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Curriculum Vitae
Alice S Ammerman
Personal Information
Office Director Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Professor Department of Nutrition
Schools of Public Health and Medicine
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599-8140
Phone (919) 966-6082
Fax (919) 966-3374
Email alice_ammermanuncedu
Education
Doctorate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
DrPH in Public Health Nutrition 1990
Dissertation A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce
Cholesterol in Low Income Patients
Masters University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MPH in Public Health Nutrition 1981
Undergraduate Duke University BA in Comparative Area Studies Africa minor
in Cultural Anthropology 1976 Magna Cum Laude
Varsity Basketball 1972
Licensure Registered Dietitian Licensed DietitianNutritionist - North Carolina
Professional Experience
2006-Present Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public Health and
Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2004ndashPresent Director Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2001-Present Division Director Intervention and Policy Department of Nutrition
Schools of Public Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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1999-2006 Associate Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public
Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1992-1999 Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public
Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1991-1992 Research Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition School of
Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1990-1991 Research Nutritionist Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1987-1991 Research Assistant then Co-Investigator Pitt County Hypertension
Project Department of Epidemiology University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
1986-1990 Core Faculty Preventive Cardiology Academic Award Program
School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1983-1985 Pediatric Nutritionist and Clinical Coordinator for Syracuse
University Coordinated Undergraduate Program (adjunct faculty
appointment) Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
1982-1983 Renal Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Monroe
Community Hospital Dialysis Unit University of Rochester School of
Medicine and Dentistry
1981-1982 WIC Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Atlanta
Southside Community Health Center Atlanta GA
1979-1981 Community Outreach Coordinator for Duke University course
Perspectives on Food and Hunger Dr Sheridan Johns Instructor
1977-1978 North Carolina Coordinator National Study of Infant Feeding
Practices Among Low Income Women National Council of Churches
1976-1978 Research AssistantHealth EducatorCommunity Organizer
Agricultural Research Center and Agricultural Marketing Project
Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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Academic and Professional Honors
2014 Public Health Systems and Services Research Academic Researcher
Award from the North Carolina Public Health Association
2011 2011 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service UNC Carolina Center for
Public Service
2006 Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award awarded by the Food and
Nutrition Section American Public Health Association
2006 Recipient of Global Health Faculty Research Partnership Grant to
establish new research collaborations with Chinese Scientists in
developing tools and policies to control obesity
2003-2008 Research Fellow The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services
Research UNC-CH
2002 Sarah Mazelis Best Paper of the Year Award for Health Promotion
Practice awarded by SOPHE Awards Committee for PRAISE
Project Paper
2000 Bernard G Greenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching Research
and Service School of Public Health UNC-CH
1997 Fellow American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology
1994 Spotlight Dietitian American Dietetic Association Nutrition
Research Dietetic Practice Group
1990 Secretarys Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention UNC competition
1987 Nutrition Institute Fellowship Award for research in preventive
cardiology
1981 Delta Omega Honor Society and Special Service Award
Memberships
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Heart Association (AHA) - Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-4-
Carolina Farm Stewardship
Community Campus Partnerships
International Society of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
North Carolina Public Health Association
Obesity Society
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB)
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member
UNC Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research Research Fellow
National CommitteesAdvisory Groups
Expert Panel Member Best Practices in Nutrition Education for Low-Income Audiences (Baker S
PI Auld G Co-PI) Supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
no 2012-48757-20337 from the USDA to Colorado State University
