Awards

SNEB Awards

The SNEB Awards Committee, chaired by the immediate past president, welcomes nominations, including self-nominations, for SNEB members who have made notable contributions to the field of Community Nutrition, especially with black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) or low-resource communities.  No higher degree is required, and we welcome those who work in a variety of settings which include but are not limited to: non-profit and communities organizations, schools, colleges and universities, government and research institutions, and healthcare organizations to name a few.

We have a variety of awards that span from professionals early in their career to those late in their career and across different areas of practice.

Criteria for each award are listed below.


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Helen Denning Ullrich Annual Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education

2023 Award Recipient Jennifer L Wilkins, PhD, RDN

Established for the purpose of providing an annual award in honor of Helen Denning Ullrich which recognizes an SNEB member for outstanding achievement in the field of nutrition education. Helen was one of a group of pioneering leaders who were dedicated to making sound nutrition education a tool for effective change. She was the first Editor of the Journal of Nutrition Education.

This award is given for outstanding achievement in the field of nutrition education and behavior. (20 or more years in the profession)

Criteria

An Award Committee is appointed by the SNEB Board to evaluate nominations using the following five criteria:

  1. Nominated by a current SNEB member in any membership category.
  2. 20 or more years of professional work in nutrition education
  3. Current professional, assisted professional, retired or emeritus membership in SNEB and professional or assisted professional member status for at least 3 years (not necessarily consecutive)
  4. Professional accomplishments in the field of nutrition education and behavior

Recipients must have a record of outstanding achievement in the field of nutrition education and behavior and made acknowledged contributions to the field. This could include:

  • breadth and quality of accomplishments (e.g., teaching, advocacy, curriculum and materials development, work with other organizations, media, industry, policy makers, and other collaborators),
  • the success or impact of the nutrition education and behavior resources, grants or program changes garnered in support of the nutrition education and behavior to assure sustainability and/or growth of a program, intervention, or
  • other type of nutrition education and behavior effort.

Accomplishments also considered could be leadership of nutrition education and behavior programs or collaborations and publication of scholarly materials related to nutrition education and behavior.

5. Recipients must have a record of service to SNEB. Significant contribution to SNEB as a volunteer leader or in another capacity that fosters SNEB’s mission to advance food and nutrition education research, practice, and policy that promote equity and support public and planetary health.

Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of the nominee’s professional accomplishments in the field of nutrition education and behavior. (1,000 words)
  2. Please describe the nominee’s contribution to the mission of SNEB, as a volunteer leader or another capacity that fosters SNEB’s mission (1,000 words)
  3. Please provide at least 1 and up to 3 letters of recommendation that are a maximum of 2 pages each
  4. Please provide the nominees resume or curriculum vitae

2023 Award Winners:

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Recipient: Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RDN
View the press release recognizing Wilkins’ award.

Past Winners Include:

    • Joanne D. Burke, PhD (2022)
    • Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN (2022)
    • Linda Bobroff, PhD, RD, LD/N (2020)
    • Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD (2019)
    • Joanne Ikeda, MA, RD (2018) Watch Joanne’s acceptance speech here.
    • Joan Gussow, EdD (2017)
    • Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FAND (2016)
    • Cheryl Achterberg, PhD (2015)
    • Susan Nitzke, PhD, RD (2014)
    • Marilyn Briggs, PhD, RD, SNS (2013)
    • Patricia “Trish” Britten, PhD and Isobel R. Contento, PhD (2012)
    • Margo Wootan, DSc (2011)
    • Suzanne Pelican, MS, RD (2010)
    • Alice Henneman, MS, RD (2009)
    • Adrienne White, PhD, RD (2008)
    • Lynn Parker, MS (2007)
    • Jane Voichick, PhD & Audrey Maretzki, PhD, MS (2006)
    • Sharon L. Hoerr, RD, PhD (2005)

2023 Award Recipient Susan Johnson, PhD

SNEB President’s Award 

The President’s Award recognizes a member for outstanding service to the field of nutrition education and to SNEB. The recipient is selected by the current SNEB President.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Recipient: Susan Johnson, PhD


2023 Award Recipient Amy Mobley, PhD

The Mid-Career Professional Achievement Award

This award recognizes an SNEB member who has made notable contributions in the field of nutrition education and behavior and notable contributions to SNEB during the middle stages of their career defined as at least 10 but less than 20 years in the profession.

