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Curriculum Vitae

Alice S Ammerman

Personal Information Office Director Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public Health and Medicine The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599-8140 Phone (919) 966-6082 Fax (919) 966-3374 Email alice_ammermanuncedu Education Doctorate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill DrPH in Public Health Nutrition 1990 Dissertation A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol in Low Income Patients Masters University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MPH in Public Health Nutrition 1981 Undergraduate Duke University BA in Comparative Area Studies Africa minor in Cultural Anthropology 1976 Magna Cum Laude Varsity Basketball 1972 Licensure Registered Dietitian Licensed DietitianNutritionist - North Carolina Professional Experience 2006-present Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public Health and

Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2004ndashpresent Director Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2001-2004 Division Director Intervention and Policy Department of Nutrition

Schools of Public Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1999-2006 Associate Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1992-1999 Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD -2-

1991-1992 Research Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1990-1991 Research Nutritionist Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1987-1991 Research Assistant then Co-Investigator Pitt County Hypertension Project Department of Epidemiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1986-1990 Core Faculty Preventive Cardiology Academic Award Program School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1983-1985 Pediatric Nutritionist and Clinical Coordinator for Syracuse University Coordinated Undergraduate Program (adjunct faculty appointment) Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1982-1983 Renal Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Monroe Community Hospital Dialysis Unit University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1981-1982 WIC Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Atlanta Southside Community Health Center Atlanta GA 1979-1981 Community Outreach Coordinator for Duke University course Perspectives on Food and Hunger Dr Sheridan Johns Instructor 1977-1978 North Carolina Coordinator National Study of Infant Feeding Practices Among Low Income Women National Council of Churches 1976-1978 Research AssistantHealth EducatorCommunity Organizer Agricultural Research Center and Agricultural Marketing Project Chapel Hill NC Academic and Professional Honors

2011 2011 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service UNC Carolina Center for

Public Service 2006 Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award awarded by the Food and

Nutrition Section American Public Health Association 2006 Recipient of Global Health Faculty Research Partnership Grant to

establish new research collaborations with Chinese Scientists in developing tools and policies to control obesity

2003-2008 Research Fellow The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services

Research UNC-CH


2002 Sarah Mazelis Best Paper of the Year Award for Health Promotion

Practice awarded by SOPHE Awards Committee for PRAISE Project Paper

2000 Bernard G Greenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching Research and Service School of Public Health UNC-CH 1997 Fellow American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology 1994 Spotlight Dietitian American Dietetic Association Nutrition Research Dietetic Practice Group 1990 Secretarys Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease

Prevention UNC competition 1987 Nutrition Institute Fellowship Award for research in preventive cardiology 1981 Delta Omega Honor Society and Special Service Award Memberships

American Dietetic Association (ADA)

American Public Health Association (APHA)

American Heart Association (AHA) - Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)

International Society of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)

Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB)

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member

National CommitteesAdvisory Groups

National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Measures Registry Collaborator (NCCOR)

National Advisory Committee for the Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)

National Advisory Committee for the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) Institute of Medicine Committee Member - Focused on Obesity Prevention for Young Children

Publications Books and Chapters

Fleischhacker S Evenson K Singh P Rodriguez D Ammerman A (2011) Does this study inform

policy Examination of leading childhood obesity journalsrsquo instructions to authors

regarding policy-related research and implications As printed in Childhood Obesity Risk

Factors Health Effects and Prevention Segal CM ed Nova Science Publishers


Ammerman A Samuel-Hodge C Sommers J Leung M Paxton A Vu MB (2007)

Community- Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention The Role of Environmental and Policy Change in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention A Handbook (R Brownson and S Kumanyika Eds)

Ammerman A Tajik M (2005) Treatment Adherence at the Community Level Moving Toward Mutuality and Participatory Action In Patient Treatment Adherence Concepts Interventions and Measurement (Bosworth HB Oddone E Weinberger M eds) Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc Mahwah NJ pp393-419

Ammerman A Perrin EM Flower K (2005) Promoting Healthy Nutrition In Pediatrics (Osborn

L DeWitt T First L and Zenel J eds) Elsevier Mosby Press PA pp 193-199 Ammerman A (2002) Process Evaluation of the Church-Based PRAISE Project Partnership to

Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating In Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research (Steckler A and Linnan L eds) Jossey-Bass San Francisco CA pp 115-153

Monographs Childhood Obesity in North Carolina A report of Fit Families NC A Study Committee for

Childhood OverweightObesity North Carolina Health Wellness Trust Fund 2005 Ammerman A Evenson K Keyserling T Rosamond W Tawney K Jacobs A Garcia B Aycock

N Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 2001

Caldwell D Lebeuf J Ammerman A Cooke C Dunn C Longenecker J Matthews B Ngui E

Samuel-Hodge C Schwartz R Ward D Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will and the Way North Carolina DHHS Division of Public Health Raleigh NC 2002

Kohlmeier L Ammerman A Campbell M Use of Visuals in Dietary Assessment 20th National

Nutrient Databank Conference Proceedings 1995 Refereed Articles

1 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining

associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets and

supercenters in US counties J Amer Diet Assoc (in press)

2 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman

AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the

association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public Health

Nutr 2011 Feb 161-7 [Epub ahead of print]

3 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from

Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public

Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40


4 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The

Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health

Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71

5 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans R

(2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national survey

J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16

6 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A

(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches

potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID

20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

7 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times

food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis

Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - in process]Free PMC

ArticleFree textRelated citations

8 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and

evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months in

Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID 19199014

9 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)

Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status

nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May

31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - in process]Related citations

10 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of fast

food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x

11 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K Garcia

B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-

effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-

Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937

12 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics in

public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853

13 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE

Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a

behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program

Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810

14 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community

food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in

rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID

19533508


15 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de

Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law Med

Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094

16 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity

prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2) PMID

19493090 17 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and

Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59 Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J DOI 101007s10995-009-0456-3 Published online 07 February 2009

18 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health Economics

in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 19 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state

policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 20 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT

(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85

21 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)

Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention Am

J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236

22 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD

Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized

trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical

activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med

Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692

23 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)

Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse

multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan

8PMID 18182418

24 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)

The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-

based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID 20208199

25 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS

(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a

randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J

Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847 26 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An

Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for


Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67 Epub 2007 Jun 15

27 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward

DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1

28 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)

Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429 doi1011861479-5868-4-29

29 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A

Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-66

30 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health

Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114

31 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing

intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204

32 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity and

proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15

33 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor

Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134

34 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to Identify

Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44

35 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255

36 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public Policy

Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165 37 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C

Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4 38 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson

D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45


39 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception

Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332 40 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity

Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr 20055150-156

41 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny

mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41

42 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA

Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)

43 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW

Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568

44 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR

Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606

45 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M

Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615

46 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon

cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736 47 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman AS

Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597

48 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for

Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-578

49 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S Samuel-

Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004

50 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman A

Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23

51 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60

52 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B

Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a


randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health 2003 Oct93101720-7

53 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and

its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85 54 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and

environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85

55 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina

Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62

56 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of

micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-54

57 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C

Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41

58 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS

Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445

59 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A randomized

controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351

60 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a

healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92

61 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N

Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet

[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr

62 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988

63 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for

hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78

64 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC

Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income


African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 2002 Jul35(1)1-6

65 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions

to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med 20023524-41

66 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental

policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp Health 200236(2)43-57

67 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF

Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583

68 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert

D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301

69 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR

Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165

70 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ

Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self management of type 2 diabetes among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933

71 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC

Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379

72 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC

Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777

73 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA

Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804

74 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329

75 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M

Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000 7(4)21-34


76 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative

newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA 199999705-709

77 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A

cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing 199916(3)156-167

78 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for

women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN Projects Prev Med 199928496-502

79 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions

assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45 80 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for

prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36

81 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized controlled

trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine 19976135-145

82 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-

efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health Education and Behavior 199724357-368

83 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P

Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65

84 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R

Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health Education Research 199611383-395

85 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A

Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in Medicine 19946277-282

86 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low

literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59 (suppl) 289 S

87 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R

Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16

88 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving

dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J Public Health 199484783-787


