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Education
1989 R.D. Certification
1988 Ph.D. Nutrition Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1968 B.S. Home Economics Education, University of Tennessee Professional Experience | Courses
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Human Nutrition, University of Maine, 1995 to present;
70% teaching, 30% research appointment.
Dietetic Internship Coordinator, 1996 - present.
Assistant Professor, Human Nutrition, University of Maine, 1988-1994
Home Economics Teacher, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968-1972
Honors
2008 Society for Nutrition Education Helen Denning Ullrich Award of
Excellence
2007 Society for Nutrition Education Mid-Career Achievement Award
Courses Taught
FSN 401 Community Nutrition - Spring
FSN 650 Dietetic Internship Orientation I - Fall
FSN 651 Dietetic Internship Orientation II - Spring
FSN 652 Dietetic Internship Evaluation - Fall
FSN 681 Dietetic Internship Supervised Practice- Summer, Fall
Research Interests
Relationships between nutrition and behavior using theory-based models of behavior change to understand food-related behavior and facilitate behavior change
Fruit and vegetable consumption of young adults and development of individualized educational materials designed to match their stage of readiness to increase intake of fruits and vegetables
Using web-based technology to deliver nutrition intervention
Funded Projects
North Central Regional Research (NC1028). Promoting Healthful Eating to
Prevent Excessive Weight Gain in Young Adults. Funded by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station.
Behavior Change for Obesity Prevention in Young Adults. Multistate Research Group. Funded by USDA National Research Initiative.
Recent Publications
Nitzke Susan, Kritsch K, Boeckner L, Greene G, Hoerr S, Horacek T,
Kattelmann K, Lohse B, Oakland MJ, Phillips B, White A. A Stage-tailored
Multi-modal Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intakes Health
Promotion. 2007; 21(4): 1-9.
Hague A, White A. An online intervention and body size of presenter
influence teacher attitudes towards obesity. Journal of Nutrition Education
and Behavior 2005; 37(2):58-66.
White A, Nitzke S, Peterson K. Are soft drinks getting a bum rap? We don’t think so. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2004;36, 266-273.
Nitzke S, Kritsch K, Lohse B, Horacek T, White A, Greene G. Extension and
research professionals join forces to address a critical nutrition issue.
Journal of Extension. 2004; 42 (5):
http://www.joe.org/joe/2004october/iw1.shtml.
Greene, G., Horacek, T., White, A., Ma, J. Use of a Diet Interview Method to
Define Stages of Change in Young Adults for Fruit, Vegetable and Grain
Intake. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 2003; 18 (1):32-41.
Ma J, Betts NM, Horacek T, Georgiou G, White A. Assessing stages of change for fruit and vegetable intake in young adults: A combination of traditional staging algorithms and food frequency questionnaires. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice. 2003;18:101-113.
Parham ES, White AA. Women and Weight: A model-based perspective. Nutritional Concerns of Women 2nd ed, Klimis-Zacas, D, ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003, 367-397.
Professional Activities and/or Services
Advisor, Journal Committee for the Journal of Nutrition Education and
Behavior
Member, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and
Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Member, American Dietetic Association
Dietetic Educators of Practitioners Practice Group
Maine Dietetic Association
Board member; Education Chair
Member, Kappa Omicron Nu, advisor to Alpha Beta Chapter
Member, Society for Nutrition Education
Division of Weight Realities
Division of Higher Education
Phi Kappa Phi
Southern Maine Technical College
Advisory Committee Member to Diet Technician Program
Grace Evangelical College and Seminary
Advisory Board
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