Criteria

An Award Committee is appointed by the SNEB Board to evaluate nominations using the following five criteria:

  1. Nominated by a current SNEB member (including self-nomination)  in any membership category.
  2. At least ten but less  than 20 years of professional work in nutrition education
  3. Current professional or assisted professional membership in SNEB and professional member or assisted professional status for at least 3 years (not necessarily consecutive)
  4. Professional contributions in the field of nutrition education and behavior.

Recipients must have a record of achievement in the field of nutrition education and behavior. This could include:

  • breadth and quality of accomplishments (e.g., teaching, advocacy, curriculum and materials development, work with other organizations, media, industry, policy makers, and other collaborators),
  • the success or impact of the nutrition education and behavior resources, grants or
  • program changes garnered in support of the nutrition education and behavior to assure sustainability and/or growth of a program, intervention, or other type of nutrition education and behavior effort.

Accomplishments also considered could be leadership of nutrition education and behavior programs or collaborations and publication of scholarly materials related to nutrition education and behavior.

5.  Recipients must have a record of service to SNEB. Significant contribution to SNEB as a volunteer leader or in another capacity that fosters SNEB’s mission to advance food and nutrition education research, practice, and policy that promote equity and support public and planetary health.

Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of the nominee’s professional accomplishments in the field of nutrition education and behavior. (1000 words)
  2. Please describe the nominee’s contribution to the mission of SNEB, as a volunteer leader or another capacity that fosters SNEB’s mission (1,000 words)
  3. Please provide up to 2 letters of recommendation that are a maximum of 2 pages each
  4. Please provide the nominees resume or curriculum vitae

Congratulations to the 2023 award recipient: Amy Mobley, PhD
View the press release recognizing Mobley’s award.

Past Winners Include:

  • Christopher Taylor PhD, RD, LD, FAND (2022)
  • Melissa Olfert, DrPH, MS, RDN, LD (2021) | Video
  • Karla Shelnutt, PhD, RD (2020)
  • Laura L. Bellows, PhD, MPH, RDN (2019)
  • Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (2018)
  • Melissa Maulding, MS, RD (2017)
  • Betty Tomoko Izumi, PhD, MPH, RD (2016)
  • Elena Carbone, DrPH, RD, LDN (2015)
  • Kari Bachman, MS (2014)
  • Sarah Colby, PhD (2012)
  • Mary Murimi, PhD, RD, LDN (2010)
  • Suzanne Piscopo, PhD (2009)
  • Barbara Lohse, PhD (2008)
  • Adrienne White, PhD, RD (2007)
  • Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, PhD, RD (2006)
  • Linda Bobroff, PhD, RD, LD/N (2005)
  • Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RD, LD (2004)

Early Professional Achievement Award

2023 Award Recipient Lillian Karina Diaz Rios, PhD, RDN
2023 Award Recipient Lillian Karina Diaz Rios, PhD, RDN

This award recognizes one SNEB member who has made notable contributions in the field of nutrition education and behavior and to SNEB as an organization during the early stages of their career, defined as less than 10 years as a nutrition educator.

Criteria

The SNEB Awards Committee evaluates nominations using the following criteria:

  • Nominated by a current SNEB member (including self-nomination)
  • Current member of SNEB and has been an SNEB member for at least 3 years, not necessarily consecutive
  • Has worked in the field of nutrition education and behavior for at least one but less than 10 years, since their terminal degree (e.g., one year after their Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree);
  • Has made interesting and novel contributions in the field of nutrition education and behavior. These could include:
    • breadth and quality of  accomplishments (e.g., teaching, curriculum and materials development, nutrition education coordination in different settings, advocacy work with other organizations, media, industry, policy makers, and other collaborators);
    • the success or impact of nutrition education and behavior resources, grants or programs;
    • policy changes garnered in support of nutrition education and behavior change to assure sustainability and/or growth of a program, intervention, or other type of nutrition education effort;
    • leadership of nutrition education and behavior programs;
    • collaborations on and publication of scholarly materials; or institutional/national/regional reports related to nutrition education and behavior
    • Health equity focus on programming specific to black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) or low-resource communities.

