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JUDITH S. BARTFELD January 2015 ADDRESS University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Human Ecology Nancy Nicholas Hall 1300 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608)262-4765 E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION 1987 BA, Johns Hopkins University Psychology 1997 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Social Welfare POSITIONS HELD Current positions 2008-present Professor, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology, University of
Wisconsin – Madison; and Food Security Research and Policy Specialist, University of Wisconsin - Cooperative Extension
2010-present Director, IRP RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Assistance Research 1997-present Affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison 2013-present Affiliate, Center for Financial Security, University of Wisconsin - Madison Past positions 2006-2009 Director, IRP/USDA Food Security RIDGE Program. 2003-2008 Associate Professor, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology,
University of Wisconsin - Madison, and Specialist, University of Wisconsin - Cooperative Extension
1997-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology,
University of Wisconsin - Madison, and Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension.
HONORS AND AWARDS (since 2010) 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary’s Honor Award 2013 Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A. – Helios Award for Program Effectiveness
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Peer-reviewed articles, books, chapters Bartfeld, J., Gundersen, C., Smeeding, T., and Ziliak, J. (Eds.). (Forthcoming 2015). SNAP Matters: How
Food Stamps Affect Health and Well-Being. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press. Bartfeld, J. (Forthcoming 2015). SNAP and the School Meal Programs. Chapter 7 in J. Bartfeld, C.
Gundersen, T. Smeeding, and J.Ziliak (Eds.), SNAP Matters: How Food Stamps Affect Health and Well-Being. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press.
Ryu, J-H and Bartfeld, J. (2012). Household food hardships during childhood and subsequent health
outcomes among children: evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Kindergarten Cohort. American Journal of Public Health 102(11):e50-55.
Bartfeld, J. and Ryu, J-H. (2011). The impact of the School Breakfast Program on breakfast-skipping
among elementary school children in Wisconsin. Social Service Review 85(4):619-634. Bartfeld,J. and Ahn, H-M. (2011). The School Breakfast Program strengthens household food security
among low-Income households with elementary school children. Journal of Nutrition, 141:470-475.
Bartfeld, J. and Kim, M. (2010). Participation in the School Breakfast Program: New evidence from the
ECLS-K. Social Service Review, 84(4): 541-562. Bartfeld, J., Ryu, J-H., and Wang, L. (2010). Local characteristics are linked to household food insecurity
among households with elementary school children. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 5 (4): 471-483.
Bartfeld, J. and Dunifon, R. (2006). State-level predictors of food insecurity among households with
children. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 25 (4): 921-942. Bartfeld, J. (2003). Single mothers, emergency food assistance, and food stamps in the welfare reform
era. Journal of Consumer Affairs 37(2). Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D. (2003). Child support compliance among discretionary and nondiscretionary
obligors. Social Service Review: 77(3):347-372. Bartfeld, J. (2003). Falling through the cracks: gaps in child support among welfare recipients. Journal
of Marriage and Family, 65, 1: 72-89. Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D. (2001). The changing role of child support among never-married mothers. In
Lawrence Wu (Ed), Out of Wedlock: Causes and Consequences of Nonmarital Fertility. Russell Sage Foundation.
Bartfeld, J. (2000). Child support and the post-divorce economic well-being of mothers, fathers and
children. Demography, 37, 2: 203-213. Meyer, D.R., Cancian, M., Caspar, E. With Bartfeld, J., Brown, P., Corbett, T., Haveman, R., Kaplan, T.,
Reynolds, A., Sandefur, G., Schaeffer, N.C., Seltzer, J.A., and Wolfe, B. (2000). Evaluating the child support reforms in the Wisconsin Works Program. Chapter 11 in B.S. Barnow, T.Kaplan, and R.A. Moffitt (Eds), Evaluating Comprehensive State Welfare Reform: The Wisconsin Works Program. Albany, NY: Rockefeller Institute Press.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1998). Patterns of child support compliance in Wisconsin. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 2: 309-318.
Bartfeld, J. and Garfinkel, I. (1996). The impact of percentage-expressed child support orders on
payments over time. Journal of Human Resources, 31, 4: 794-815. Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1996). Compliance with child support orders in divorce cases. Journal of
Marriage and the Family, 58: 201-212. Meyer, D.R., Bartfeld, J., Garfinkel, I., and Brown, P. (1995). Child support reform: lessons from
Wisconsin. Family Relations, 46: 11-18. [Earlier version also appear as Meyer, D.R., Garfinkel, I., Bartfeld, J., and Brown, P. (1995). An evolving child support system. Focus, 16, 1: 1-14.]
Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D.R. (1994). Are there really dead-beat dads? The relationship between
enforcement, ability to pay, and compliance in nonmarital child support cases. Social Service Review, 68, 2: 219-235.
Melli, M. and Bartfeld, J. (1991). Wisconsin percentage of income standard: how is it being used?
Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 11, 3: 60-68. Other articles Bartfeld, J. (2012). Food assistance in America. Focus 29, 1:7. Bartfeld, J. and Dunifon, R. (2006). Measuring hunger and food insecurity among elementary school
children in Wisconsin and New York. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences 98 2: 54-55. Bartfeld, J. (2003). Single parents and the food safety net. Focus, 22, 3: 19-23. Reports on Hunger and Food Insecurity Bartfeld, J. and Collins, J.M. 2014. Food Insecurity and Financial Behaviors Among Households with
Elementary School Children in Wisconsin. Report prepared for UKCPR Research Program on Child Hunger.