89 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R

Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109

90 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P Socioeconomic

and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826

91 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R

Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med 19927511-516

92 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R

Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ and Counseling 1992195-18

93 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist

Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684 94 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and

electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health 1991811608-1612

95 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N

Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1991133442-450

96 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A

brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390

97 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical

students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med 19895271-8

98 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health

alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J Cardiol 198964111-113

99 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior

patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778 Refereed Published Abstracts

Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and

policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity

Society 2009674-P


Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and

policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal

communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round

4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)

Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity

among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)

Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of

physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115

Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Abstract

in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical

Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)

Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in Group-

Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 147 S84

Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of

Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for Surveillance and Evaluation 1998

Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by

a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719 Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to

do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to

do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of Sci 1991 623422

Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A

Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation Supplement1990824III-59

Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author) November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders

applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC


September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith

Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston Salem State University Winston Salem NC

June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Washington DC

February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC

April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African

American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA

November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices

Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA

February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion

Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of Cancer Washington DC

Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction

NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC

April 1999 ―Food for Heart Study at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing Chronic

Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC

April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer

Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer Research Symposium Raleigh NC

December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel

presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project - A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC

November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community

Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York City NY


November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and

Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York City NY

November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public

Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York City NY

November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models

Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved

Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists

Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower

Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM

April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for

Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC

March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at

31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando FL

March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians

Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide

PhysicianCounseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American Public Health Association Chicago IL

July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to

Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education

July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients

Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)

February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding

Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition


Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy

Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting

October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman

A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity

journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy

implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting

October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based

Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity

North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference

June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential

Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level

Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International

Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis

Minnesota

June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight

for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style

Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition

and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota

May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez

D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a

community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within

North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve

Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA

April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are

Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity

Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington

April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based


Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-

PRC) Annual Meeting October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS

Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA

October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA


October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV

Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA

October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA

October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA

October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding the local food environment through a community food system assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA

October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA

March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC

May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and

Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA

May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That

Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA

May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on

Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA

October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and

Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA

October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That

Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association


for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA

October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA

November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA

November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K

Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on research methodology and community involvement Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC

November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T

DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC

November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and

Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC

November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb

L What defines community-based participatory research A review and synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC

July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman

A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education Annual Meeting

March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC

DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day Chapel Hill NC

November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML

Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA

Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N

Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA


Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L

Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC

Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B

Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC

November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A

Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Dallas TX

June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated

CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 Vol 149 (11)S75

February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W

Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA

February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W

Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement

November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R

Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association Washington DC

June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of

Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84

April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk

Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for Surveillance and Evaluation


February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling

T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA

Invited Oral Presentations

May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College

of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR

March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids

Summit Burnsville NC

March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC

February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and

Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County

Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate

Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC

November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable

consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health

Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th

Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado

June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors

UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of

Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC

March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on

Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of

Government Duke University Durham NC

April 2008 ―Defining Translation of Research to Practice Center for Translational

Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition

Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Michigan State University

November 2007 ―Advancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances

and Opportunities Research Retreat on Aging University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC

November 2007 ―Pediatric Obesity and Health Disparities University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC


September 2007 ―Obesity in Children School of mathematics Science and Technology

Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC August 2007 ―A State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental

Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention The National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO

June 2007 ―Randomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition

And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Project 6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway

April 2007 ―Tackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental Perspective Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program East Lansing MI

March 2007 ―The Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative

Solutions Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA

February 2007 ―Women and Heart Disease― Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland Ocean City MD

September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable

Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion in the storyboard session at the National Congress ―Accelerating Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congress Washington DC

September 2006 ―Translating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity

Intervention Into Action Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte NC

May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina

University Greenville NC March 2006 ―Translating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity

Intervention Into Action 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton Greenville NC

March 2006 ―Childhood OverweightObesity 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon

County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC

February 2006 ―Activating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies

for Changing home Work School and Community Environment The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the


Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior Modification Salisbury MD

November 2005 ―Home Grow Disease Management in North Carolina Carolina Seminar on

Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC

October 2005 ―Tackling the Obesity Epidemic Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC

Perinatal Partnership Conf Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes Greensboro NC

September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluation Greensboro AHEC

Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At Brookwood Burlington NC

September 2005 ―Childhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiative Preventative Medicine

Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a

Difference Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine Wake Forest NC

November 2004 ―Community-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For Funders

Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory Research proposals American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC

November 2004 ―Obesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About It

Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference Wilmington NC

November 2004 ―Obesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About It AHEC

Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC October 2004 ―Community-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the

Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO October 2004 ―Essentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic

Evidence Review Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Meeting Atlanta GA

October 2004 ―Building The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective

Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Prevention AccessCare Annual Conference Greensboro NC

June 2004 ―Evidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and Physical Activity Interventions International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA


May 2004 ―Whats Up With CBPR RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH

Chapel Hill NC March 2004 ―Obesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We

Do About It Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD

January 2004 ―Communication Between Researchers And Community-Based Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American Churches 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA

January 2004 ―Understanding Obesity Across The Generations Institute on Aging Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC

August 2003 ―Grant Writing and Manuscript Preparation Alaska WISEWOMAN

Group Anchorage AK March 2003 ―Culturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of

Health Promotion Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide Conference Anchorage AK

March 2003 ―Spreading the Word Disseminating Best Practices COC Conference

Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC February 2003 ―NC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluation 17th National

Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO

April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN

Program March 2002 ―State of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Health Annual

Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada September 2001 ―How Can Public Health Improve the American Diet CDC Conference-

Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey Atlanta GA

September 2000 ―Evidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary

Behavior Related to Cancer Risk NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC

December 1999 ―The PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce

Cancer Risk Through Diet Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention Partners Raleigh NC

November 1998 ―A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention

Tool For Lower SES Southern Women In Panel The Relationship Between


Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC

October 1997 ―Developing Community Resources Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians

Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC March 1997 ―Preparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the

Real World Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill NC

March 1997 ―Nutritional Guidelines for Healthy Living Area L AHEC Nash General

Hospital Rocky Mount NC August 1996 ―Food for Heart Program Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers

Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park NC

July 1996 ―Dancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-

Based Public Health Initiative Society for Nutrition Education Annual Meeting St Louis MO

April 1996 ―Parade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention

Programs Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC

April 1995 ―The Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-

Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitioners Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC

September 1994 ―Common Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care

Physician Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC June 1993 ―Nutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skills Enrichment

Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC September 1992 ―A Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using

Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technology First International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN

August 1992 ―An Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower

Cholesterol Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il

April 1991 ―Cardiovascular Disease and Diet Update Eleventh Annual Training

Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC April 1991 ―Nutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Work National Conference on

Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC April 1991 ―Considerations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Tools Preventive

Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI Washington DC


February 1991 ―Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease AHEC Public Health Directors

Conference Chapel Hill NC Contracts and Grants Large Grants Significant Role

2010-2015 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615

Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities

2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883

UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation

2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215

UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network

2008-2013 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302

UNC Clinical Translation Science Award 2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000

School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact and the Role of Key Stakeholders

2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742 School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation 2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549 Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids 2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000 Carolina Community Network 2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085

Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center 2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758 Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home 2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997 NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health 2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999

The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center 2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928 Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics


2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000 Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC 2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000

Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention Programs

2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000

Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network and Coordinating Center

2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397 Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative) 2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969 Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-

Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project 2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959 Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project 2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)

Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000 Director of Primary Care Research Core

2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373

EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health Disparities

2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532

Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African American Women (BEAUTY Project)

2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808

WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in Women Across the Nation

2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871 Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative 2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677

Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory Research Evidence Report

2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007 Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners



WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved Women

2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958

Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816 WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation

1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726

Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls 1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909

A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care

1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000 Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159 Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over PI role to a junior investigator)

1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965 WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools

1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270 WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD Prevention 1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total

(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk

1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in

Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina 1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -

Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating) 1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health

Initiative) $1370746 total Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices

for Healthy Living with Diabetes) 1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical

Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services


1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for

Heart Project) 1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind

service 1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy

Heart Project) 1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast

Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based on dissertation research

Small Grants andor Limited Role 1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593 Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites 2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000

Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease Prevention Counseling in the Underserved

2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331

Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco 2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225 PROS Survey and Training 2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500 PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects 1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645 Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally 1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000 Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring 1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200 Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model 1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271 Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies 1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800 The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change


1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000 The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity 1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750 A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children Service University Service

2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force

2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force

2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee

2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity

2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center 2008 UNC Tomorrow 2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007

