Our research has been accepted for presentation at national conferences & abroad:
- “The Role of Schools in Future Proofing Food Systems” – 18th Annual Chicago Food Justice Summit: Chicago, IL (February 9, 2023)
- “Innovative Approaches to “Whole Child” Development in Education and Schools – 19th European Conference on Developmental Psychology: Athens, Greece (August 31, 2019)
- “Defining Food Education with Pilot Light” CACFP Child Nutrition Conference: Chicago, IL (April 24, 2019)
- “Pilot Light: A Chicago-Based Multidisciplinary Program Building Food and Nutrition Education into School Classrooms and Cafeterias.” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Denver, CO (November 1, 2016)
- “Pilot Light’s Reset the Table: Bringing Chefs and Teachers Together to Nourish Young Minds and Bodies” Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Madison, WI (June 4, 2016)
- “Pilot Light: A Chicago Program Igniting Students’ Curiosity About the Food That Goes In Their Body Through School Curriculum” Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting: Charlotte, NC (April 1, 2016)
- “Food and Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors and Skills Among Preadolescent Children Living in Chicago.” Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting: Portland, OR (April 23–25 , 2015)
Evaluation of the Food Education Standards has been published and cited:
- Sutter, Carolyn, et al. “Defining Food Education Standards through Consensus: The Pilot Light Food Education Summit.” Journal of School Health, vol. 89, no. 12, 12 Jan. 2019, pp. 994–1003., doi:10.1111/josh.12841.
- Cited in:
Smith, K.; Wells, R.; Hawkes, C. “How Primary School Curriculums in 11 Countries around the World Deliver Food Education and Address Food Literacy: A Policy Analysis.” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042019
. Aija Liisa Laitinen, Tanja Tilles-Tirkkonen, Leila Karhunen and Sanna Talvia. “Food education in Finnish primary education – defining themes and learning objectives using the Delphi technique.” British Food Journal Vol. 123 No. 13, 2021 pp. 404-427.
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