Candidates for this award will also be evaluated on their leadership, leadership potential, and service to the Society. Service could include:

  • Division leadership
  • Conference program submission or abstract reviewer
  • Webinar presenter
  • Committee participation
  • JNEB author or reviewer
Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of the nominee’s professional contributions in the field of nutrition education and behavior . (1000 words)
  2. Please describe the nominee’s contribution to the mission of SNEB, as a volunteer leader or another capacity that fosters SNEB’s mission (1,000 words)
  3. Please provide up to 2 letters of recommendation that are a maximum of 2 pages each
  4. Please provide the nominees resume or curriculum vitae

Congratulations to the 2023 award recipient: Lillian Karina Diaz Rios, PhD, RDN
View the press release recognizing Diaz-Rios’ award.

Past winners:


2023 Award Recipient Virginia C. Stage, PhD, RDN

SNEB Nutrition Education Research Award

The SNEB Nutrition Education Research Award will be given to acknowledge notable research achievement in the field of nutrition education and behavior.

Criteria
  • Nominees must currently be a member of SNEB and have been a professional, professional assisted, retired or emeritus member of SNEB for at least 3 years
  • Nominees must be nominated by a current SNEB member in any membership category.
  • Nominees must have a record of outstanding achievement in the field of nutrition education and behavior research. This could include breadth and quality of accomplishments in terms of publications, invited presentations, grants received, students mentored, and/or invitations to serve on national panels within their area of research.
Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of the nominee’s professional accomplishments in the field of nutrition education and behavior. (2,000 words)
  2. Please provide at least 1 and up to 3 letters of recommendation that are a maximum of 2 pages each
  3. Please provide the nominees resume or curriculum vitae

Congratulations to the 2023 award recipient: Virginia Carraway Stage, PhD, RDN
View the press release recognizing Stage’s award.

Past Winners:


2023 Award Recipient Stacy Dean

ACPP Health Policy Promotion Award

To recognize the efforts of others to shape and promote policies that promote health related to nutrition, physical activity, and/or attainment of health equity, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s Advisory Committee on Public Policy sponsors “Health Promotion Policy” awards.  These awards will be given to individuals or groups who have significantly contributed to creating and/or implementing policies or policy-based changes that support and positively impact health related to nutrition, physical activity, and/or attainment of health equity . Up to three awards will be presented as the ACPP awards committee and the SNEB board approves. One annual Outstanding Health Promotion Policy Award will be selected from all of the bestowed awards from the year and will be presented at the annual conference.

Criteria
  • Awardees can be an individual or a group
  • Must have a policy focus related to the mission and vision of SNEB
  • Must have developed, implemented, or supported an environmental policy-based change that promotes healthy lifestyles health related to food, nutrition, physical activity, and/or attainment of health equity
  • Nominees do not need to be members of SNEB to receive this award.  SNEB members are eligible.
Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of what was done and how it promoted policies that positively impact the food and physical activity environment. (1,000 words)
  2. Why this nominee is deserving of the Health Promotion Policy Award
  3. Please list any press clippings, journal articles, or other supporting material you would like to have considered in the nomination evaluation process. Up to 5 supporting documents.

Congratulations to the 2023 Individual Award Winner: Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA
View the press release recognizing Dean’s award.

2023 Award Recipients

Congratulations to the 2023 Coalition Award Winners: Schools Meals for All Coalition (CA) and Full Plates Full Potential (ME)
View the press release recognizing the Coalitions’ awards.

Past Winners:


2023 Award Recipient Virginie Zoumenou, PhD, CNS

Program Impact Award

The SNEB Nutrition Education Program Impact Award is given to an individual or a group for a nutrition education program, practice or intervention that has resulted in documented changes in behavior.

It is not necessary for the program to have received approval through a human subjects’ board, nor that the program have been part of a research study, or to have been published. However, documented evidence of the program’s success is required. Additionally, the program needs to have included both direct nutrition education and policy, system and environment (PSE) change.

