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Joanne Guthrie

ERS Publications by this Author

Behavioral Economic Concepts To Encourage Healthy Eating in School Cafeterias: Experiments and Lessons From College Students
The National School Lunch Program Background, Trends, and Issues
Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective—Overview: Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices?
Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective—How Do Low-Income Households Respond to Food Prices?
Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective—Nutrition Information: Can It Improve the Diets of Low-Income Households?
Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective—How Can We Tell If We Are Making a Difference? ERS Efforts To Improve Evaluation of Nutrition Outcomes
Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective
What Determines the Variety of a Household's Vegetable Purchases?
The USDA Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program Evaluation
Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices: Economic and Behavioral Influences
Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices—Research Briefs
The Diets of America's Children: Influences of Dining Out, Household Characteristics, and Nutrition Knowledge

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Understanding School Food Service Characteristics Associated with Higher Competitive Food Revenues Can Help Focus Efforts To Improve School Food Environments

Nutritionist
202-694-5373
Email: jguthrie@ers.usda.gov

Briefly:
Joanne F. Guthrie is Assistant Deputy Director for Nutrition in the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) at ERS. In that position, she oversees ERS research and evaluation studies with a special focus on USDA child nutrition programs and on nutrition education provided through food assistance programs (such as Food Stamp Nutrition Education). She is also ERS's representative to the USDA’s Human Nutrition Coordinating Committee and Dietary Guidance Working Group. Her research interests are assessment of dietary intake and the factors that influence it, and nutrition education research and evaluation.

Background:
Joanne previously worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and at several USDA agencies, including the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Human Nutrition Information Service, and the Agricultural Research Service. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer Nutritionist and National Health Service Corps Nutritionist.

Education:
Joanne holds a Master’s of Public Health degree and a doctoral degree in Human Nutrition and is a registered dietitian.

Selected Publications:
She has authored or co-authored several USDA publications and has published in peer-reviewed nutrition journals. A recent publication is:

Guthrie, Joanne, and David Smallwood. 2003. "Evaluating the Effects of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Consumer Behavior and Health: Methodological Challenges," Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 103(12s): 42-49.

Last updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012

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