Expert Panel Member US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning an Evaluation (ASPE)
NIH National Advisory Committee Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (DIRH)
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Measures Registry Collaborator
(NCCOR)
National Advisory Committee for the Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
National Advisory Committee for the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD)
Institute of Medicine Committee Member - Focused on Obesity Prevention for Young Children
Publications
Books and Chapters
Ickes S Adair L Brahe C Thirumurthy H Baguma C Myhre J Bentley M Ammerman
A (2015) Impact of lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) on childrenrsquos diet
adequacy in Western Uganda in John Wiley amp Sons Ltd Maternal and Child Nutrition John
Wiley amp Sons Ltd pp1-15
Thayer L De Marco M Calancie L Cunningham-Kay M and Ammerman A (2015)
Intervening to Change Eating Patterns How can individuals and societies effect lasting
change through their eating patterns In R Neff (Ed) Introduction to the US Food System
Public Health Environment and Equity (pp 457-482) San Francisco CA Jossey-Bass
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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Fleischhacker S Evenson K Singh P Rodriguez D Ammerman A (2011) Does this study
inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity journalsrsquo instructions to authors
regarding policy-related research and implications As printed in Childhood Obesity Risk
Factors Health Effects and Prevention Segal CM ed Nova Science Publishers
Ammerman A Samuel-Hodge C Sommers J Leung M Paxton A Vu MB (2007)
Community- Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention The Role of Environmental and
Policy Change in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention A Handbook (R Brownson and S
Kumanyika Eds)
Ammerman A Tajik M (2005) Treatment Adherence at the Community Level Moving Toward
Mutuality and Participatory Action In Patient Treatment Adherence Concepts Interventions
and Measurement (Bosworth HB Oddone E Weinberger M eds) Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates Inc Mahwah NJ pp393-419
Ammerman A Perrin EM Flower K (2005) Promoting Healthy Nutrition In Pediatrics (Osborn
L DeWitt T First L and Zenel J eds) Elsevier Mosby Press PA pp 193-199
Ammerman A (2002) Process Evaluation of the Church-Based PRAISE Project Partnership to
Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating In Process Evaluation for Public Health
Interventions and Research (Steckler A and Linnan L eds) Jossey-Bass San Francisco CA
pp 115-153
Monographs
Improving North Carolinarsquos Health Applying Evidence for Success A report of the Task Force on
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies in Public Health (wwwnciomorg) 2012
Childhood Obesity in North Carolina A report of Fit Families NC A Study Committee for Childhood
OverweightObesity North Carolina Health Wellness Trust Fund 2005
Ammerman A Evenson K Keyserling T Rosamond W Tawney K Jacobs A Garcia B Aycock N
Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of
the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 2001
Caldwell D Lebeuf J Ammerman A Cooke C Dunn C Longenecker J Matthews B Ngui E
Samuel-Hodge C Schwartz R Ward D Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight
Finding the Will and the Way North Carolina DHHS Division of Public Health Raleigh
NC 2002
Kohlmeier L Ammerman A Campbell M Use of Visuals in Dietary Assessment 20th National
Nutrient Databank Conference Proceedings 1995
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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Documentaries
The Connected Learning Program A Look Beyond the Plate A student-made documentary
examining sustainable meat production in North
Carolina httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=_GkEMxla5PQ
Refereed Articles
1 Leone L Haynes-Maslow L Ammerman A Veggie Van Pilot Study Impact of
Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable
Access and Intake Taylor amp Francis Online Published online 2016 June 24
2 Jilcott Pitts S McGuirt JT Wu Q Rushing J Uslan D Stanley K K Bullock S
L Ward R K Rafferty A P and Ammerman A S Assessing Preliminary Impact
of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project Farmers Market
Initiatives Among Rural Residents Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016
3 Jalali M Sharafi-Avarzaman Z Rahmandad H and Ammerman A S Social
influence in childhood obesity interventions a systematic review Obesity Reviews
an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2016
4 Ammerman A Behavioural counselling improves physiological outcomes in those
with cardiovascular risk factors Evidence-based nursing 2015 Oct 1 18(4) 119
5 Smith T W Calancie L and Ammerman A Social Entrepreneurship for Obesity
Prevention What Are the Opportunities Current obesity reports 2015 Sep 1 4(3)
311-8
6 Jilcott Pitts S B Wu Q Demarest C L Dixon C E Dortche C J Bullock S L
McGuirt J Ward R and Ammerman A S Farmers market shopping and dietary
behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants Public
health nutrition 2015 Sep 1 18(13) 2407-14