Criteria
  • The individual, or at least one person in the group implementing the program, must be an SNEB member.

An Award Committee is appointed by the SNEB Board to evaluate applications using the following criteria:

  • Level of program impact, such as
    • Reach of program
    • Program meets a highly identified need
    • Contribution to evidence-based nutrition education
    • Extent of nutrition-related problem solved/addressed
    • Program includes various levels of influence as outlined in the social ecological model
  • Quality of program design, such as
    • Evaluation tools demonstrate effectiveness of program
    • Age of target audience
    • Tailored approach used appropriately in program to educate target audience
    • Sustainability of program
    • Evidence of cultural competency in program design
  • Innovativeness/creativity, such as
    • Use of technology in an innovative way or with a new population
    • Experiential learning (virtual or reality)
    • Originality of program approach
    • Integration of direct nutrition education with policy system and environment (PSE) chang
  • Usefulness of the program for nutrition educators, such as
    • Ease of program replication by other educators or organizations
    • Evidence of the extent program materials are being used by other educators or organizations
Submission questions
  1. Please describe the program and documented success of the program must be submitted. (300 words)
  2. Minimum of one and up to 11 supporting documents (for example: published articles, media coverage, brochures, infographics, annual reports, videos, presentations, etc.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winner:  Well-Connected Communities–Healthy Street Healthy Me Community Engagement Project, accepted by Virginie Zoumenou, PhD, CNS
View the press release recognizing the Healthy Street Healthy Me Community Engagement Project’s award.

Past Winners:


2023 Award Recipient M Elizabeth (Beth) Miller, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Nutrition in Higher Education Award

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Nutrition in Higher Education Award is presented to recognize outstanding SNEB members for their scholarly contributions to and student engagement in higher education.  This award is designed to honor exemplary nutrition faculty who motivate college student learning through innovative and effective teaching methods.

Criteria
  1. Current SNEB member
  2. Self-nominated or nominated by a current SNEB member in any membership category
  3. Employed full-time at a college/university with at least 25% effort towards teaching nutrition
  4. Completed at least 3 years of teaching at the collegiate level
  5. Record of outstanding achievements in teaching nutrition in higher education. These achievements may include:
    • Scholarship evaluating teaching and learning strategies
    • Activities inside and outside of the classroom that indicate service to students
    • Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students
    • Mentoring faculty to improve their teaching effectiveness in the classroom
Submission questions
  1. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award application form
    • Describe the nominee’s teaching philosophy, which may include motivation for teaching, beliefs about the learning process, methods/techniques, etc.
    • In what ways has the nominee served as an advocate for the improvement of teaching nutrition in higher education? Describe any relevant contributions and/or achievements.
    • In what ways has the nominee served as a mentor to students, other faculty, and/or other SNEB members? Please provide specific examples of what makes this nominee an effective mentor.
    • Please describe the nominee’s activities and involvement within SNEB related to teaching, learning, and mentoring. If applicable, describe their activities and involvement within the Higher Education Division
  2. A copy of the nominee’s CV
  3. Letters of support/nomination from two peers, up to 2-pages each.
  4. Letters of support from two current or former students, 1-page each.
  5. Recommended: Evidence (2-3 examples) of SOTL-related presentations, publications, or grants

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winner: M Elizabeth (Beth) Miller, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND
View the press release recognizing Miller’s award.

Past Winners:


Joanne Ikeda Memorial Scholarship

Inaugurated in 2019, the Joanne Ikeda Memorial Scholarship exists to provide financial assistance to a student to attend the annual conference. Joanne Ikeda was an internationally known nutritionist and former SNEB president who passed away in November of 2018. Joanne played a huge role in the development of a new approach to weight management, Health at Every Size® (HAES), which is built on the five principles of weight inclusivity, health enhancement, respectful care, eating for well-being and life-enhancing movement. One scholarship will be awarded to an SNEB student member annually.

Past recipient:

  • Jessica Soldavini, MPH, RD, LD (2019)

Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KSCN) and SNEB Professional Achievement Award 

2023 Award Recipient Dr. Seung Eun Jung

In 2011 SNEB entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KSCN). The relationship includes information sharing and SNEB frequently welcomes a large contingent of KSCN members to the annual conference, not only as attendees, but also as providers of educational content.

