Department of Nutritional Sciences

 The facilitation of collaborative, longitudinal, and policy oriented evaluation research.  The conduct of community-based program evaluation.  The availability of resources that support grant writing, survey development, and statistical support.

Director: Mari Wilhelm, PhD Co-Director: James Roebuck, PhD Co-Director: Melissa Page, PhD Program Coordinator, Senior: Alexandra Armenta Research Specialist: Shelley Zhang, MS

National Institutes of Health: National Children’s Study Enhanced Household Recruitment Study Centers for Disease Control: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Department of Education: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Transition to Teaching SAMSHA: Safe Schools National Science Foundation GK-12—Graduate students in K-12 classrooms Noyce Master Teacher Fellows iSTEM—STEM and ICT workforce hybrid grant for 3 rd -8 th grade students Helios Foundation Biotechnology training for 6 th -12 th grade teachers Rural Tri-county Innovation Education Initiative Local: Community Partnerships of Southern Arizona Pima County Superintendent of Schools Tucson Pima Arts Council (TPAC)

 Evaluation Planning and Development  Consultation and Implementation  Evaluability Assessments  Survey Design and Development  Scannable Surveys  On-Line Surveys  Data Collection  Needs Assessment  Trained Instructor Observations and Assessment  Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development  Focus Groups  Interviews  Surveys  Data Management  Quality Control  Longitudinal Data Management  Data Mining  Data Security  FISMA/NIST  Statistical Analysis  Descriptive and Inferential Analyses  Longitudinal Analyses  Data Visualization, Social Networks, GIS  Report Writing