7 Cooper L Alexander N Ammerman A Buchwald D Paskett E Powell L Thompson
B Tucker K Warnecke R McCarthy W Viswanath K Henderson J Calhoun E and
Williams D Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention
Research American Journal of Public Health July 2015 Vol 105 No S3 pp S374-
S376
8 Leeman J Myers A E Ribisl K M and Ammerman A Disseminating policy and
environmental change interventions insights from obesity prevention and tobacco
control International journal of behavioral medicine 2015 Jun 1 22(3) 301-11
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-2-
1999-2006 Associate Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public
Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1992-1999 Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition Schools of Public
Health and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1991-1992 Research Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition School of
Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1990-1991 Research Nutritionist Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1987-1991 Research Assistant then Co-Investigator Pitt County Hypertension
Project Department of Epidemiology University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
1986-1990 Core Faculty Preventive Cardiology Academic Award Program
School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1983-1985 Pediatric Nutritionist and Clinical Coordinator for Syracuse
University Coordinated Undergraduate Program (adjunct faculty
appointment) Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
1982-1983 Renal Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Monroe
Community Hospital Dialysis Unit University of Rochester School of
Medicine and Dentistry
1981-1982 WIC Nutritionist and Nutrition Education Coordinator Atlanta
Southside Community Health Center Atlanta GA
1979-1981 Community Outreach Coordinator for Duke University course
Perspectives on Food and Hunger Dr Sheridan Johns Instructor
1977-1978 North Carolina Coordinator National Study of Infant Feeding
Practices Among Low Income Women National Council of Churches
1976-1978 Research AssistantHealth EducatorCommunity Organizer
Agricultural Research Center and Agricultural Marketing Project
Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-3-
Academic and Professional Honors
2014 Public Health Systems and Services Research Academic Researcher
Award from the North Carolina Public Health Association
2011 2011 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service UNC Carolina Center for
Public Service
2006 Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award awarded by the Food and
Nutrition Section American Public Health Association
2006 Recipient of Global Health Faculty Research Partnership Grant to
establish new research collaborations with Chinese Scientists in
developing tools and policies to control obesity
2003-2008 Research Fellow The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services
Research UNC-CH
2002 Sarah Mazelis Best Paper of the Year Award for Health Promotion
Practice awarded by SOPHE Awards Committee for PRAISE
Project Paper
2000 Bernard G Greenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching Research
and Service School of Public Health UNC-CH
1997 Fellow American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology
1994 Spotlight Dietitian American Dietetic Association Nutrition
Research Dietetic Practice Group
1990 Secretarys Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention UNC competition
1987 Nutrition Institute Fellowship Award for research in preventive
cardiology
1981 Delta Omega Honor Society and Special Service Award
Memberships
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Heart Association (AHA) - Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-4-
Carolina Farm Stewardship
Community Campus Partnerships
International Society of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
North Carolina Public Health Association
Obesity Society
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB)
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member
UNC Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research Research Fellow
National CommitteesAdvisory Groups
Expert Panel Member Best Practices in Nutrition Education for Low-Income Audiences (Baker S
PI Auld G Co-PI) Supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
no 2012-48757-20337 from the USDA to Colorado State University
Expert Panel Member US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning an Evaluation (ASPE)
NIH National Advisory Committee Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (DIRH)
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Measures Registry Collaborator
(NCCOR)
National Advisory Committee for the Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
National Advisory Committee for the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD)
Institute of Medicine Committee Member - Focused on Obesity Prevention for Young Children
Publications
Books and Chapters
Ickes S Adair L Brahe C Thirumurthy H Baguma C Myhre J Bentley M Ammerman
A (2015) Impact of lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) on childrenrsquos diet
adequacy in Western Uganda in John Wiley amp Sons Ltd Maternal and Child Nutrition John
