Extension Projects
As State Specialist for Nutrition and Nutrition Education at Kentucky State University (KSU), I performed the following roles:
Project Director for the Center for Family Nutrition and Wellness Education – This project entails working with lower income schools and community partners with their nutrition and fitness education programs (Reach of over 5000 individuals)
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Coordinator – Teaching children and their families how to improve their nutrition through a proper diet.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Education Coordinator – Improving nutrition and education for individuals who qualify for SNAP Benefits.
KSU First Director – This initiative hopes to improve health of faculty and staff on KSU's campus.
Health Rocks! Evaluator – The HR! program teaches young people different health concepts and healthy lifestyles.
Youth Voice Team Member – Youth Voice teaches young people how to live nutritious lives.
ReadyCommunity Team Member – This project, led by the Southern Rural Development Center aims at educating communities on how to prepare for disasters.
Summer Feeding Program – Design a program in concert with the state government to feed at-risk youth during the summer.
Brief Selection of Presentations and Major Programs
Hunger Dialogue 2017 (Berea College, KY Featured Panalist)
Fitness and Archery (NASP® Educator Conference 2016 - Lexington Kentucky)
Thursday Learning Experience (Frankfort, KY 2015-2017)
Family Consumer Sciences: Moving Forward, Family First (2014: Lexington, KY; NEAFCS Conference, Oral Presentation)
Increasing NASP's Fitness Potential (NASP National Coordinator Conference. Madison, WI. 2014)
Fit for Family: Maintaining Health for the Long Haul (The National Men's Health Month Community Outreach Program. Frankfort, KY. 2014)
Time Crunch Carousel: Exercise for Individuals with No Time. (Third Thursday Thing, Frankfort, KY. 2014)
Food Fun Day (Frankfort, KY; 2012, 2013)
Farm to Table Bingham Fellows Event (Frankfort, KY; 2013)
The Center for Family Nutrition and Wellness Education: Integrating Nutrition and Physical Activity to Combat Childhood Obesity (2012 AEA Conference) Memphis, TN First Place
Module C: Nutrition (2012 AEA Conference) Memphis, TN
Engaging Evaluation (2012 AEA Conference) Memphis, TN
1890 Nutrition Education (2012 EFNEP National Conference)
MyHealth KY: Nutrition and Physical Activity (Volunteer Workshop, February 2012)
Extension and Research in Nutrition: A Tale of Collaboration (2011 SRPLN, oral presentation)
Teaching Projects
As Assistant Professor in the College of Agriculture, Food Science, and Sustainable Systems, I perform the following roles:
Project Director for the AFE Academy – This is a professional development program for high school agriculture and STEM educators and a recruitment arm for the university.
Project Director for the Nutritional Sciences AFE Degree Option – Developed the Nutritional Sciences and Food Systems option for the AFE degree.