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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 29, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM ET
    Coffee with the Editors
  • 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Bee Marks Communication Symposium - From Evidence to Action: Navigating the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines

    Speaker: Nadia Davis

    Speaker: Cristina Palacios

    Speaker: Christopher A. Taylor, PhD RDN LD FAND – The Ohio State University Medical Dietetics

  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM ET
    Collaborative Leadership in Action: State, Tribal, and University Partnerships Power Community Centered SNAP Ed Programming

    Organizer: Rachel Bowers, MPH, RDN – Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families

    Moderator: Rachel Bowers, MPH, RDN – Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families

    Speaker: Veronica LaJoie, M.S. – Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families

  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM ET
    Designing for Impact: Building a Cohesive Nutrition Education Curriculum Suite

    Moderator: Marci Scott, PhD, RDN – Michigan Fitness Foundation

    Speaker: Benjamin S. Zaleski, MA, CAPM – Michigan Fitness Foundation

    Speaker: Teresa Zwemer, RDN – Michigan Fitness Foundation

    Organizer: Cailyn A. Van Camp, PhD – Michigan Fitness Foundation

    Speaker: Cailyn A. Van Camp, PhD – Michigan Fitness Foundation

  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM ET
    Life after SNAP-Ed: What’s Next for Community Nutrition Education Programs

    Moderator: Jennifer Ward, PhD, MPH – University of Tennessee

    Organizer: Jennifer Ward, PhD, MPH – University of Tennessee

    Speaker: Candance E. Gabel, RD – Oklahoma State

  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
    Beyond Accommodation: Designing Inclusive Nutrition Education for People with Disabilities

    Moderator: Angela Odoms-Young, PhD – Cornell University

    Organizer: Christina A. Chauvenet, PhD – Newman's Own Foundation

    Speaker: Christina A. Chauvenet, PhD – Newman's Own Foundation

    Speaker: Beth Bacon, MA – FRESHFARM

    Speaker: Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen, PhD, MPH – Tufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

    Speaker: Debra Brucker, PhD, MPA – Institute on Disability College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire

  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
    Supporting Healthy Aging: Nutrition, Access, and Interventions for Older Adults
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
    Sustaining Impact beyond SNAP-Ed: Transitions, Lessons, and the Path forward

    Moderator: Jung Sun Lee, PhD, RDN – University of Georgia

    Organizer: Jung Sun Lee, PhD, RDN – University of Georgia

    Speaker: Jo Brott-Rankin, PhD – University of Missouri

    Speaker: Jini Puma, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz

    Speaker: Kimberly Keller, PhD – University of Missouri

    Speaker: Lauren H. Sweeney, PhD, RDN – Nutrition and Health Comunity of Practice, South Dakota State University

    Speaker: Marci Scott, PhD, RDN – Michigan Fitness Foundation

  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Lunch
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM ET
    JNEB - Rapid Reviews
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Bridging Evidence and Action: Strengthening Community-Healthcare Partnerships in Food is Medicine

    Moderator: Marissa McElrone, PhD, RDN, CPH – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Health & Human Performance

    Organizer: Marissa McElrone, PhD, RDN, CPH – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Health & Human Performance

    Speaker: Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen, PhD, MPH – Tufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

    Speaker: Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP – Elevance Health

    Speaker: Luisa Furstenberg-Beckman, MPH – DC Greens

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Make Nutrition Come Alive: Fun Ways to Infuse the Arts into Nutrition Education for Children

    Moderator: Padideh Lovan, PhD, RD, LDN – Florida International University

    Organizer: Padideh Lovan, PhD, RD, LDN – Florida International University

    Speaker: Lynn Fredericks, n/a – FamilyCook Productions

    Speaker: Barbara Storper, MS, RD – FoodPlay Productions

    Speaker: Yayoi Kobayashi

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Measuring What Endures: SNAP-Ed’s Legacy and Lessons for the Road Ahead

    Organizer: Pamela Bruno, MPH – University of New England

    Speaker: Pamela Bruno, MPH – University of New England

    Speaker: Carrie Draper, MSW – Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

    Speaker: Karen Franck, PhD – University of Tennessee

    Speaker: Kimberly Keller, PhD – University of Missouri

    Moderator: Jini Puma, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz

    Speaker: Jini Puma, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz

    Speaker: Susan Foerster, MPH – California Department of Public Health

  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Crisis Leadership in Times of Transition

    Organizer: Jo J. Britt-Rankin, MS, PhD – University of Missouri

    Speaker: Kimberly Keller, PhD – University of Missouri

    Moderator: Jo J. Britt-Rankin, MS, PhD – University of Missouri

  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Culture as Medicine: Lessons learned from the field

    Moderator: Cassandra Silveira, PhD, MPH, RD – University of Minnesota Extension

    Organizer: Michael Stratten, n/a – University of Minnesota - Extension

    Speaker: Michael Stratten, n/a – University of Minnesota - Extension

    Speaker: Joyce McGee-Brown, n/a – University of Minnesota - Extension

    Speaker: Tonia Brinston, n/a – University of Minnesota - Extension

  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Nourish to Flourish: Integrating School Meals and Nutrition Education to Shape Lifelong Health

    Moderator: Serah Theuri, PhD, RDN – University of Southern Indiana

    Organizer: Habiba A. Nur, Ph.D – Utah State University

    Speaker: Hema Kesa, PhD – University of Johannesburg

    Speaker: Claire Theobald, BS – British Nutrition Foundation

    Speaker: Frances Meek, BS – British Nutrition Foundation

    Speaker: Suzanne Piscopo, PhD, RDN – Department of Health, Physical Education and Consumer studies, Faculty of education, University of Malta

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    Actionizing the Social Ecological Model for Maximum Public Health Nutrition Impact

    Moderator: Jean Butel, PhD – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

    Organizer: Macy M. Helm, n/a – University of Nevada, Reno Extension

    Speaker: Macy M. Helm, n/a – University of Nevada, Reno Extension

    Speaker: Sabina Malik, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno Extension

    Speaker: Jean Butel, PhD – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

    Speaker: Karen Franck, PhD – University of Tennessee

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    Sustaining Multilevel Nutrition Education Programs in Unpredictable Funding Landscapes

    Moderator: Cassandra J. Nguyen, PhD – University of California, Davis

    Organizer: Cassandra J. Nguyen, PhD – University of California, Davis

    Speaker: Laura Vollmer, MPH, RD – University of California Cooperative Extension

    Speaker: Bree Bode, PhD, MPH, CHES – Michigan Fitness Foundation

    Speaker: Kimberly Keller, PhD – University of Missouri

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    Ultra-Processed Foods in Focus: Barriers, Behaviors, and Nutrition Education Opportunities
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ET
    Opening & Poster Reception