Curtis, K., Bartfeld, J., Lessem, S. 2014. Poverty and Food Insecurity in __ County, Wisconsin. Madison,
WI: University of Wisconsin – Extension. Reports prepared for 72 counties.. Bartfeld, J. 2013-2014. Food Insecurity and Financial Hardships: The Status of Families at __
Elementary School. Reports prepared for schools participating in Wisconsin Schools Food Security Project. Reports prepared for 28 schools.
Ryu, J.H. and Bartfeld, J. 2011. Long-term Food Security Patterns and Children’s Cognitive and Health
Outcomes. Reported submitted to Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. June.
Curtis, K. and Bartfeld, J. 2011. Poverty and Food Insecurity in Wisconsin and __ County. Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin – Extension. Reports prepared for 72 counties. Bartfeld, J., Kim, M., Ryu, J.H., and Ahn, H. (2009). School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts.
Washington, D.C.: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Contractor and Cooperator Report CCR-54. July.
Heckman, N., Bartfeld, J., Johnson, A., Soileau, R., and Voichick, J. (2008). Ending Hunger in Wisconsin.
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Food Security Consortium.
Bartfeld, J. and Nam, K. (2007). The Impact of Child Support on Food Insecurity Among Low-Income
Single Mothers. Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty. Also accepted for presentation at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference (2009).
Bartfeld, J., Dunifon, R., Nord, M., and Carlson, S. (2006). What Factors Account for State-to-State
Differences in Food Security? Washington, D.C.: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Information Bulletin EIB-20. November.
Bartfeld, J. and Dunifon, R. (2005). State-Level Predictors of Food Insecurity and Hunger Among
Households With Children. Washington, D.C.: Food and Nutrition Research Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Report CCR13, USDA/FANRP.
Bartfeld, J. and Row, K. (2004-7). Hunger and Food Insecurity: The Status of Families at ____
Elementary School. Customized reports prepared for 65 elementary schools and districts in Wisconsin.
Bartfeld, J. and David, C. (2003). Hunger and Food Insecurity in Wisconsin. Final report submitted to the
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J. (2000). Survey of Food Pantry Users in ______County. Madison, WI: University of
Wisconsin-Extension. Customized reports prepared for 20 counties. Bartfeld, J. (2000). Summary of Findings from the Wisconsin Survey of Food Pantry Clients. Madison,
WI: University of Wisconsin - Extension. Reports on Child Support Policy Bartfeld, J. and Han, E. 2014. Child Placement Arrangements and Post-Divorce Economic Outcomes.
Report prepared under a research agreement between the Wisconsin department of Children and Families and the IRP. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Bartfeld, J., Ahn, H-M, Ryu,J-H. 2012. Economic Well-Being of Divorced Mothers with Various Child
Placement Arrangements in Wisconsin. Report prepared under a research agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the IRP. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Bartfeld, J. 2011. Shared Placement: An Overview of Prevalence, Trends, Economic Implications, and
Impacts on Child Well-Being. Report prepared under a research agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the IRP. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Bartfeld, Judith, Patricia Brown, and Hong-Min Ahn. 2009. Economic Implications of Shared Placement
Following Divorce. Report prepared under a research agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the IRP. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Bartfeld, J. (2004). Arrearages, Lying-in Orders, and Child Support Compliance among Fathers of W-2
Children in Wisconsin. Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty
Bartfeld, J. (2003). Forgiveness of State-Owed Child Support Arrears. Final report to the Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty. Also appears as Institute for Research on Poverty Special Report #84.
Meyer, D.R. and Cancian, M. With Bartfeld, J., Brown, P.R., Caspar, E., Cook, S., Corbett, T., Haveman,
R., Kaplan, T., Krecker, M.L., Reynolds, A., Sandefur, G., Schaeffer, N.C., Seltzer, J.A., Wolfe, B., and Ziliak, J. (2001). W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 1: Final Report. Volume 1: Effects of the Experiment. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J. and Sandefur, G. (2001). Paternity establishment and child support orders among W-2
participants. Chapter 3 in The Well-being of W-2 Families, Volume II of the Final Report of the W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D.R. (2001). Child support among W-2 participants. Chapter 2 in The Well-being
of W-2 Families, Volume II of the Final Report of the W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J., Cancian, M., Caspar, E., and Meyer, D.R. (1999). Wisconsin Child Support Demonstration
Evaluation Quarterly Impact Report. Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Quarters 5, 7. March 1999, September 1999. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R., Cancian, M., Bartfeld, J., Caspar, E., Haveman, R., Kaplan, T., and Sandefur, G. (1999).
Initial Findings from the W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation. Comprehensive impact report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J., Cancian, M., and Meyer, D.R. (1998). Wisconsin Child Support Demonstration Evaluation
Quarterly Impact Report. Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Quarters 1-2, 3, 4. May 1998, September 1998, December 1998. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J. (1997). Economic Inequality between Divorced Parents in Wisconsin: The Current and
Potential Impacts of Child Support. Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of Child Support. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1997). Earnings and Child Support Compliance: A Longitudinal Analysis.
Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of Child Support. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1996). Health Insurance Orders Among Recent Child Support Cases in
Wisconsin. Report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Bartfeld, J. (1995). Long-term Impact of Percentage-Expressed Child Support Orders on Payments. Final
report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1994). An Assessment of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Fixed,
Percentage-Expressed, and Hybrid Child Support Orders in Wisconsin. Final report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R., Bartfeld, J., and Kost, K. (1993). Fixed, Percentage-Expressed, and Hybrid Child Support
Orders in Wisconsin. Final report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1993). Cases Eligible for Child Support in Wisconsin, 1980-1990. Final report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1992). The Effects of the Immediate Withholding of Child Support on
Collections Over Time. Final report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1992). How Routine is ‘Routine’ Withholding? Evidence From Wisconsin.