Wiley amp Sons Ltd pp1-15
Thayer L De Marco M Calancie L Cunningham-Kay M and Ammerman A (2015)
Intervening to Change Eating Patterns How can individuals and societies effect lasting
change through their eating patterns In R Neff (Ed) Introduction to the US Food System
Public Health Environment and Equity (pp 457-482) San Francisco CA Jossey-Bass
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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Fleischhacker S Evenson K Singh P Rodriguez D Ammerman A (2011) Does this study
inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity journalsrsquo instructions to authors
regarding policy-related research and implications As printed in Childhood Obesity Risk
Factors Health Effects and Prevention Segal CM ed Nova Science Publishers
Ammerman A Samuel-Hodge C Sommers J Leung M Paxton A Vu MB (2007)
Community- Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention The Role of Environmental and
Policy Change in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention A Handbook (R Brownson and S
Kumanyika Eds)
Ammerman A Tajik M (2005) Treatment Adherence at the Community Level Moving Toward
Mutuality and Participatory Action In Patient Treatment Adherence Concepts Interventions
and Measurement (Bosworth HB Oddone E Weinberger M eds) Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates Inc Mahwah NJ pp393-419
Ammerman A Perrin EM Flower K (2005) Promoting Healthy Nutrition In Pediatrics (Osborn
L DeWitt T First L and Zenel J eds) Elsevier Mosby Press PA pp 193-199
Ammerman A (2002) Process Evaluation of the Church-Based PRAISE Project Partnership to
Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating In Process Evaluation for Public Health
Interventions and Research (Steckler A and Linnan L eds) Jossey-Bass San Francisco CA
pp 115-153
Monographs
Improving North Carolinarsquos Health Applying Evidence for Success A report of the Task Force on
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies in Public Health (wwwnciomorg) 2012
Childhood Obesity in North Carolina A report of Fit Families NC A Study Committee for Childhood
OverweightObesity North Carolina Health Wellness Trust Fund 2005
Ammerman A Evenson K Keyserling T Rosamond W Tawney K Jacobs A Garcia B Aycock N
Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of
the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 2001
Caldwell D Lebeuf J Ammerman A Cooke C Dunn C Longenecker J Matthews B Ngui E
Samuel-Hodge C Schwartz R Ward D Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight
Finding the Will and the Way North Carolina DHHS Division of Public Health Raleigh
NC 2002
Kohlmeier L Ammerman A Campbell M Use of Visuals in Dietary Assessment 20th National
Nutrient Databank Conference Proceedings 1995
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-6-
Documentaries
The Connected Learning Program A Look Beyond the Plate A student-made documentary
examining sustainable meat production in North
Carolina httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=_GkEMxla5PQ
Refereed Articles
1 Leone L Haynes-Maslow L Ammerman A Veggie Van Pilot Study Impact of
Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable
Access and Intake Taylor amp Francis Online Published online 2016 June 24
2 Jilcott Pitts S McGuirt JT Wu Q Rushing J Uslan D Stanley K K Bullock S
L Ward R K Rafferty A P and Ammerman A S Assessing Preliminary Impact
of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project Farmers Market
Initiatives Among Rural Residents Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016
3 Jalali M Sharafi-Avarzaman Z Rahmandad H and Ammerman A S Social
influence in childhood obesity interventions a systematic review Obesity Reviews
an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2016
4 Ammerman A Behavioural counselling improves physiological outcomes in those
with cardiovascular risk factors Evidence-based nursing 2015 Oct 1 18(4) 119
5 Smith T W Calancie L and Ammerman A Social Entrepreneurship for Obesity
Prevention What Are the Opportunities Current obesity reports 2015 Sep 1 4(3)
311-8
6 Jilcott Pitts S B Wu Q Demarest C L Dixon C E Dortche C J Bullock S L
McGuirt J Ward R and Ammerman A S Farmers market shopping and dietary
behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants Public
health nutrition 2015 Sep 1 18(13) 2407-14
7 Cooper L Alexander N Ammerman A Buchwald D Paskett E Powell L Thompson
B Tucker K Warnecke R McCarthy W Viswanath K Henderson J Calhoun E and
Williams D Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention
Research American Journal of Public Health July 2015 Vol 105 No S3 pp S374-
S376
8 Leeman J Myers A E Ribisl K M and Ammerman A Disseminating policy and
environmental change interventions insights from obesity prevention and tobacco
control International journal of behavioral medicine 2015 Jun 1 22(3) 301-11
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-7-
9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-3-
Academic and Professional Honors
2014 Public Health Systems and Services Research Academic Researcher
Award from the North Carolina Public Health Association
2011 2011 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service UNC Carolina Center for
Public Service
