Biography
As the Associate Director of Operations/EFNEP Coordinator for New York State, Michelle provides leadership and operational oversight under the guidance of the Director of FNEC. Michelle administers WebNEERS, ensuring the program meets its reporting and evaluation needs, and spearheads the development and implementation of training for EFNEP staff in both in-person and online formats.
Michelle coordinates the submission of budget projections and oversees expenditures, maintaining strict compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB) and USDA/NIFA requirements. Representing EFNEP both at state and national levels, Michelle plays a crucial role in contributing to research, evaluation, and quality assurance initiatives. Michelle conducts thorough program reviews and site visits across all counties implementing EFNEP to guarantee quality, safety, and adherence to funding guidelines, producing detailed reports and communicating findings with Executive Directors and Regional Coordinators.
With a strategic approach to program improvement, Michelle ensures compliance with federal guidelines and leads the submission of EFNEP’s 5-year strategic plan, annual updates, and budgets. Michelle manages Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and contracts, directs the Regional Data Management team, and engages in multi-state research projects aimed at enhancing the delivery and evaluation of EFNEP services.
Peer-reviewed Publications
Hill TF, Stark CM, Wakoff Z, Scott-Pierce ML, Dollahite JS.: Making the healthy choice the easy choice: online training in policy, systems, and environmental approaches. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020:52.
Hill TF, Dicken K, Scott-Pierce, ML, Shapiro P, Parker C, Dollahite, JS. : P173 Healthy Children, Healthy Families: Parents Making a Difference: A Randomized Controlled Trail, J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019:51.Wolfe, W, Scott-Pierce, ML, Dollahite, JS. : Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Youth Curriculum Promotes Positive Behaviors. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018:20.
Dollahite JS, Pijai EI, Scott-Pierce ML, Parker CM, Trochim WM. A randomized controlled trial of a community-based nutrition education program for low-income parents. Under revision for J Nutr Educ Behav.
Dollahite, J., Scott-Pierce, M. (2003) Outcomes of individual vs. group instruction in EFNEP. Journal of Extension 41(2). http://www.joe.org/joe/2003april/index.shtml.
Dollahite J, Olsen, C, Scott-Pierce M. (2003) The impact of nutrition education on food insecurity among low-income participants in EFNEP. Family Consumer Sci Res J. 32:127-139.
Presentations and Abstracts
Scott-Pierce M, WebNEERS Demystified!, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education National Conference, 2019.
Scott-Pierce M, Human Subjects Refresher, Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Fall Update, 2018.
Scott-Pierce M, WebNEERS Demystified!, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education National Conference, 2018.
Vanderhoof K, Scott-Pierce M Looking at WebNEERS through a new set of eyes! EFNEP National Conference 2015.
Scott-Pierce M Documenting the Progress Part 3 of 4 WebNEERS Webinar Series 2015
Dollahite J, Paddock JD, Scott-Pierce M. Total Quality Management as a Means of Ensuring Excellence in EFNEP and FSNE. Food and Nutrition Educators in Extension Workshop, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, July 19, 2008.
Scott-Pierce M, Dollahite J, Improving the quality of NEERS5/CRS5 databases. J Nutr Educ Behav 2008;40:S52
Dollahite JS, Scott-Pierce M, Paddock JD, Thomas S. Improved participant outcomes with para-professional training in a community nutrition program. J Amer Diet Assoc. 2006;106 (Supplement): A47.
Selected Technical, Program, and Research Reports
Scott-Pierce M Changing Lives in New York State: The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education 1999 – 2014 2016Dollahite JS, Paddock JD, Scott-Pierce M. 2012 Evaluation Report: Eat Smart New York, Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
Dollahite J, Scott-Pierce M, Paddock JD. Eat Smart New York: Cornell Cooperative Extension Evaluation Report, Federal Fiscal Year 2011.
Dollahite J, Kenkel D, Thompson SC, Scott-Pierce M. Implications of an economic evaluation of projected health outcomes in a community nutrition program for limited resources audiences. Final report for Research Development Grant funded by The Joint Center for Poverty Research, USDA Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Small Grants Program. April 15, 2002.
The effective management of compliance issues, assembly, analysis, and reporting for the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program. Administration of the data relationship with programs utilizing the WebNEERS (Web-based Nutrition Education Evaluation Reporting System) to ensure standard reports, interfaces and ad hoc needs of FNEC and CCE programming are met. Oversee the submission of budgetary projections and expenditures from CCE association’s offering EFNEP programming, allowing FNEC to complete budgetary reports for the USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Ensure the compliance of FNEC program staff with the expectations of Institutional Review Board. Coordinate the operations of the FNEC unit to ensure program objectives are achieved. Develop, implement, and evaluate training programs related to the utilization of and reporting through and with WebNEERS. Represent FNEC at the national level, as needed, with USDA/NIFA and other state nutrition programs in the area of evaluation, data quality, and management of related databases, particularly WebNEERS.
Effectively coordinate interactions with NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture), the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Offices within New York State related to collection and management of evaluation data and related databases.
Extension Association; Research Analyst, Cornell University Division of Nutrition Sciences
2007, MBA, Binghamton University
1996, BS, State University of New York, Empire State College at Binghamton