Final report submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Helath and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Garfinkel, I. and Bartfeld, J. (1990). Utilization of the Percent-of-Income Standard. Report submitted to the
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.
Other Reports Bartfeld, J. and Meehan-Strub, M. (1999). Child care Issues Facing Low-Income Families in La Crosse
County, Wisconsin. Final report submitted to the La Crosse County Child Care Advisory Committee. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin - Extension.
Bartfeld, J. and Spohn, P.H. (1993). Employment experiences of working-age adults with severe physical
disabilities in Dane County, Wisconsin. Section III of Employment Initiatives for Persons with Physical Disabilities. Madison, WI: Employment Resources, Inc.
Peer reviewed conference presentations and posters Bartfeld, J. and Men, F. (2014). Understanding State Differences in Food Insecurity Among Households
with Children. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference. November 2014.
Canto, A. and Bartfeld, J. (2013). The Wisconsin Food Security Project: A Data and Mapping Resource
for Community Planners and Advocates. American Public Health Association Conference. November 2013.
Bartfeld, J. and Collins, J.M. (2013). Financial Behaviors, Financial Hardships, and Food Insecurity
Among Households with Elementary School Children. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference. November 2013.
Bartfeld, J. (2013). SNAP and the School Meal Programs. 5 Decades of Food Stamps Conference.
September 2013. Ryu, J-H. and Bartfeld, J. (2011). Long Term Food Security Patterns and Children's Cognitive and Health
Outcomes. Council on Social Work Education. October 2011. Ryu, J-H. and Bartfeld, J. (2011). Longitudinal Effects of Food Insecurity on Health Status Among School-
Aged Children. Social Work and Research Annual Conference. January 2011. Ryu, J-H. and Bartfeld, J. (2010). Indirect Effects of Food Insecurity on Psychosocial Well-Being Among
School-Aged Children: Evidence From ECLS-K. Social Work and Research Annual Conference. January 2010.
Nam, K. and Bartfeld, J. (2009). The Impact of Child Support on Food Insecurity Among Low-Income
Single Mothers. Social Work and Research Annual Conference. January 2009.
Ryu, JH and Bartfeld, J. (2009). Indirect Effects of Food Insecurity on Psychosocial Well-Being Among School-Aged Children: Evidence From ECLS-K. Poster to be presented at Social Work and Research Annual Conference. January 2010.
Bartfeld, J. and Kim, M. (2007). School Breakfast Participation Among Elementary School Children in
Wisconsin. Paper presented at the American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) conference, April 2007.
Bartfeld, J. and Wang, L. (2006). Local-Level Predictors of Household Food Insecurity. Paper presented
at Association for Policy Analysis and Management conference, November 2006. Bartfeld, J. and Dunifon, R. (2004). State-level predictors of household food security. Presented at the
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 2004. Dunifon, R., Bartfeld, J., and Nord, M. (2004). Measuring household food security in self-administered
surveys. Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 2004
Bartfeld, J. and Dunifon, R. (2003). State-level predictors of household food security. Presented at the
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 2003. Bartfeld, J. (2002). Emergency food assistance as a component of the public-private safety net for low-
income single-mother households. Presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 2002.
Bartfeld, J. (2002). Falling through the cracks: gaps in child support among welfare recipients. Presented
at American Council on Consumer Interests Conference, April 2002. Bartfeld, J. (2002). Falling through the cracks: gaps in child support among welfare recipients. Presented
at Population Association of America Conference, May 2002. Bartfeld, J. (2001). Single mothers and emergency food assistance in the welfare reform era. Presented
at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 2001. Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D. (1999). The changing role of child support among never-married mothers.
Paper presented at Institute for Research on Poverty Conference on Nonmarital Fertility, April 1999.
Bartfeld, J. (1998). Can child support offset poverty, economic losses, and inequality following divorce? A
comparison of child support guidelines. Paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, October 1998.
Bartfeld, J. (1998). Economic inequality between divorced parents in the United States: the current and
potential impacts of child support. Paper presented at the National Child Support Enforcement Association Conference, Washington, DC, January 1998.
Bartfeld, J. (1996). Post-divorce economic inequality between women and men. Paper presented at the
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 1996. Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J. (1995). Patterns of child support payment in Wisconsin. Paper presented at
the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, November 1995. Spohn, P.H. and Bartfeld, J. (1993). A Medicaid buy-in for the working age disabled in Wisconsin:
implications for national health reform. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association meeting, October 1993.
Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D.R. (1992). Are there really deadbeat dads? The relationship between enforcement, ability to pay, and compliance in nonmarital child support cases. Paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management meetings, October 1992.
Other research presentations June 2014. Very Low Food Security and Other Hardships Among Households with Elementary School
Children in Wisconsin. Presentation at Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, for Research Program on Child Hunger grantees’ meeting.
July 2013. SNAP and Complex Families. Presentation at Institute for Research on Poverty’s Conference
on Complex Families. May 2013. Understanding Very Low Food Security and Other Hardships Among Households with
Children. Research overview at University of Illinois, Research Program on Child Hunger, grantees meeting.
