Service
Professional Affiliations
- Member, American Society for Nutrition (1992-present)
- Member, American Dietetic Association (1980-present)
- Member, Society for Nutrition Education (2003-present)
Offices Held
- Teller’s Committee, American Society for Nutrition (member in 2003, Chair in 2004)
- Active member of the Government Welfare Reform and Food Security Committee. A multidisciplinary coalition congressionally mandated to study the effect of welfare reform on the health and nutrition of vulnerable populations (2000-2004)
- Member of the Issue Panel: Implementing the DRIs and 2000 Dietary Guidelines in the Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program (2003). The panel’s recommendations submitted to the Administration on Aging.
- Secretary/Treasurer, Research Dietitians Practice Group (1984-1986)
- Treasurer of the Massachusetts Gerontological Nutrition Practice Group (1983)
Reviewer for Scientific Journals
- Member of review panel for the journal Family Economics and Nutrition Review (FENR) (2004-present)
- Member of review board for Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (2005-present)
- Member of review board for Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly (2005-present)
- Reviewer for the following journals: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Journal of Nutrition Education, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, American Journal of Public Health
Proposal Reviewer for Agencies
- USDA Competitive Grant and Cooperation Research Program (2000) Administration on Aging (2000, 2003)
- USDA Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program sponsored by the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) at Economic Research Service
(2001, 2002) - USDA Food and Nutrition Service of a report “Improving the eating and physical activity behaviors of the low-income elderly: Promising practices report” prepared by the Academy for Educational Development (2003)
- Consultant to National Council on the Aging, committee on nutrition education (2004)
University of Maryland Campus
- Graduate Council (2004-present)
- Graduate Policy Council's Programs, Courses and Curricula (PCC) subcommittee (2004-present)
- Graduate Council’s Fellowship program (2005)
- Faculty member of Legacy Leaders, Center on Aging (2004-2005)
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Curriculum Review Committee (PCC) (2003-2005)
Graduate Program in Nutrition
- Graduate Program Admissions Committee
(2001- 2006, Chair 2004-2005) - Poster Committee
(2003-2005, Chair 2005, 2006) - Distinguished Speaker Committee
(2000-2003, Chair 2003)
Departmental
- Teaching Assistant Committee
(2003-2005, Chair 2005) - Dietetics Curriculum Review Committee
(2002- present) - Nutrition Curriculum Review Committee (2001-2003)
- Human Subjects Review Committee
(2002- 2004, 2006-present) - Dietetic Program Advisory Committee (2003-present)
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Last updated: 06/6/2007