation from the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016;48(7):453-460.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.04.004.

2015

Auld G, Baker S, Conway L, Dollahite J, Lambia MC, McGirr K. Outcome Effectiveness of a Widely Adopted EFNEP Curriculum. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2015;47:19-27. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2014.07.001.

Guenther PM, Luick BR. Improved Overall Quality of Diets Reported By Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program Participants In The Mountain Region. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2015;47:421-426. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2015.05.001.

Murray E, Auld G, Inglis-Widrick R, Baker S. Nutrition Content in a National Nutrition Education Program for Low-Income Adults: Content Analysis and Comparison to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2015;14(6),566-573. doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2015.09.002.

Natker E, Baker S, Auld G, McGirr K, Sutherland B, Cason K. Formative Evaluation of EFNEP Curriculum: Ensuring the Eating Smart • Being Active Curriculum Is Theory-Based. The Journal of Extension. 2015;53(1). doi.org/10.34068/joe.53.01.31.

Scholl J. Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Theses and Dissertations, 1913-2013. J Fam Consum Sci. 2015;43(4):357-377.

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? Am J Lifestyle Med. 2015;11(4):344-353. doi: 10.1177/1559827615607194.

2014

Dollahite JS, Pijai EI, Scott-Pierce M, Parker C, Trochim W. A randomized controlled trial of a community-based nutrition education program for low-income parents. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2014;46(2):102-109. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2013.09.004

2013

Baral R, Davis GC, Blake S, You W, Serrano E. Using national data to estimate average cost effectiveness of EFNEP outcomes by state/territory. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2013;45(2):183-187. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2012.04.015

2012

Paddock JD, Dollahite J. Nutrition program quality assurance through a formalized process of on-site program review. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012;44(2):183-188. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2011.03.006

2011

Serrano E, McFerren M, Lambur M, et al. Cost-effectiveness model for youth EFNEP programs: what do we measure and how do we do it?. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011;43(4):295-302. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2010.03.164

2008

Dollahite J, Kenkel D, Thompson CS. An economic evaluation of the expanded food and nutrition education program. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2008;40(3):134-143. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2007.08.011

2006

Block JA, Goldman G, Pradhan V. Cost-benefit analysis conducted for nutrition education in California. California Agriculture, 2006;60(4). Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7kz1r9cv

2003

Dollahite J, Olson C, Scott‐Pierce M. The impact of nutrition education on food insecurity among low‐income participants in EFNEP. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. 2003;32(2):127-39.

Dollahite, J., Scott-Pierce, M. Outcomes of individual vs. group instruction in EFNEP. J Extension. 2003;41(2). http://www.joe.org/joe/2003april/index.shtml.