With the reaffirmation of the MOU in 2016, a joint award program is announced honoring an SNEB member and student as well as a KSCN member.

Criteria

Note: The SNEB Awards committee will submit 3 candidates for this award to the KSCN for final selection.

This award is open to all SNEB members,  particularly nominees who have helped facilitate the relationship between KSCN and SNEB, as the collaboration between our organizations contributes to globally diversifying those working in Nutrition Education.

Selection Criteria

  • Nominated by a current SNEB member (including self-nominations) in any membership category.
  • Current professional or assisted professional membership in SNEB for at least 3 years (not necessarily consecutive)
  • Contributions in the field of Community Nutrition that focus on nutrition education and behavior change and positive  health outcomes for minority populations in the US or internationally
Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of the nominee’s significant professional contributions in the field of community nutrition education and behavior and how they helped to improve the health outcomes for minority populations (1,000 words)
  2. Please describe how the nominee has facilitated relationships between the Korean Society of Community Nutrition and SNEB (1,000 words)
  3. Please provide the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winner: Dr. Seung Eun Jung
View the press release recognizing Jung’s award.

Past Winners:


Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KSCN) and SNEB Student Award

The KSCN-SNEB Student Awards will be presented to members of SNEB who made significant contribution to the field of Community Nutrition, especially for Korean Americans and/or minority populations in the U.S.

Criteria

Note: The SNEB Awards committee will submit 3 candidates for this award to the KSCN for final selection.

This award’s purpose is to honor students who have demonstrated exceptional effort and contribution to research in community nutrition.

Selection Criteria

  • Current SNEB student member
  • Nominated by a current SNEB member in any membership category. (including self-nomination)
  • Must be a MS or Ph.D. candidate from a 4-year university
  • Their contribution should improve our knowledge and practice in the field of community nutrition education and behavior to better serve minority populations in the US or to international communities.
Submission questions
  1. Please provide a description of the nominee’s research or practice with  under-served and marginalized  populations in the US or international communities. (1,000 words)
  2. Please provide the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winner: Rebecca Y. Rosenstein
View the press release recognizing Rosenstein’s award.

Past Winners:


JNEB Best Article Award

The Best Article Award is selected each year by the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s (SNEB) Journal Committee. All Research Articles,Reports, Methods, and Special Articles published in JNEB in the previous volume (Jan-Dec of preceding year) are eligible to be selected by committee vote. This award is presented at the SNEB Annual Conference.

Congratulations to the 2023 Winner and Finalists:

Author Tara L. Maudrie, MSPH
Author Tara L. Maudrie, MSPH

2023 Best Article Award

Food Stress and Diabetes-Related Psychosocial Outcomes in American Indian Communities: A Mixed Methods Approach
Tara L. Maudrie, MSPH; Kevalin M.W. Aulandez, MSPH; Victoria M. O’Keefe, PhD; Frances R. Whitfield; Melissa L. Walls, PhD; Dane S. Hautala, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 54, Issue 12, p1051-1065
View the press release recognizing the article’s award.

2023 Best Article Finalists

Culinary Nutrition Education Improves Home Food Availability and Psychosocial Factors Related to Healthy Meal Preparation Among Children
Choon Ming Ng, PhD; Satvinder Kaur, PhD; Hui Chin Koo, PhD; Firdaus Mukhtar, PhD; Hip Seng Yim, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 54, Issue 2, p100-108

Postpartum Symptoms of Depression are Related to Infant Feeding Practices in a National WIC Sample
Nancy S. Weinfield, PhD; Christopher E. Anderson, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 54, Issue 2, p118-124

Click here to see previous Best Article award winners.


 JNEB Best Research Brief Award

The Best Research Brief Award is selected each year by the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s (SNEB) Journal Committee. All Research Briefs published in JNEB in the previous volume (Jan-Dec of preceding year) are eligible to be selected by committee vote. This award is presented at the SNEB Annual Conference.