2006 Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award awarded by the Food and
Nutrition Section American Public Health Association
2006 Recipient of Global Health Faculty Research Partnership Grant to
establish new research collaborations with Chinese Scientists in
developing tools and policies to control obesity
2003-2008 Research Fellow The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services
Research UNC-CH
2002 Sarah Mazelis Best Paper of the Year Award for Health Promotion
Practice awarded by SOPHE Awards Committee for PRAISE
Project Paper
2000 Bernard G Greenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching Research
and Service School of Public Health UNC-CH
1997 Fellow American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology
1994 Spotlight Dietitian American Dietetic Association Nutrition
Research Dietetic Practice Group
1990 Secretarys Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention UNC competition
1987 Nutrition Institute Fellowship Award for research in preventive
cardiology
1981 Delta Omega Honor Society and Special Service Award
Memberships
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Heart Association (AHA) - Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-4-
Carolina Farm Stewardship
Community Campus Partnerships
International Society of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
North Carolina Public Health Association
Obesity Society
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB)
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member
UNC Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research Research Fellow
National CommitteesAdvisory Groups
Expert Panel Member Best Practices in Nutrition Education for Low-Income Audiences (Baker S
PI Auld G Co-PI) Supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
no 2012-48757-20337 from the USDA to Colorado State University
Expert Panel Member US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning an Evaluation (ASPE)
NIH National Advisory Committee Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (DIRH)
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Measures Registry Collaborator
(NCCOR)
National Advisory Committee for the Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
National Advisory Committee for the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD)
Institute of Medicine Committee Member - Focused on Obesity Prevention for Young Children
Publications
Books and Chapters
Ickes S Adair L Brahe C Thirumurthy H Baguma C Myhre J Bentley M Ammerman
A (2015) Impact of lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) on childrenrsquos diet
adequacy in Western Uganda in John Wiley amp Sons Ltd Maternal and Child Nutrition John
Wiley amp Sons Ltd pp1-15
Thayer L De Marco M Calancie L Cunningham-Kay M and Ammerman A (2015)
Intervening to Change Eating Patterns How can individuals and societies effect lasting
change through their eating patterns In R Neff (Ed) Introduction to the US Food System
Public Health Environment and Equity (pp 457-482) San Francisco CA Jossey-Bass
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-5-
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Singh P Rodriguez D Ammerman A (2011) Does this study
inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity journalsrsquo instructions to authors
regarding policy-related research and implications As printed in Childhood Obesity Risk
Factors Health Effects and Prevention Segal CM ed Nova Science Publishers
Ammerman A Samuel-Hodge C Sommers J Leung M Paxton A Vu MB (2007)
Community- Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention The Role of Environmental and
Policy Change in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention A Handbook (R Brownson and S
Kumanyika Eds)
Ammerman A Tajik M (2005) Treatment Adherence at the Community Level Moving Toward
Mutuality and Participatory Action In Patient Treatment Adherence Concepts Interventions
and Measurement (Bosworth HB Oddone E Weinberger M eds) Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates Inc Mahwah NJ pp393-419
Ammerman A Perrin EM Flower K (2005) Promoting Healthy Nutrition In Pediatrics (Osborn
L DeWitt T First L and Zenel J eds) Elsevier Mosby Press PA pp 193-199
Ammerman A (2002) Process Evaluation of the Church-Based PRAISE Project Partnership to
Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating In Process Evaluation for Public Health
Interventions and Research (Steckler A and Linnan L eds) Jossey-Bass San Francisco CA
pp 115-153
Monographs
Improving North Carolinarsquos Health Applying Evidence for Success A report of the Task Force on
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies in Public Health (wwwnciomorg) 2012
Childhood Obesity in North Carolina A report of Fit Families NC A Study Committee for Childhood
OverweightObesity North Carolina Health Wellness Trust Fund 2005
Ammerman A Evenson K Keyserling T Rosamond W Tawney K Jacobs A Garcia B Aycock N
Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of
the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 2001
Caldwell D Lebeuf J Ammerman A Cooke C Dunn C Longenecker J Matthews B Ngui E
Samuel-Hodge C Schwartz R Ward D Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight
Finding the Will and the Way North Carolina DHHS Division of Public Health Raleigh
NC 2002
Kohlmeier L Ammerman A Campbell M Use of Visuals in Dietary Assessment 20th National
Nutrient Databank Conference Proceedings 1995
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-6-
Documentaries
The Connected Learning Program A Look Beyond the Plate A student-made documentary
examining sustainable meat production in North
Carolina httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=_GkEMxla5PQ
Refereed Articles
1 Leone L Haynes-Maslow L Ammerman A Veggie Van Pilot Study Impact of
Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable
Access and Intake Taylor amp Francis Online Published online 2016 June 24
2 Jilcott Pitts S McGuirt JT Wu Q Rushing J Uslan D Stanley K K Bullock S
L Ward R K Rafferty A P and Ammerman A S Assessing Preliminary Impact
of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project Farmers Market
Initiatives Among Rural Residents Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016
3 Jalali M Sharafi-Avarzaman Z Rahmandad H and Ammerman A S Social
influence in childhood obesity interventions a systematic review Obesity Reviews
an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2016
4 Ammerman A Behavioural counselling improves physiological outcomes in those
with cardiovascular risk factors Evidence-based nursing 2015 Oct 1 18(4) 119
5 Smith T W Calancie L and Ammerman A Social Entrepreneurship for Obesity
Prevention What Are the Opportunities Current obesity reports 2015 Sep 1 4(3)
311-8
6 Jilcott Pitts S B Wu Q Demarest C L Dixon C E Dortche C J Bullock S L
McGuirt J Ward R and Ammerman A S Farmers market shopping and dietary
behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants Public
health nutrition 2015 Sep 1 18(13) 2407-14
7 Cooper L Alexander N Ammerman A Buchwald D Paskett E Powell L Thompson
B Tucker K Warnecke R McCarthy W Viswanath K Henderson J Calhoun E and
Williams D Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention
Research American Journal of Public Health July 2015 Vol 105 No S3 pp S374-
S376
8 Leeman J Myers A E Ribisl K M and Ammerman A Disseminating policy and
environmental change interventions insights from obesity prevention and tobacco
control International journal of behavioral medicine 2015 Jun 1 22(3) 301-11
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-7-
9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-4-
Carolina Farm Stewardship
Community Campus Partnerships
International Society of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
North Carolina Public Health Association
Obesity Society
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB)
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member
UNC Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research Research Fellow
National CommitteesAdvisory Groups
Expert Panel Member Best Practices in Nutrition Education for Low-Income Audiences (Baker S
PI Auld G Co-PI) Supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
no 2012-48757-20337 from the USDA to Colorado State University
Expert Panel Member US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning an Evaluation (ASPE)
NIH National Advisory Committee Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (DIRH)
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Measures Registry Collaborator
(NCCOR)
National Advisory Committee for the Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
National Advisory Committee for the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD)
Institute of Medicine Committee Member - Focused on Obesity Prevention for Young Children
Publications
Books and Chapters
Ickes S Adair L Brahe C Thirumurthy H Baguma C Myhre J Bentley M Ammerman
A (2015) Impact of lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) on childrenrsquos diet
adequacy in Western Uganda in John Wiley amp Sons Ltd Maternal and Child Nutrition John
Wiley amp Sons Ltd pp1-15
Thayer L De Marco M Calancie L Cunningham-Kay M and Ammerman A (2015)
Intervening to Change Eating Patterns How can individuals and societies effect lasting
change through their eating patterns In R Neff (Ed) Introduction to the US Food System
Public Health Environment and Equity (pp 457-482) San Francisco CA Jossey-Bass
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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Fleischhacker S Evenson K Singh P Rodriguez D Ammerman A (2011) Does this study
inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity journalsrsquo instructions to authors
regarding policy-related research and implications As printed in Childhood Obesity Risk
Factors Health Effects and Prevention Segal CM ed Nova Science Publishers
Ammerman A Samuel-Hodge C Sommers J Leung M Paxton A Vu MB (2007)
Community- Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention The Role of Environmental and
Policy Change in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention A Handbook (R Brownson and S
Kumanyika Eds)
Ammerman A Tajik M (2005) Treatment Adherence at the Community Level Moving Toward
Mutuality and Participatory Action In Patient Treatment Adherence Concepts Interventions
and Measurement (Bosworth HB Oddone E Weinberger M eds) Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates Inc Mahwah NJ pp393-419
