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Professor, Family And Consumer Studies
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Adjunct Professor, Sociology Department
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Investigator, Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Faculty Member, Masters of Public Policy Program
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Executive Director, Wasatch Front Research Data Center, College of Social and Behavioral Science
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Director, Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science (NEXUS), College of Social and Behavioral Science
Professional Service
- National Institute of Health.
Role: Grant reviewer.
Study section member.
09/05/2021 - 10/18/2023
- Population Association of America.
Discussant at National Meeting.
04/2016 - 04/2016
- population association of america.
session organizer.
12/2011 - 05/2012
Internal Service
- Behavioral Health and Innovation Dissemination Center (BHIDC).
executive committee member,
09/01/2022 - 05/31/2024.
University service.
- The Consortium for Families and Health Research (C-FAHR).
executive board committee member,
07/01/2022 - 05/31/2024.
University service.
- CSBS dean search.
committee member,
12/01/2021 - 03/01/2022.
University service.
- search committee for public affairs Administrative manager.
committee member,
10/04/2021 - 11/30/2021.
College service.
- CSBS development director search.
committee member,
09/03/2021 - 12/17/2021.
College service.
- FCS junior faculty search committee.
committee chair,
08/02/2021 - 12/17/2021.
Department service.
- Department Chair, Family and Consumer Studies.
01/01/2019 - 05/30/2021.
College service.
- Department Chair.
Department Chair,
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2021.
Department service.
- Department Chair, Family and Consumer Studies.
01/01/2017 - 05/30/2021.
Department service.
- Department Chair, Family and Consumer Studies.
01/01/2016 - 05/30/2021.
Department service.
- Associate Department Chair.
Associate Department Chair,
07/2013 - present.
Department service.
- Department Workload committee.
12/2012 - 12/2013.
Department service.
- Consultant, Center for Public Policy Adminstration.
08/2012 - 12/2012.
College service.
- Masters in Public Policy Admissions Committee .
member,
01/2012 - 12/2020.
College service.
- Masters of Public Policy Program, Graduate Admissions Committee,.
01/2012 - 12/2012.
College service.
- Graduate Admissions Committee.
01/2012 - 12/2012.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Granite Family Engagement Centers.
09/01/2022 - 04/30/2023
- Voices for Utah Children.
08/20/2022 - 12/16/2022
- • Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.
08/20/2022 - 12/16/2022
- Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, and YWCA Utah.
08/20/2022 - 12/16/2022
- Utah Public Health Association.
08/20/2022 - 12/16/2022
- Utah Working Parents Alliance & Utah Child Care Cooperative.
08/23/2021 - 12/17/2021
- Sustainable Food Initiatives Program at the University of Utah.
08/23/2021 - 12/17/2021
- The University of Utah, Department of Safety.
08/23/2021 - 12/17/2021
- Save Our Canyons.
08/23/2021 - 12/17/2021
- Utah Public Health Association.
08/24/2020 - 12/15/2020
- Utah Community Builders Foundation at Salt Lake Chamber.
08/24/2020 - 12/15/2020
- Utah Foundation.
08/24/2020 - 12/15/2020
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
10/05/2019 - 12/13/2023
- Connect 2 Health.
10/05/2019 - 12/13/2023
- Utah Academy of Family Physicians (UAFP) .
08/19/2019 - 12/15/2019
- Utah Pride Center.
08/19/2019 - 12/15/2019
- Utah Division of Emergency Management .
08/19/2019 - 12/15/2019
- AAA Fair Credit Foundation (FCF) .
08/19/2019 - 12/15/2019
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters of utah.
08/24/2015 - 12/14/2015
- Salt Lake Community Action Partnership.
08/24/2015 - 12/14/2015
- Salt Lake County Division of Behavioral Health Services.
08/24/2015 - 12/14/2015
- Wasatch Community Gardens.
08/24/2015 - 12/14/2015
- Utah transit Authority .
08/2014 - 12/2014
- Utah Department of Health Maternal and Child Health.
08/2014 - 12/2014
- Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.
08/2014 - 12/2014
- Utah Clean Energy/University Community Solar Project.
08/2014 - 12/2014
- Voices for Utah Children.
08/2014 - 12/2014
- Utah Transit Authority.
08/2013 - 12/2013
- Utah Division of Securities.
08/2013 - 12/2013
- Voices for Utah Children.
08/2013 - 12/2013
- Voices for Utah Children.
08/2012 - 12/2012
- Slow Food Utah.
08/2012 - 12/2012
- Utahns Against Hunger.
08/2012 - 12/2012
- Slow Food Utah.
08/2012 - 12/2012
- Office of Human Resources, University of Utah.
08/2012 - 12/2012
- Utah Clean Energy.
08/2011 - 12/2012
- Utah Department of Health, Physical Activity and Obesity Program.
08/2011 - 12/2012
- Office of Sustainability.
08/2011 - 12/2012
- Envision Utah.
08/2010 - 12/2010
- Voices for Utah Children.
08/2010 - 12/2010
- Utah Individual Development Account Network.
08/2010 - 12/2010
- Community Food Coop.
08/2010 - 12/2010
Outreach
- Connect to Collect: Increasing Avenues for Free Tax Preparation.
12/31/2020 - 12/31/2023
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Teaching Award .
University of Utah,
06/04/2018
- Superior Teaching Award.
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah ,
06/2016
- 2010 Poster Award from the Population Association of America, Effects of Built Environment on Obesity: Using a Propensity Score Approach to Assess Selection and Causal Influences. Kowaleski-Jones, L. Ken R. Smith, Ikuho Yamada, Barbara Brown, Heidi Hanson, Cathleen Zick, Jessie Fan, .
Population Association of America,
05/2010
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