April 2013. Child Placement and the Economic Impacts of Divorce. 6th Annual Midwest Family Law
Consortium Workshop. December 2012. Shared Placement: Patterns, Trends, and Impacts. Presentation to Wisconsin Bureau
of Child Support staff. December 2012. Child Placement and the Economic Impacts of Divorce in Wisconsin. Presentation to
Wisconsin Bureau of Child Support staff. June 2012. Understanding Very Low Food Insecurity Among Elementary School Children. Research
overview at University of Kentucky, Research Program on Child Hunger, grantees meeting. 2008. Child Support and Food Insecurity. Briefing to Office of Child Support, Wisconsin Department of
Workforce Development. December 2006. The School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts. Seminar at the Economic
Research Service, USDA. 2006. Presentation to Dane County Hunger Task Force on findings from Wisconsin Schools Food
Security Surveys, statewide and in Dane County schools. 2005. Food Insecurity in Wisconsin. Briefing to Wisconsin Food Security Consortium. 2005. Local-Level Predictors of Household Food Insecurity. U.S. Department of Agriculture Small Grants
Conference, October 2005. 2004. State-level and household-level predictors of household food security. Invited presentation at
Economic Research Service’s Food Assistance Research Conference. March. 2001. The impact of Wisconsin’s full pass-through policy on child support outcomes. Invited presentation
at Office of Child Support Enforcement’s Child Support Research Conference. June. 2000. Paternity establishment and child support orders among W-2 clients. Presentation at Child Support
Demonstration Evaluation (CSDE) National Advisory Board Meeting. November. 2000. Child support among W-2 mothers. Presentation at Child Support Demonstration Evaluation
(CSDE) National Advisory Board Meeting. November.
2000. Use of food pantries by single parents: findings from the Wisconsin Survey of Food Pantry Clients. Presentation at Family Living Statewide Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI. November.
2000. Child support and economic wellbeing of divorced parents. Presentation to Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development staff. May. 1998. The distributional impacts of child support on mothers, fathers and children. Paper presented the
University of Chicago - Northwestern University Joint Center for Poverty Research’s Small Grants Conference, May 1998.
GRANT SUPPORT Funded as Principal Investigator Title: Factors Affecting State-Level Prevalence of Food Insecurity Among Households with
Children Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Period: 2013-2016 Amount: $170,000 Title: Understanding Very Low Food Security and Other Food Hardships Among Children Agency: University of Kentucky (Child Hunger Program) Period: 2012-2014 Amount: $150,000 Title: Understanding Very Low Food Security and Other Food Hardships Among Children Agency: Institute for Research on Poverty Period: 2012-2014 Amount: Research Assistant (12-month) Title: IRP RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Assistance Research Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Period: 2010-2016 Amount: $1,500,000 Title: Wisconsin Food Security Project Agency: Human Ecology Beckner Fund Period: 2012 Amount: $6000 Title: Wisconsin Food Security Project Agency: University of Wisconsin Extension, Family Living Programs Period: 2012 Amount: $7000 Title: The School Breakfast Program and Food Insecurity Agency: Institute for Research on Poverty Period: 2011 Amount: Project assistant (12-month) Title: Dynamics of food insecurity using the ECLS-K Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Period: 2008--2010 Amount: $30,000
Title: Food Security Research, Innovation, and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Period: 2007-2009 Amount: $360,000 Title: The School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Period: 2006-2008 Amount: $119,925 Title: Poverty and Public Policy Workshop Agency: Human Ecology Beckner Fund Period: 2008 Amount: $2000 Title: Juneau County Food Security Assessment Agency: Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Period; 2008 Amount: $2000 Title: Hunger Summit in Wisconsin Agency: Human Ecology Beckner Fund Period: 2007 Amount: $7200 Title: Food Insecurity in Wisconsin Agency: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Period: 2005-2006 Amount: $21,690 Title: Local-level predictors of household food security in Wisconsin Agency: Institute for Research on Poverty, through grants program funded by Economic Research
Service of USDA Period: 2004-2005 Amount: $34,621 Title: Food Insecurity in Wisconsin Agency: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Period: 2004-2005 Amount: $35,000 Title: Local-level determinants of household food security in Wisconsin Agency: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (USDA Hatch Grant) Period: 2004-2007 Amount: Approx $60,000 Title: Hunger and food insecurity in Wisconsin, Part III Agency: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Period: 2003-2004 Amount: $51,000 Title: Local predictors of household food security Agency: University of Wisconsin - Madison Graduate School Period: 2003-2004 Amount: Approx $10,500
Title: State-level predictors of household food security Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Period: 2002-2004 Amount: $100,000 Coinvestigator: Rachel Dunifon (Cornell University) Title: Hunger and food insecurity in Wisconsin, Part II Agency: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Period: 2002-2003 Amount: $93,947 Title: Hunger and food insecurity in Wisconsin Agency: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Period: 2001-2002 Amount: $98,000 Title: Outreach with Wisconsin Connections: a pilot project Agency: UW-Extension Family Living Programs Period: 2001-2002 Amount: $1500 Title: Developing a county-level welfare peer-assistance strategy. Agency: Joyce Foundation Perod: 1998-2001 Amount: $168,106 Coinvestigators: Tom Corbett, Karen Bogenschneider Title: Monitoring the wellbeing of the low-income population under welfare reform. Agency: University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension. Period: 1998 Amount: $2,000 Title: An exploration of cross-county variation in caseloads and outcomes under Wisconsin
Works. Agency: Institute for Research on Poverty Period: 1998 Amount: Project assistant Title: The distributional effect of child support on men, women and children. Agency: Joint Center for Poverty Research Period: 1997-1998 Amount: $19,130 PI: Judi Bartfeld Funded as Researcher Title: Child support guidelines review Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2014-16 PI: Dan Meyer and Maria Cancian Title: Child placement arrangements and post-divorce economic outcomes Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2012-14 PI: Dan Meyer and Maria Cancian
Title: Shared placement: an overview Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2010-11 PI: Dan Meyer and Maria Cancian Title: Contributions of child support to the income packages of divorced families Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2009-11 Amount: Approx $61,000 for my portion PI: Dan Meyer and Maria Cancian Title: Shared placement and post-divorce economic wellbeing Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2008-2010 PI: Thomas Kaplan and Maria Cancian Title: The impact of child support on food security among single mothers Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2005-2007 PI: Thomas Kaplan and Maria Cancian Title: Arrearages, Lying-in Orders, and Child Support Compliance among Fathers of W-2
Children in Wisconsin. Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2003-2005 PI: Daniel Meyer and Maria Cancian Title: Forgiveness of child support arrears Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 2002 PI: Thomas Kaplan and Maria Cancian Title: Wisconsin Works child support waiver demonstration evaluation. Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Period: 1998-2001 PI: Daniel Meyer and Maria Cancian Title: Research into and the design of a reformed child support enforcement program Agency: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Period: 1997 PI: Daniel Meyer
TEACHING (CAMPUS) Courses and for-credit teaching University of Wisconsin – Madison: Family Economics and Public Policy; Consumer Spending and Saving
over the Lifecycle; Research and thesis supervision; graduate and undergraduate independent study sections.
