Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Abstract and Poster Award, Utah Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting. 03/04/2023
• Outstanding Reviewer Recognition Award. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 08/27/2020
• Seminar Speaker Award. Purdue Nutrition Science Graduate Student Organization, 09/15/2017
• Student Research DPG Award (coauthor of poster, "The relationship between social support and diet quality in middle-aged and older adults in the U.S."). Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Research Practice Group, 10/16/2016
• Student Poster Award (coauthor of poster, "An innovative approach to assessing food purchase behavior"). National Nutrient Databank Conference, 05/17/2016
• Elaine R. Monsen Award for Outstanding Research Literature. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 10/05/2015

Affiliations

• American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Member, 09/1985 - present
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), Member, 01/1972 - present

In the Media

• Deseret News article on USDA grant for which I am co-PI with Dr. John Hurdle. 01/01/2016. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644705/U-pro...

Professional Service

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Role: Invited participant. Best Brains Exchange, hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, on “Developing a tool to measure adherence to Canada’s new Food Guide,” Ontario, Canada. 03/12/2020 - 03/12/2020
• Kaiser Permanente Research. Role: Expert panel member. Advise on establishing standard portion-size guidelines for food away from home. 01/28/2020 - present
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Role: Proposal reviewer. Review proposals submitted to Healthy Eating Research program. 10/07/2019 - 11/14/2019
• National Cancer Institute. Role: Invited Participant. Workshop on Extending Methods in Dietary Patterns Research. 05/2016 - 05/2016
• ASN Nutrition Epidemiology Research Interest Section. Role: Member. Steering Committee. 07/2013 - 06/2016
• Onlife Health, Inc. Role: Member. Scientific Advisory Board. 01/2010 - 08/2017
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Role: Member. Board of Editors of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 07/2004 - present
• Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program. Role: Ad hoc reviewer. USDA Economic Research Service. 01/2003 - 01/2013
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics . Role: Reviewer. Annual Meeting Abstracts. 01/1998 - present
• National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program. Role: Ad hoc reviewer. USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. 01/1994 - 01/2013