Congratulations to the 2023 Winner and Finalists:

2023 Best Research Brief

Healthy Eating Determinants and Food Security Resource Opportunities: Urban-Dwelling American Indian and Alaska Native Older Adults Perspectives
Sarah A. Stotz, PhD, MS, RDN, CDE; Luciana E. Hebert, PhD; Adrianne Maddux, BASc; Kelly R. Moore, MD, FAAP
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 54, Issue 2, p186-193
View the press release recognizing the research brief’s award.

2023 Best Research Brief Finalists

Geospatial Reach of the Maryland COVID-19 School Meals Response: Spring 2020
Jared T. McGuirt, PhD, MPH; Hannah Lane, PhD, MPH; M. Chela Cooper, BA; Leslie Sessoms-Parks, MSW; Ann Pulling Kuhn, PhD; Erin R. Hager, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 54, Issue 10, p957-963

Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed)
Michael P. Burke, PhD, MPH; Stacy Gleason, MPH; Anita Singh, PhD, RD; Margaret K. Wilkin, MPH
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 54, Issue 4, p320-326


FNEE Conference Scholarship – 2023 recipient

Nila Pradhananga – FNEE Student Scholarship

Nila Pradhananga – FNEE Student Research Scholarship

 

 

 


Outstanding Research in Digital Technology Award

The Outstanding Research in Digital Technology Award, sponsored by the SNEB DigiTech Division, recognizes scientists at all career levels whose research effectively and innovatively utilizes digital technology in the nutrition education and behavior field. The DigiTech executive board will review abstracts using the following criteria: 1) strong rationale/background for research work, 2) rigorous and/or innovative research method, procedure, or intervention incorporating digital technology, 3) clear articulation of results and their significance pertaining to research and/or practical application, 4) quality of writing.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winners:

Feasibility of a Nutrition Label Education Intervention With Computer Gamification to Promote Learning With Year 10 Students
Sally Moore, PhD, RD, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds

Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Videochat During Meals (VideoDining) in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Eating Alone
Laura Barré, MD, RD, Cornell University

Process Evaluation of a Theory-Informed eHealth Intervention Through “Healthy Online Parental Education (HOPE)” Study
Hyunjung Lee, PhD, MS, Texas A&M University


SNEB Research Division – Innovative Methods in Research Paper Award

The Research Division Innovative Paper Award was established for the purpose of recognizing outstanding and innovative research and research methodology in nutrition education and behavior. The Division will award research and/or research methods from a published, peer-reviewed paper that are novel or creatively use existing methods/ideas and addresses important and timely issues in the field of nutrition education and behavior. The research presented should have the potential to have a broad impact on the field. Awards will be given annually to two individuals who have contributed innovative, creative, and/or impactful work to the field of nutrition education and support behaviorally focused research. The Division will award two levels of submissions:

  1. Early-Stage Scholar: The first or senior author must be within the first 10 years of their terminal degree completion or in a trainee position (student/post-doc) at the time of submission.
  2. Established Scholar: The first or senior author must be in the middle or senior stages of their career defined as more than 10 years in the profession at the time of submission.

This is an annual award, selected by the Research Division Award Sub-committee, which will be formed at the start of every cycle (i.e., after the annual conference). Any research or methods article published in any scientific, peer-reviewed journal during the previous calendar year (Jan – Dec) is eligible for submission.

Incentives

Each awardee will receive $250, recognition at the SNEB annual conference, and a certificate. If agreed upon by the Research Division and the Awardee, the article will be showcased as a webinar during the SNEB cycle (from the last day of the conference to the following year’s conference).