Campus seminars and guest lectures (since 2010) May 2014. Food Security and Place. Guest lecture in Community and Environmental Sociology: Poverty
and Place.
May 2014. Food Insecurity in Wisconsin Schools. Presentation for Morgridge Center’s Badger
Volunteers program. March 2013. Food Insecurity in Wisconsin. Guest Lecture in Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable
Agriculture’ seminar series. November 2010. Economic impacts of shared placement. Guest lecture in Consumer Science 960:
Graduate Seminar. Graduate committees Current Committee chair. Fei Men. Consumer Behavior and Family Economics (Ph.D., proposal defended 2014); Committee member. Yiyu Chen. Social Welfare (Ph.D.); Committee member. Laura Cuesta. Social Welfare (Ph.D.); Past Committee member. Heather O’Connell. Community and Environmental Sociology (Ph.D., 2014). Committee member. Eunhee Han. Social Welfare (Ph.D., completed May 2014). Committee member. Rebekah Selekman. Social Welfare (Ph.D., completed May 2013)l Committee cochair (with Stephanie Robert), Jeong Hee Ryu. Social Welfare (Ph.D., completed 2012). Committee member, Jessica Thompson, Applied and Agricultural Economics. (M.S., completed 2011). Committee chair. Yiyu Chen, Consumer Science (M.S., completed 2010). Committee member, Myoung Kim, Consumer Science (Ph.D., completed 2010). Committee member, Cong Nie, Consumer Science (M.S., completed 2009). Committee member, Jun Huang, Consumer Science (M.S., completed 2009). Committee member, Dong Han, Consumer Science (M.S., completed 2008). Committee member, Kisun Nam, Social Work (Ph.D., completed 2008). Committee member, Catherine Levitan, Consumer Science (Ph.D. completed 2007). Committee member, Allison Espeseth, Consumer Science (M.S.) Completed spring 2006, and winner of
ACCI Masters Thesis Award. Committee member, Laura Pinsoneault, Human Development and Family Studies (Ph.D., 2006). Committee member, Royce Hutson. Social Welfare (Ph.D., completed 2004). Committee chair, Sarah Esmond. Consumer Science (M.S., completed 2003). Committee chair, Destin Layne. Consumer Science (M.S.). Committee chair, Ruilin Fu. Consumer Science (M.S.). Committee member, Jonathan Olson. Human Development and Family Studies (Ph.D., completed 2003). Committee member, David Pate. Social Welfare (Ph.D., completed 2003). Committee member, Mei-chen Hu. Social Welfare (Ph.D., completed 2002). Committee member, Myoung-Hee Kim. Consumer Science (M.S., completed 2000). Committee member, Enilda Delgado. Sociology (Ph.D., completed 2000). Other teaching and mentoring: Mentor, selected students in WISPIRG Student internship Program, Hunger and Homelessness track.
2007-2009. Field placement advisor, Will Hays. Social Work. 1998-1999.
OUTREACH AND EXTENSION TEACHING Workshops, Professional Developments, Trainings, and Outreach Presentations January 2015. Recent data on food insecurity in Wisconsin. Presentation at state food security
networking meeting. December 2014. Research on food insecurity and family finances: presentation for new Extension
colleagues. October 2014. Food Insecurity and Family Finances. Wisline for Extension educators. May 2014. Overview of the Wisconsin Food Security Project. WISCAP Conference. Madison, WI. May 2014. Food Insecurity in Wisconsin: Demographics and Trends. WISCAP Conference. Madison,
WI. May 2014. Food Security and the Wisconsin Food Security Project: A Workshop for Extension Educators
and Community Partners. Waupaca, WI. May 2014. Food Security and the Wisconsin Food Security Project: A Workshop for Extension
Educators. Eau Claire, WI. March 2014. Barriers to Food Access: The Wisconsin Food Security Project. Session at Healthy Food
for All Summit. Neenah, WI. March 2014. Role of Schools: Opportunities to Expand School Food Programs Beyond the Traditional
Lunch Line. Panel presentation at Health Food for All Summit. Neenah, WI. February 2014. Wisconsin Food Security Project Training: A Workshop for Dane County Agencies.
