JNE editorial board appointments

From the Editor JNE Editorial Board Appointments The production of the Journal of Nutrition Education is truly a team effort. Contributing greatly to the quality of the final product are the efforts of those who participate in the Journal's peer review process. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal are peer reviewed by at least three persons who have expertise appropriate to judge the quality of the submitted manuscript. The majority of these reviews are completed by the JNE Board of Editors. From among the many educators, researchers, and practitioners who have demonstrated their interest and competence by serving as ad hoc reviewers, the Journal Policy Advisory Council selects those to be appointed to the Board of Editors. These selections are made to achieve a balance of disciplinary expertise, practitioner experience, specialized areas of interest, and broad geographical and institutional representation. Each editorial board member voluntarily devotes extensive time to reviewing many manuscripts-often numbering ten or more per year. In addition, the editorial staff and Journal Policy Advisory Council rely heavily on the opinions and suggestions of the Board of Editors in establishing Journal policy. We wish to thank those members of the Board of Editors who are retiring after having served two consecutive three-year terms : Judith Brown, Nancy Canolty, Howard Schutz, Patricia Swan, and Wanda Young. Judy Brun, who also has served two three-year terms, has been named as a Board of Directors member on the Journal Policy Advisory Council. The following members of the Board of Editors have been appointed to a second three-year term: Richard Cook, Idamarie Laquatra, and Ellen Parham . Below we offer brief biographical sketches of the six new members of the JNE Board of Editors who were appointed for an initial three-year term beginning in January 1988. They are Cheryl Achterberg, Susan Barr, Carole Bisogni, Marie Fanelli, Joanne Ikeda, and Mary Lewis. earned her bachelor's degree in biology from California Polytechnic State University, her M.S. in nutrition from the University of Maine, and her Ph.D. in community nutrition and nutrition education from Cornell University. She CHERYL L. ACHTERBERG

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is currently an assistant professor of nutrition education at Penn State. Her previous work experience includes employment as a consulting nutritionist with HeadStart, WIC , and continuing education in Washington County, Maine. Dr. Achterberg is an active member of the Society for Nutrition Education and currently serves on several of the Society's committees, including the Educational Services Policy Advisory Council (19871990), the Ad Hoc Committee for Nutrition Educator Certification (1987-88), and the Annual Program Planning Committee for SNE's 1989 Annual Meeting. Her research interests include the development of food habits/patterns in families and individuals throughout the life cycle; theory-building research in nutrition education, with emphasis on social cognition and meaningful learning; and food meanings and foodways. She is the recipient of a number of fellowships and research grants . SUSAN I. BARR is an assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics in the School of Family and Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia. She received her bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of British Columbia, completed her dietetic internship at the University of Alberta Hospital, and received her Ph. D . in human nutrition from the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include nutrition and physical activity (the effects of dietary variables on performance, food habits, and beliefs of athletes), and opinions and interests of dietitians/nutritionists toward research and continuing education. Dr. Barr is an active member of several professional organizations, and writes a nutrition column for the Canadian Association of Sports Medicine newsletter. CAROLE A. BISOGNI received her bachelor's degree in human nutrition and food, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in foods and nutrition from Cornell University. She currently serves as an associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, with a joint appointment in the Institute of Food Sciences and the Institute for Compar-

ative and Environmental Toxicology at Cornell University, where she has spent her professional career. Dr. Bisogni has served on a number of committees of the Society for Nutrition Education and is also active in several other profeSSional organizations. Her research interests include the beliefs, attitudes, and other predispositions that may influence adults' responses to nutrition education programs, especially predispositions related to nutritive value, safety, and quality of foods ; consumer perceptions of risks from chemicals in food and the environment; consumer beliefs about the health, safety, and quality of fish and seafood; and design and evaluation of supermarket nutrition information programs. MARIE T. FANELLI is an associate professor of nutrition and dietetics, and research coordinator of the nutrition clinic at the University of Delaware. Before being appointed to her present position, she served as an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Fanelli earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry, and foods and nutrition from Douglass College and her M.S. and Ph.D. in nutrition from Rutgers University where she served as a research intern. Her research interests are in the areas of food habits and nutritional status of older adults, and dietary and anthropometric assessment methods . She served as the principal investigator in a statewide survey of nutrition education needs of older persons living in North Carolina, and she is a member of the American Society of Allied Health Professions' Task Force on Gerontology and Geriatric Long Term Care Education in Allied Health. She is a member of a number of professional societies including the American Institute of Nutrition and is the recipient of several awards .

holds a bachelor's degree in nutrition and food science from Cornell University and a master's degree in nutrition education from San Francisco State University. She is a nutrition education specialist in Cooperative Extension and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. Earlier in her career she was employed at the county and state level by Cooperative Extension in New York State. Her research interests include the food habits of new immigrants to the United States, and children JOANNE P. IKEDA

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and weight control. Ms. Ikeda is an active member of a number of professional organizations and has served as a nominating committee member of the Society for Nutrition Education and as the local arrangements chairperson for SNE's annual meeting.

of Chicago. She is a member of several professional associations and is a member

MARY E. LEWIS is the director ofresearch and evaluation at National Dairy Council. Dr. Lewis holds a Ph. D . in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois where she worked as a research assistant in the Office of Evaluation Research. Her research interests include the translation of behavior change theories into implementable and cost-effective nutrition education programs. She served as editor for the Proceedings of The Leading Edge in Nutrition Education: Research Enhancing Practice, which was recently published by the American Dietetic Association. Earlier in her career, Dr. Lewis worked for fourteen years as a teacher in the Chicago public school system. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature from St. Xavier College in Chicago, an M.S. in reading education from Chicago State University, and a C.A.S. in reading consulting from the University

Those of us privileged to serve as your editorial staff were delighted to see the results of the membership survey conducted by SNE in June 1987. In this survey, members ranked the Journal ofNutrition Education at the top of the list of SNE's existing services, by more than double the number of pOints given to the second most highly ranked service! While we were gratified by this ranking, we also consider this a mandate to continue to produce aJournal that is useful. relevant, and "user-friendly" (a term currently being used to advertise our Journal by our publisher, the Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore, MD). Over the past several years, readers have witnessed a proliferation of new Journal features, including production of six issues a year; increased Journal size; introduction of the GEMS, Viewpoints, and Abstracts of Interest sections; presentation of Spanish and French translations of abstracts of Research articles; and a revamped Reviews section. You have

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. and Forward also received supplements and theme issues of the Journal with titles such as "Use of Computers in Nutrition Education," "Worksite Nutrition Education" and "International Nutrition Education." We continue to strive to makeJNE one of the journals you look forward to receiving every other month! In the coming months, in addition to our regular features, you will be treated to a supplement insert on medical nutrition education and a special theme issue on adolescent nutrition education. Let us know your views about the content and format of the Journal of Nutrition Education. We strive to continue to be "top ranked" among SNE's services to its members. We can do this only if we have input and discussion from all of the SOCiety's membership-a diverse group of informed thinkers who reflect a variety of approaches to current issues in nutrition education. Laura S. Sims JNE Editor

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