Several faculty members in the College of Human Development and Education recently published or presented their research.
In August, Beth Blodgett Salafia, assistant professor of human development and family science, presented a poster, “Perceptions of the causes of eating disorders: A comparison of individuals with and without eating disorders,” at the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders annual conference in Melbourne, Australia. An abstract of the presentation will appear in Journal of Eating Disorders.
Along with former human development and family science master’s degree students Mallary Schaefer and Emily Haugen, Blodgett Salafia also had a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Child and Family Studies. The title of the paper, which is available online, was, “Connections between marital conflict and adolescent girls’ disordered eating: Parent-adolescent relationship quality as a mediator.”
Blodgett Salafia and Kristen Benson, assistant professor of human development and family science, had their paper, “Differences in emerging adult women’s body image and perceptions of sexuality according to BMI and dating status,” accepted for publication by the International Journal of Sexual Health.
Julie Garden-Robinson, professor and Extension food and nutrition specialist, and Jane Strommen, Extension gerontology specialist, received a grant for $196,205 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture for “Nourishing Boomers and Beyond.” The nutrition and wellness education project will take place in 19 counties in western North Dakota and focuses on people age 50 and older with a variety of health education programs and modes of delivery.
Garden-Robinson also received a $5,000 grant from the North Dakota Cancer Coalition to engage more than 4,000 fifth grade students in the “On the Move to Better Health” program, which is a nutrition and physical activity program implemented by Extension agents throughout North Dakota. The program engages children and their families in classroom instruction and home-based activities and goal setting to improve their health.
Garden-Robinson, and Kimberly Beauchamp, Extension food safety specialist received the National Food Safety Education Award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. The honor recognized research and evaluation work related to “Teens Serving Food Safely,” which is implemented in high school classrooms in many counties in North Dakota. The students learn about food safety principles and food safety careers through hands-on activities, videos and games. Since 2002, the curriculum has been used with more than 8,400 students. The award was presented at the National Joint Council of Extension Professionals Galaxy IV conference held in Pittsburgh in September.
Joel Hektner, associate professor of human development and family science, co-wrote an article with Jen Katz-Buonincontro from Drexel University titled “Using Experience Sampling Methodology to understand how educational leadership students solve problems on the fly.” It will appear in the Journal of Educational Administration.
In November, Abby Gold, assistant professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, and colleagues Swaha Pattanaik, Lacey McCay and Lane Azure will present “Using Photovoice to Understand Food Literacy” at the First Americans Land Grant Consortium Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by USDA’s Agriculture Food Research Initiative.
NDSU alumna Trista Manikowske and Donna Terbizan, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, had a refereed paper published in the Missouri Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. “Physiologic Changes in Women Following a Resistance or Concurrent Training Program” was one paper written from Manikowske's master’s thesis.
Doctoral alumnus Larry Anenson; Ardith Brunt, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences; Terbizan; and Bryan Christensen, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, had a paper published in the Journal of Education and Training Studies. The paper was titled "Participation rates in a worksite wellness program using email wellness messages" and was one paper from Anenson's dissertation.
Katie Berhow; Pamela Hansen, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences and Terbizan, published “Comodio Cordis: should physical educators be concerned?” in Strategies, an application journal for physical educators.
Brad Strand, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, along with West Fargo teachers and former graduate students Nate Knutsen, Rollie Swedberg and Matt Bowar, had a paper, “Ideas to Enhance Your K-12 Physical Education Curriculum,” published in the latest edition of the Oklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Journal.
Sharon Query, assistant professor of human development and family science and Center for 4-H, and Dena Kemmet, Mercer County Extension agent, presented a poster session, “Boundaries,” at the National Joint Council of Extension Professionals Galaxy IV conference in Pittsburgh. Query, Kemmet, Ellen Crawford, Deb Tanner and Sara Carlson also received the National Communicator Award for Educational Package Team for the Boundaries curriculum.
NDSU’s Emily P. Reynolds Costume Collection was a co-sponsor of an international event in Fargo. On Sept. 10, a delegation of the Okayama Japan-America Cultural Exchange Society presented a prized Hina doll set to the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society. According to Ann Braaten, assistant professor of apparel, design and hospitality management and curator of the collection, the presentation traces its history back to “Miss Okayama,” a 1927 Friendship Doll that has been housed in the collection since 1973. The purpose of the delegation’s visit was to further friendship between the Japanese people and the United States that with the Friendship Doll exchange.
The West Fargo School District and Schools Alive! Program recently kicked off a week of activities, including a visit by an Olympic gold medalist. The goal of the Schools Alive! Program is to create school environments where every student gets 60 minutes of physical activity daily through physical education and other activities. Other Schools Alive! activities include field trips, extra recess or physical education time, theme days and schoolwide “brain breaks.” The program is funded by a grant from the Dakota Medical Foundation and was developed by Kristen M. Hetland of Concordia College and Jenny Linker, assistant professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.