Madison, WI. December 2013. Introduction to the Wisconsin Food Security Project: A Workshop for Extension Staff
and Community Partners. Madison, WI. December 2013. Food Insecurity in Wisconsin and the 7th Congressional District. Invited presentation at
Hunger and Homelessness Summit sponsored by U.S. Representative Duffy. December 2012. Demographic resources for Cooperative Extension: The Wisconsin Food Security
Project. Presentation to CEAC. November 2012. FoodShare trends and controversies. Professional development wisline for UW-
Extension county educators and other local professionals. November 2012. Tools for measuring food security. Workshop at UW-Extension Family Living Statewide
Conference. October 2012. The Wisconsin Food Security Project. Southern District Inservice. Dane County. September 2012. Mapping food security. Presentation at Feeding America / Wisconsin Food Security
Consortium’s Swipe Out Hunger Conference. September 2012. Demographic resources for Cooperative Extension. Presentation to Family Living Staff. May 2012-December 2012. Hunger at Lunch Series. Co-coordinator of bi-monthly professional
development series for UW-Extension county educators and local partners.
May 2012. Food security data and resources. Professional development wisline for UW-Extension
county educators. November 2011. Poverty and food security in Wisconsin. Webinar for Extension educators and
community agencies. May 2011. Food security: update and emerging issues. Presentation for Extension educators. March 2011. Implications of budget bill for economic and food security of Wisconsin families. Overview
and facilitated discussion with Poverty and Food Security team. April 2009. Poverty in Wisconsin: What is it, why does it happen, and why should we care? Workshop
for Extension educators. April 2009. Poverty in Wisconsin and the Eastern District: Trends and Measurement. Workshop for
Extension educators. May 2008. Poverty in Wisconsin. Training for Wisconsin Home Visitors. April 2008. Poverty and Public Policy: A Workshop for Extension Educators. Planner and co-presenter
for 2-day workshop. October 2007. Hunger Summit for Wisconsin. Planner and co-presenter for statewide summit. September 2007. Co-presenter for half-day poverty and food insecurity workshop at NEAFCS
conference. June 2007. Workshop on food security programming. Co-planner and presenter for full-day workshop for
Extension educators. September 2006. Findings from Extension’s Research on Food Security. Presentation for Poverty and
Food Security Team. Stevens Point, WI. April 2005. Scholarship in Extension: The Wisconsin School Food Security Surveys. Presenter at
teleconference in Scholarship in Extension, for Family Living staff. February 2004. Poverty in Wisconsin and in Juneau County. Session for Juneau County Leadership
Development Training. Juneau, WI. February 2004. Poverty and Food Insecurity in Wisconsin and in Southern District. Presentation for all
Southern District Extension staff. Madison, WI. November 2003. Status of food insecurity and poverty in Wisconsin. Workshop at Family Living
statewide conference, Madison, WI. May 2003. Wisconsin Connections as an example of outreach scholarship. Statewide teleconference for
Extension educators. September 2002. Introduction to the Wisconsin Food Security Project. Co-facilitator of statewide
teleconference for Extension educators. May 2002. Policies that affect family economic well-being: issues in TANF reauthorization. Statewide
teleconference training for Extension educators.
February 2002. Tax credits for limited income families in Wisconsin. Workshop for participants in Columbia County Financial Management Training Program.
December 2001. Tax credits for limited-income families. Compressed video training attended by
Extension educators at six sites around Wisconsin. Compressed video format allows live audio and visual interaction among participants at multiple sites.
October 2001. Strategies for promoting free tax assistance in the community. Statewide ETN for
Extension educators. Taught in collaboration with Internal Revenue Service Office of Taxpayer Education.
June 2001. Creating economic and demographic profiles to support county food security assessments.
Session taught at Community Food Security Toolkit Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin. Participants include Extension educators and staff from partner agencies in Wisconsin and Illinois.
May 2001. Research agenda on food security in Wisconsin. Statewide Extension Workshop on Food
Security, Wausau, Wisconsin. May 2001. Overview of the Earned Income Credit: Eligibility, Benefits, and Procedures. Invited
presentation at Wisconsin Community Action Program (WISCAP) Housing Roundtable. September 2000. Findings from the Wisconsin Survey of Food Pantry Clients. Statewide ETN for Family
Living nutrition coordinators. May 2000. Panel member. UW-Extension Distance Education Inservice on satellite videoconference
development. March 2000. The new face of welfare: engaging hard-to-serve clients. Designed and coordinated all
aspects of satellite videoconference attended by local welfare officials at 200+ sites in 29 states. (With Tom Corbett). 2nd in 2-part Welfare Reform: County-to-County Connections series.
December 1999. Wisconsin Works (W-2) after 2 years: what we know, what we don’t know, what we
wish we knew. District inservice training for Cooperative Extension educators, Mazomanie, WI. April 1999. Update and future directions for Wisconsin Works (W-2). Statewide ETN training for
Extension Family Living Educators. March 1999. Ending the welfare agency as we know it: transforming service delivery. Designed and
coordinated all aspects of satellite videoconference attended by local welfare officials in 200+ counties in 12 states. (With Tom Corbett). 1st in 2-part Welfare Reform: County-to-County Connections series.
February 1999. Facilitator training session for Ending the Welfare Agency as We Know It: Transforming
Service Delivery videoconference. December 1998. Tax credits for limited-income families: the earned income credit and homestead credit.
ETN training for Extension Family Living Educators and Jobs Center personnel throughout Wisconsin.
November 1998. Overview of the Women’s Public Policy Education Initiative. Co-leader of session at
Family Living Statewide Conference, Oconomowoc, WI. November 1998. Welfare reform: overview and emerging issues. Workshop at Family Living Statewide
Conference, Oconomowoc, WI. November.
