Conference Presentations

Nutrition Access

1. Enahora, B., Jilcott-Pitts, S, Buckingham-Schutt, L. (2025). Improving participation in fruit and vegetable incentive programs through digital technologies. [National conference session]. Society for Nutrition Education & Behavior 2025. Indianapolis, IN. 

2. Kirk, B., Grist, P., Enahora, B., Rawlings, K., Hardison-Moody, A., Hipp, J.A., & Stage, V.C. (2025). Exploring rural community stakeholder perspectives on produce prescription and voucher incentive programs in North Carolina. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 57(8), S54-S55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.117

3. *Rawlings, K., Enahora, B., Smith, S., Hardison-Moody, A., & Eshleman, K. (2025). Exploring healthy food access among rural food pantries in North Carolina. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 57(8), S24-S25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.055

4. *Smith, S., Enahora, B., Rawlings, K., Kirk, B., Grist, P., & Pitts, S. J. (2025). Ripe for revival: A mobile produce market pilot in rural northeastern North Carolina. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 57(8), S20-S21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.047

5. Enahora, B. (2025). Plant-based eating: Educating our communities, balance, and adequacy. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

6. Enahora, B. & O’Connor, C. (2025). Role reversal: Guiding participants to take the lead in cooking activities. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Cooperative Extension FCS Institutes. Raleigh, NC.

7. Maloy, C., Brunelle, T., Eshleman, K., Christian, C., Nunn, S. E., Ramsey-Coleman, C., Eggleston, C.  (2025). Extensions agents role in healthy food access pantry training program. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Cooperative Extension FCS Institutes. Raleigh, NC.

8. Maloy, C., Chase-Brunelle, T., Eshleman, K., Enahora, B., Rawlings, K. (2025). Strengthening food security: Approaches to support food pantries. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

Physical Activity

1. *Hardison-Moody, A., Grist, P., Lutrell, M., Hipp, A., Bocarro, J., Odell, N. (2025). Rural realities: Intersectional barriers to physical activity in 10 North Carolina counties. [National conference poster presentation]. National Health Outreach Conference 2025. Omaha, NE.

2. *Luttrell, M., Hipp, J. A., Bocarro, J., Hardison-Moody, A., Odell, N. (2025). Exploring 4-H’s impact on youth physical activity: A systematic review of evidence-based approaches. [National conference poster presentation]. American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC

3. *Luttrell, M., Odell, N., Bocarro, J., Hipp, A., Hardison-Moody, A. (2025). Empowering rural health: Building sustainable partnerships for the future. [National conference poster presentation]. Active Living Conference 2025. Manhattan, KS.

4. Odell, N., *Hardison-Moody, A., Hipp, A. (2024). Community priorities for increasing physical activity through community design in rural counties: Physical activity action plans from ten CDC high obesity program counties in North Carolina. [National conference poster presentation]. American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

5. Brunelle, T. (2025). Expanding physical activity access in local communities. [State conference roundtable discussion]. 2025 NC Cooperative Extension FCS Institutes. Raleigh, NC.

6. Chase-Brunelle, T., Eske, K., Morris, L. (2025). Transforming your community through walking: Part 1. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

7. Eske, K., Hardison-Moody, A., Hipp, A., Odell, N. (2025). Transforming your community through walking: Part 2. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

8. Odell, N. (2025). Making movement easier: Practical strategies to enhance physical activity in your community. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Cooperative Extension FCS Institutes. Raleigh, NC.

9. Morris, L., Chase-Brunelle, T., Odom, E.B., Petticrew, P., Simon, D., Wyatt, M. (2025). Enrich your community and extension programming with StoryWalks®. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

Early Care and Education

1. Stage, V. C., Bloom, D., Lundquist, R., Mena, N. (2025). Farm to Early Care & Education: Current evidence and future opportunities. [National conference session]. Society for Nutrition Education & Behavior 2025. Indianapolis, IN. 

2. Stage, V. C., Mobley, A., Buccini, G., Uribe, A. M. (2025). Community engaged research to improve food and nutrition security in the first 2,000 days. [National conference session]. Society for Nutrition Education & Behavior 2025. Indianapolis, IN. 

3. Bloom, D., Brown, S., Dixon, J., Estrada, M., Hood, K., Stage, V., Sugg, J., Szilvay, A. (2025). What’s new in Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) part 1. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

4. Bloom, D., Brown, S., Dixon, J., Estrada, M., Hood, K., Stage, V., Sugg, J., Szilvay, A. (2025). What’s new in Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) part 2. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

5. Dixon, J. (2025). Raising adventurous eaters: Changing the way we think about picky eating. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

6. Grist, P., Kirk, B., Stage, V. (2025). Process, impact, and outcome: Insights from More PEAS Please!. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.

7. Stage, V. & Dixon, J. (2025). Neurodiversity at the table: Understanding how sensory-processing impacts mealtimes with young children. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Cooperative Extension FCS Institutes. Raleigh, NC.

8. Stage, V., Bloom, D., Glaspie, L., McCullough, T., Policasto, L., Hyde, T., Brown, S., Dixon, J. (2025). People, programs & partnerships: Building synergy to create healthy early education environments. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Cooperative Extension FCS Institutes. Raleigh, NC.

Overarching

1. Miller, B., Stage, V. C., Grist, P., Prescott, M. P., Ferrante, M. J. (2025). Community-based participatory research: Building equitable community partnerships to address nutrition education and health disparities. [National conference session]. Society for Nutrition Education & Behavior 2025. Indianapolis, IN.

2. Grist, P., Kirk, B., Enahora, B., Rawlings, K., Hardison-Moody, A., Hipp, A., Stage, V. (2025). Exploring community resource utilization for physical activity and healthy eating in rural NC: Insights from focus groups with key stakeholders. [National conference poster presentation]. National Health Outreach Conference 2025. Omaha, NE.

3. Stage, V., Benevente, L., Halbohm, M. (2025). More than showing up: Supporting engagement among young families. [State conference oral presentation]. 2025 NC Extension State Conference. Greensboro, NC.