Resume Rescue Event 2007 Carolina Engagement Council 2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH 2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council 2006-present MPH Committee

2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee

2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator 2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board 2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour 2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working

Group 2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN) 2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee 2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center


2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board 2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School) 2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health 2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the Provost and the Chancellor Elected position 2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC 2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee 2004-2005 WAY (―Wellness and You) for Health Advisory Board 2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School 1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program 1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project UNC School of Nursing 1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General Medicine and General Pediatrics Professional and Public Service Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions 2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee

2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A

Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a

Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality

Disparity 2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council

2009 -Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group

2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes

Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food

Desertsrdquo

2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester 2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on

Adolescent Health


2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative

(HHI) Advisory Team 2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke

Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee 2008-Present Member AACORN 2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

about CBPR 2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research

Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition and physical activity

2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway

Foundation 2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and

Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International Inc

2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public

Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN) 2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting

Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) 2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition

2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting 2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation

Implementation Group 2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23 2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club 2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living

by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for

Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model Health Department

2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee 2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on

evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health


Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC

2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic

Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition counseling for obesity

2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC

Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor Beverly Perdue

2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and

Training Conference ―African American Churches Easting Smart and Moving More

2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory

Committee to the State Health Plan 2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS 2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy lifestyles 2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative

Expert Panel 2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in

obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH 2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in

Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies 2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos

Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools 2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and

Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan ―Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will and the Way

1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer 1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County Health Departments 1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education

programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition education for special populations (using street theater newsletters


games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart disease risk reduction

Review Panels August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for

grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3 different groups)

March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional

Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes

Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St Louis Missouri

June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer

Dissemination and Implementation March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and Obesity Control at Worksites 2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and Nutrition July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program


Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of

Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel

Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls

(TAAG) Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-

Loss (SHOW) Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of

Weight Loss ndash SHOW Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time

reviewer) Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel Practice 2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash

Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The mission of the Center of Excellence is ―to enhance the public health impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their operations and sustain their efforts over time The Centerrsquos two main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions best practices and implementation tools for use by public health practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best practices into public health practice a web accessible database of interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary


to translate interventions for their settings and population a method for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases

2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community

Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new community and environmental resource intervention components (designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005

2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -

Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-income rural counties

2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods

Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to implement change in school policy and practice that support sound nutrition as part of a healthy school environment

2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care (NAP

SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP SACC intervention guides child care providers through an assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion


with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to nutrition and physical activity in child care

2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served

as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the development of recommendations related to surveillance and research This work lead to the development and implementation of a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants of weight The state plan is available online at httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpdf

2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN

programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity patterns common in each statersquos population

1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease

Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance intervention program evaluation methods By website at wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC

1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -

Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN


programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD intervention tool with the Latino population in their state

1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN

manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers nationwide

National Training Courses 2005- present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of

State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through shared learning experiences problem solving and networking opportunities

2002-present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners

This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from 34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education


1991-1992 Research Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1990-1991 Research Nutritionist Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1987-1991 Research Assistant then Co-Investigator Pitt County Hypertension Project Department of Epidemiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1986-1990 Core Faculty Preventive Cardiology Academic Award Program School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1983-1985 Pediatric Nutritionist and Clinical Coordinator for Syracuse University Coordinated Undergraduate Program (adjunct faculty appointment) Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1982-1983 Renal Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Monroe Community Hospital Dialysis Unit University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1981-1982 WIC Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Atlanta Southside Community Health Center Atlanta GA 1979-1981 Community Outreach Coordinator for Duke University course Perspectives on Food and Hunger Dr Sheridan Johns Instructor 1977-1978 North Carolina Coordinator National Study of Infant Feeding Practices Among Low Income Women National Council of Churches 1976-1978 Research AssistantHealth EducatorCommunity Organizer Agricultural Research Center and Agricultural Marketing Project Chapel Hill NC Academic and Professional Honors

2011 2011 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service UNC Carolina Center for

Public Service 2006 Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award awarded by the Food and

Nutrition Section American Public Health Association 2006 Recipient of Global Health Faculty Research Partnership Grant to

establish new research collaborations with Chinese Scientists in developing tools and policies to control obesity

2003-2008 Research Fellow The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services

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