The following eligibility criteria applies:
  1. The nominee must be a current member of SNEB
    • Nominees must currently be a member of SNEB in any membership category
  2. The nominee must be the first or senior author of the submitted paper.
    • Nominees must be nominated by a current member of the Research Division Self-nomination is acceptable.
    • If the nominee is a student (i.e., current Masters student or PhD student), they do not have to be a member of SNEB so long as their mentor and/or the senior author on the paper is an SNEB member.
    • If the paper was written by a team, please nominate the first or senior author on the paper and indicate in the 300 word paragraph that this was a team paper. In that case at least one author must be a member of SNEB and a member of the Research Division.
  3. The article must have a publication date from the previous year to the year of the award
    • ie., the award being presented in 2024 will be for papers published Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
  4. The article must be PUBLISHED online or in print in prior year (papers that are submitted and/or under review are not eligible. Papers that are still in press and not yet available online are also not permitted.)
  5. The article must be published in any scientific peer-reviewed journal
  6. The article topic must be related to the mission of SNEB (SNEB mission page – click here).
    • The article should include innovative aspects:
      • Describe and/or utilize innovative/creative research methods
      • Develop novel or update existing measurement tools
      • Propose groundbreaking methodology
    • Methods used in the paper must be scientifically rigorous.
    • The article should have the potential for broad impact in the field
To submit for the Award, the following are required:
  1. Name of the First/Senior Author
  2. A full article citation
  3. Upload a PDF of the publication in the SNEB award portal as well as the link to the journal site
  4. Please include a brief paragraph speaking to (1) The potential impact of the article/research on the field of nutrition and any broader impact the article might have; (2) the innovative aspects of the research/research methods; and (3) relevance to SNEB members.
Criteria for Award
  1. Quality of the writing – must be clear, concise, and discussion/conclusions must be consistent with the results presented.
  2. Quality of the research plan/scientific merit
  3. Relevance of research to SNEB membership and mission
  4. Innovation in methods

Public Health Division Awards

Students must be in enrolled in an undergraduate, masters, or doctoral degree program at the time of abstract submission. Early-career researchers must have completed their terminal degree (e.g., PhD, DrPH, MD, etc.) within the past 5 years. Membership in the SNEB Public Health Division required. To be considered for the award, indicate your intention during the abstract submission process.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winners:

Early Career Award

 

 

Brianna Routh, PhD, MPH, RDN, Assistant Professor and Food & Family Extension Specialist, Health & Human Development, Montana State University Extension Family & Consumer Sciences
Student Award

 

 

Brandon Stroud, MPH, CHES, NASM CPT, Department of Nutrition Science, College of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University
Practitioner Award

 

 

Julie Wright, MPH, Program Manager for Denton and Wise Counties, Community Health Improvement, Texas Health Resources

Past Winners:


Student Research Awards Presented by the Higher Education Division 

The Student Research Awards recognize masters and doctoral level student research in nutrition education along with work done by early career researchers who have completed a degree within the past five years. Abstract will be reviewed by a panel of members of the Higher Education Division based on the following criteria: objectives clearly expressed, procedure or methodology described, results and main accomplishments stated, significance of information, and quality of writing. The recipients will present their research at the SNEB Annual Conference. The $250 award is sponsored by the SNEB Division of Higher Education.

To be considered for the Student Research Award, indicate your intention during the abstract submission process.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winners:

Early Career Researcher

Graham E. (Geb) Bastian, PhD, RDN, LN
PhD Student

 

 

Andrea Krenek, LDN, RDN

 

 

 

Kassidy Sharpe, MS, BS
MS Student

Laura Sans Duran, BA

 

 

 

Kelci Baez, BS
Undergraduate

 

 


Nutrition Education for Children Division Student Poster Research Award

Students who present research focusing on a topic in the area of nutrition education for children (ages 0-18) at the SNEB Annual Conference are eligible to apply for the SNEB Nutrition Education for Children Student Research Award.
Eligibility:
1) All students (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students) are eligible to apply; Nutrition Education for Children Division membership not required and
2) The student must be the presenting author.
Posters will be reviewed by two reviewers. The winner of this student research award will be notified by the Nutrition Education for Children Division’s Chair after the Annual Conference.

The 2023 Poster Research Award winners are:

Past Award Winners:

2022

2021

2020

  • Jocelyn Bayles, East Carolina UniversityCan Food-based Learning Activities Improve Head Start Preschool Children’s Vegetable Intake? 
  • Hibah Al Sulami, MS, North Carolina State UniversityEvaluation of a Food and Children’s Emotions (FACE) Picture Book and Tool for Improving Head Start Preschoolers’ Ability to Recognize Six Basic, Food-Related Emotions