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Appendix M: Committee Biosketches
Appendix M: Committee Biosketches
Pages 99-106
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She has received the Excellence in Nutrition Education Award and also the Mentorship Award from the American Society for Nutrition. The American Public Health Association honored her for her research accomplishments with their Agnes Higgins Award in 2012.
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of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) /IOM and several FNB committees, including the Committee on International Nutrition, the Committee to Review the Risk Criteria for the WIC Program, and the Committee on Implications of Dioxin in the Food Supply, the Committee to Revise the WIC Food Packages, and the Committee to Recommend Changes to School Meals Standards.
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She has received numerous awards, including the Pew Faculty Scholar in Nutrition award as well as the Centennial Laureate award from Florida State University.
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He has researched WIC and infant formula markets, and analyzed the effects of WIC cost-containment practices for creating interstate variation in WIC food package costs. He has expertise in empirical microeconometrics: applications of panel data methods to empirical investigations of industrial organization and market power.
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in 2012 and recently completed a term on the Executive Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. She has served on several committees of the National Academy of Sciences, including the recent IOM Committee to Review Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Requirements, and the National Research Council and IOM Committee on Risk-Characterization for Decision-Making at the Food and Drug Administration.
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Her current projects include studies to evaluate the impact of the new WIC food package on dietary intake, weight status, and chronic disease risk in 2–3-year-old low-income children and vendor participation; identify strategies to improve program participation and retention among WIC-eligible children; evaluate the efficacy of a community-based participatory weight loss intervention in African American women; and examine community engagement approaches to promote food justice. Prior to joining UIC, Dr.
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Its initiatives and services include School-Family-Community Partnerships, Child Nutrition Programs, School Health Promotion/Mental Health Services/School Nurses, Nutrition Education, Safe and Drug Free Schools Program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers/After-school programs, Family Resource Centers, Young Parents Program, and Education of Homeless Children and Youth.
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Whaley, Ph.D., is the Director of Research and Evaluation for Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program (PHFE WIC) , the largest local agency WIC program in the nation.
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