November 1998. W-2: Overview, issues, and prospects for extension involvement. District inservice training for Family Living agents, Stevens Point, WI. November.
July 1998. Child support: overview and prospects for reform. Session taught at Child and Family
Advocacy Institute, Madison, WI. December 1997. Earned income tax credit overview. ETN training attended by family living educators
and JOBS Center personnel throughout Wisconsin. November 1997. Child support and economic wellbeing. Session taught at Poverty and Children: The
Research Implications. Family Living Program statewide inservice, Oshkosh, WI. Educational Websites 2012-present. Wisconsin Food Security Project. http:// www.foodsecurity.wisc.edu. Interactive data and
mapping portal providing customizable information about the local food security infrastructure in Wisconsin. Includes data on contextual characteristics as well as a range of food outlets. Website designed as resource for local food security coalitions, legislators, media, Extension educators, etc.
2011-present. Poverty and Food Security. https://blogs.ces.uwex.edu/povertyandfoodinsecurity/ . Internal
resource for Cooperative Extension. Research, data and programming resources related to food security, for use by Extension educators.
2001-present. Tax Credits for Low and Moderate Income Families in Wisconsin. http://fyi.uwex.edu/eitc/.
Educational website to promote awareness and utilization of tax credits available to low and moderate income families in Wisconsin (Earned Income Credit; Child Tax Credit; Homestead Credit). Website includes detailed information on eligibility; resources for information and outreach; research on utilization of tax credits; links to locate free tax assistance; links to forms and publications; fact sheets and frequently asked questions; and other resources. Targeted users include Extension educators; service providers who work with limited-income families; legislative aides; advocates; and eligible families.
2002-2010. Website to create data-driven county profiles and maps. Site overhauled and replaced in
2012 by www.foodsecurity.wisc.edu. Outreach teaching materials (print/audio/visual) 2014. Food Security and Family Finances: Evidence from Wisconsin School Children. UW-Extension:
Family Financial Education Issue Brief. November. 2013. Food security Facts for Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin – Extension. 2012. Food security trends and an introduction to the Wisconsin Food Security Project. Institute for
Research on Poverty podcast. August. (With Dave Chancellor). http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/media/podcasts.htm
2011. Poverty and Food Security in Wisconsin. Customizable powerpoint presentation and presentation
notes for use or adaptation by county Extension faculty. County-specific materials developed for all 72 counties. (With Katherine Curtis and Julie Keown-Bomar).
2011. Food Security Facts for Wisconsin. 2008. Poverty in Wisconsin. Component of UW-Extension’s PACE (Poverty Awareness for Community
Engagement) curriculum.
2008. Children and Poverty. Component of UW-Extension’s PACE (Poverty Awareness for Community
Engagement) curriculum. 2008. Measuring Poverty. Component of UW-Extension’s PACE (Poverty Awareness for Community
Engagement) curriculum. 2008. Hunger in Wisconsin. Component of UW-Extension’s PACE (Poverty Awareness for Community
Engagement) curriculum. (with Nick Heckman). 2007. Hunger and Food Insecurity in Wisconsin. Powerpoint presentation developed for use or
adaptation by county Extension faculty. 2005, 6. Tax Credits for Limited Income Families in Wisconsin. Powerpoint presentation developed for
use or adaptation by county Extension faculty. 2001, 2003, 2005. Wisconsin Connections: A Comprehensive Guide to Economic Assistance Programs.
Developed in collaboration with Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) and Women and Poverty Public Education Initiative (WPPEI). Provided to all Wisconsin food pantries. Piloted as outreach tool in Sauk County 2002. Original version 2001, updated version 2003, revised 2005.
2004. Making Ends Meet. In Wisconsin Families – Issues and Demographics series. 2003. Economic assistance programs for low and moderate income families. Web-based lesson for
participants in Family Economics 101, an on-line course for Family Living educators. 2001. Creating an economic and demographic profile of your community: sources of web-based
information. 2002. The new face of welfare: voices from the front line. Member of video design team. (With Tom
Corbett, Lis Owens, and Jim Leser). 2000. The New Face of Welfare: Engaging Hard-to-Serve Clients. Participant and facilitator materials for
use with satellite videoconference. 1999. The End of the Welfare Agency as We Know It: Transforming Service Delivery. Participant and
facilitator materials for use with satellite videoconference. Extension Agent support: 1997-present. Ongoing consultation and support to county Family Living Program agents and Wisconsin
Nutrition Education Program staff, in areas of food security, food assistance policy, earned income credit outreach, local research support, local needs assessments, data interpretation, developing food and economic security profiles, etc.
Media (recent) Periodic press releases on current topics related to food security, poverty, and food assistance programs and policies 2012. Interview for Channel 3’s The Rise of Paul Ryan, to discuss food assistance policy. 2011. Guest on Here & Now, Wisconsin Public Television, November 25 2011. 2011. Interview, Wisconsin Public Radio, September 8 2011.
SERVICE Non-academic committees, consultations, and support (since 2010) 2014. Member, Advisory Committee, RTI, Inc. Support to President’s National Commission on Hunger. 2013. Appointed member, National Academy of Sciences / Committee on National Statistics Steering
Committee on Research Gaps and Opportunities on the Causes and Consequences of Child Hunger.
