Biography
Joan is the Interim Director and Program Coordinator of Food and Nutrition Education in Communities (FNEC). Excellence in nutrition programming for low-income audiences is the focus of Joan’s work.
Nutrition educators deserve the highest quality support and technical assistance to facilitate their work with our target audience; low income residents of New York State. Joan’s previous experiences with the NYS Health Department as Bureau Director, WIC Director, and Regional Nutritionist provide a perspective on program management strategies and program performance monitoring. Her experiences as an educator and trainer influence her perspective on how we might approach our audiences, how program delivery can be adapted to best meet the needs of our participants, and the tremendous importance of the contributions of each individual in meeting our collective goals.
Benchmarks to achieve these goals include: execution of an innovative training scheme for professional and paraprofessional staff, implementation of a quality assurance process, timely technical assistance, implementation of relevant policies and procedures, and application of research based interventions.
Development of the management capacity of nutrition leaders will serve NYS well into the future. Building capacity of nutrition educators to positively influence the health and wellbeing of mothers and young children is essential in addressing critical nutrition and health issues and improving the lives of our target population.
Research and evaluation activities currently underway are focused on improving the quality of our nutrition programs and effectiveness of delivery methods:
1.Evaluation of program outcomes using the WEBNeers system for EFNEP program data.
2. Evaluation of participant behavior change data by curricula and time in the program
3. Evaluation of program outputs: caseload per full-time staff, cost per graduate etc. to determine county program funding.
NS 4020: Supervised Fieldwork: Communicating Nutrition Information to low-income Audiences
NS 6250: Community Nutrition in Action
Journal Article Refereed
1. Paddock, JD. Breastfeeding Patterns Among Employees at a Land Grant University. Workplace Health & Safety, 2017, 65(12), 580 - 594
2. Islam S, Paddock JD, Dollahite JS. Quality Staff Training Translates into Improved Program Participant Outcomes, J Nutr Educ Behav, 2015, 47:2, 188 - 189
3. Paddock JD, Dollahite JS. Nutrition program quality assurance through a formalized process of on-site program review. J Nutr Educ Behav, 2012, vol 44, issue 2, 183-188
Short Notes, Letters, Abstracts, Book Reviews
1. Technology Use and Preferences of EFNEP Paraprofessional Educators, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49( 7, Supplement 1) Mehta M, Sankavaram K, Martin L, Paddock JD, McCaffery J, 2017
2. . The process of development and assessment of a training curriculum for paraprofessional staff, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol 106 (Supplement), Thomas S, Paddock JD, Dollahite JS., October, 2006, Elsevier, A50
2. Improved participant outcomes with paraprofessional training in a community nutrition program., Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol106(Supplement, Dollahite, JS, Scott-Pierce M, Paddock JD, Thomas S., October, 2006, Elsevier, A47
3. Quoted on the cover jacket of Ya Gotta Have Heart!, A Community Educator's Guide To Facilitation Skills, by Joye A. Norris, ED.D.
Training Manual and Materials or Technical Report
1.Navigating for Success, Frontline Educator Training, 2017
2. Field Manual for Breastfeeding Educaton Programs, September 2005
3. Our Food our Future, Enhancing Community Food Security through Local Action
National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education (SNAP-Ed ) Program Development Team
USDA, National Institutes of Food and Agriculture, EFNEP Technology Workgroup
Current activities include: leadership for the EFNEP program in New York, participation in national EFNEP workgroups, and the CCE SNAP-Ed leadership group. In addition I am completing the first year of a three year appointment to the national Land Grant University SNAP-Ed Program Work Team.
As the New York State EFNEP Coordinator, leadership is provided to ensure implementation of policies and procedures to maintain program quality, oversight of quality assurance site visits, and oversight of training and technical assistance. Specific activities include creation and delivery of training for Cornell Cooperative Extension paraprofessional and professional staff working across the state, developing capacity for sharing resources and teaching materials via electronic media, implementation and oversight of quality nutrition education, developing resources to support all nutrition education content areas, and stewardship of program funding.
Interim Director of the Food and Nutrition Education, Communities unit
State coordinator, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
PhD, Cornell University
MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS, Cornell University