2013-2014. Member, Healthy Food for All Conference Planning Committee. 2006-2013. Member, Wisconsin Food Security Consortium Steering Committee. 2013-2014. Member, FNS Summer Food Service Program Study Review Panel. 2011. Member, Wisconsin School Breakfast Advisory Team. Service to profession Editorial Boards 2014-present. Member, Editorial Board, Social Service Review. Conference/workshop/session coordination 2014. Session organizer, Contextual Characteristics and Food Security. Association for Public Policy
Analysis and Management (APPAM) Conference, November 2014. 2013. Session organizer, Emerging Evidence on Childhood Food Insecurity and Financial Behaviors.
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Conference, November 2013. 2013. Co-coordinator (with Tim Smeeding, James Ziliak, Craig Gundersen). 50 Years of Food Stamps
(national research workshop on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). 2007-2013. Coordinator, RIDGE grants mentoring workshop, Madison, WI. April. Held annually. 1998-1999. Member, planning committee, IRP Conference on Nonmarital Fertility. Reviews 1997-present. Manuscript reviews for Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Demography,
Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Marriage and Family, Agriculture Resource and Economics Journal, American Council on Consumer Interests National Conference, Sociological Perspectives, Family Relations, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Social Service Review, Children and Youth Services Review, Southern Economics Journal, Public Health Nutrition, Journal of Nutrition, Social Problems, Journal of Children and Poverty, U.S.D.A. Economic Research Service Publication series.
2003, 2005, 2011. Reviewer for U.S.D.A. Food and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) grants 2005. Expert review of Current Population Survey – Food Security Supplement questions.
2004. Member, Expert panel to review child support modules in the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
2002, 2005. Reviewer for IRP-USDA Small Grants Program (Food Security). Invited discussant and session chair (since 2010) 2006-2014. Session Chair, Annual USDA RIDGE Conference, Washington, D.C. October. 2013. Discussant, APPAM Conference, Washington, D.C. November. 2013. Session Chair, NAS/IOM Workshop on Child Hunger, Washington, D.C. March. 2013. Session Chair, 50 Years of Food Stamps Conference, Washington, D.C. November. Service to university Extension 2011-present. Member, Healthy Living Team, Family Living Programs. 2009-2011 Cochair, Poverty and Food Insecurity Team, Family Living Programs. 2007-2008. Cochair, Family Financial Management Team, Family Living Programs. 2003-2008. Member, Food and Economic Security Team, Family Living Programs; 2002-2004. Member, WisStat Advisory Council. 1999-2003. Co-Chair, Cooperative Extension Family Economic Security Work Group. 2003. Member, planning subcommittee for Family Living statewide conference. 2003. Member, Workgroup to define Family Living Program team functions. 1997-1999. Member, Cooperative Extension Statewide Limited-Income and W-2 Working Group. 1997-1999. Member, Cooperative Extension Encouraging Family Self-Sufficiency Theme Group. UW-Madison 2014-present. Member, University of Wisconsin-Madison Baldwin Committee. 2014-present. Senator, University of Wisconsin Faculty Senate. 2010-present. Director, IRP RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Assistance Research. 2010-present. Member, Institute for Research on Poverty Executive Committee. 2006-2009. Director, IRP/USDA Food Security RIDGE program. 2004-2006. Member, Graduate School Social Science Research Committee. 1999-2002. Member, Social Science Computing Cooperative Steering Committee. School of Human Ecology 2015. Member, SoHE Peer Faculty Annual Review Committee. 2014-present. Member, Center Financial Security Steering Committee. 2014-present. Member, SoHE Human Capital Committee. 2014. Member, Seach Committee, Consumer Science / Extension specialist (Olive hire) 2013-2014. Member, Search Committee, HDFS / Extension specialist. (Froyen hire) 2013-2014. Member, Peer Faculty Annual Review Design Committee. 2011. Member, SoHE Committee on Defining Specialists Roles. 2008-2011. Member, School of Human Ecology Undergraduate Program Committee. Chair 2010-11. 2007-2009. Member, School of Human Ecology Academic Planning Council. 2007. Member, SoHE Governance Review Committee. 2006. Member, Executive Committee, Center for Excellence in Family Studies. 2003-2004. Member, School of Human Ecology Graduate Program Committee. 2000. Member, School of Human Ecology Mission Committee. 1998-2000. Member, School of Human Ecology Student Affairs Committee. 1997-1998. Member, School of Human Ecology Outreach Committee.
Consumer Science 2014-present. Member, mentoring committee for Anya Samak. 2014-present. Member, mentoring committee for Dee Warmath. 2014-present. Member, mentoring committee for Fenaba Addo. 2008-2013. Chair, peer review committee for Michael Collins (tenure granted April 2013). 2013. Member, promotion committee for Nancy Wong (promoted to full professor May 2013). 2013-present. Member, graduate committee. 2008-2009; 2010-2011. 2013. Chair, Consumer Science Undergraduate Committee. 2011-2012. Member, Consumer Science Undergraduate Committee. 2008-2009. Chair, tenure committee for Sean Cash. 2008-2010. Member, peer review committee for Max Schmeiser. 2007-2008. Chair, Search committee for multiple faculty positions in department 2008. Member, tenure committee for Nancy Wong (tenured May 2008). 2007-2008. Convener, faculty review of undergraduate curricula 2003-2007. Member, tenure committee for Michael Gutter 2005-2006. Member, tenure committee for Marc Smith 2000-2008. Member, Department of Consumer Science Graduate Affairs Committee. 2004-2006. Member, Department of Consumer Science Awards and Outreach Committee. 2004-2005. Member, Housing Specialist Search Committee (Smith hire). 2004. Chair, Housing Specialist Search Committee. 2003-2004. Chair, Department of Consumer Science Awards and Outreach Committee. 1998-2000; 2001-2002. Member, Department of Consumer Science Outreach and Awards Committee.