Ammerman A Perrin EM Flower K (2005) Promoting Healthy Nutrition In Pediatrics (Osborn
L DeWitt T First L and Zenel J eds) Elsevier Mosby Press PA pp 193-199
Ammerman A (2002) Process Evaluation of the Church-Based PRAISE Project Partnership to
Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating In Process Evaluation for Public Health
Interventions and Research (Steckler A and Linnan L eds) Jossey-Bass San Francisco CA
pp 115-153
Monographs
Improving North Carolinarsquos Health Applying Evidence for Success A report of the Task Force on
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies in Public Health (wwwnciomorg) 2012
Childhood Obesity in North Carolina A report of Fit Families NC A Study Committee for Childhood
OverweightObesity North Carolina Health Wellness Trust Fund 2005
Ammerman A Evenson K Keyserling T Rosamond W Tawney K Jacobs A Garcia B Aycock N
Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of
the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 2001
Caldwell D Lebeuf J Ammerman A Cooke C Dunn C Longenecker J Matthews B Ngui E
Samuel-Hodge C Schwartz R Ward D Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight
Finding the Will and the Way North Carolina DHHS Division of Public Health Raleigh
NC 2002
Kohlmeier L Ammerman A Campbell M Use of Visuals in Dietary Assessment 20th National
Nutrient Databank Conference Proceedings 1995
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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Documentaries
The Connected Learning Program A Look Beyond the Plate A student-made documentary
examining sustainable meat production in North
Carolina httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=_GkEMxla5PQ
Refereed Articles
1 Leone L Haynes-Maslow L Ammerman A Veggie Van Pilot Study Impact of
Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable
Access and Intake Taylor amp Francis Online Published online 2016 June 24
2 Jilcott Pitts S McGuirt JT Wu Q Rushing J Uslan D Stanley K K Bullock S
L Ward R K Rafferty A P and Ammerman A S Assessing Preliminary Impact
of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project Farmers Market
Initiatives Among Rural Residents Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016
3 Jalali M Sharafi-Avarzaman Z Rahmandad H and Ammerman A S Social
influence in childhood obesity interventions a systematic review Obesity Reviews
an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2016
4 Ammerman A Behavioural counselling improves physiological outcomes in those
with cardiovascular risk factors Evidence-based nursing 2015 Oct 1 18(4) 119
5 Smith T W Calancie L and Ammerman A Social Entrepreneurship for Obesity
Prevention What Are the Opportunities Current obesity reports 2015 Sep 1 4(3)
311-8
6 Jilcott Pitts S B Wu Q Demarest C L Dixon C E Dortche C J Bullock S L
McGuirt J Ward R and Ammerman A S Farmers market shopping and dietary
behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants Public
health nutrition 2015 Sep 1 18(13) 2407-14
7 Cooper L Alexander N Ammerman A Buchwald D Paskett E Powell L Thompson
B Tucker K Warnecke R McCarthy W Viswanath K Henderson J Calhoun E and
Williams D Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention
Research American Journal of Public Health July 2015 Vol 105 No S3 pp S374-
S376
8 Leeman J Myers A E Ribisl K M and Ammerman A Disseminating policy and
environmental change interventions insights from obesity prevention and tobacco
control International journal of behavioral medicine 2015 Jun 1 22(3) 301-11
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-7-
9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-5-
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Singh P Rodriguez D Ammerman A (2011) Does this study
inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity journalsrsquo instructions to authors
regarding policy-related research and implications As printed in Childhood Obesity Risk
Factors Health Effects and Prevention Segal CM ed Nova Science Publishers
Ammerman A Samuel-Hodge C Sommers J Leung M Paxton A Vu MB (2007)
Community- Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention The Role of Environmental and
Policy Change in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention A Handbook (R Brownson and S
Kumanyika Eds)
Ammerman A Tajik M (2005) Treatment Adherence at the Community Level Moving Toward
Mutuality and Participatory Action In Patient Treatment Adherence Concepts Interventions
and Measurement (Bosworth HB Oddone E Weinberger M eds) Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates Inc Mahwah NJ pp393-419
Ammerman A Perrin EM Flower K (2005) Promoting Healthy Nutrition In Pediatrics (Osborn
L DeWitt T First L and Zenel J eds) Elsevier Mosby Press PA pp 193-199
Ammerman A (2002) Process Evaluation of the Church-Based PRAISE Project Partnership to
Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating In Process Evaluation for Public Health
Interventions and Research (Steckler A and Linnan L eds) Jossey-Bass San Francisco CA
pp 115-153
Monographs
Improving North Carolinarsquos Health Applying Evidence for Success A report of the Task Force on
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies in Public Health (wwwnciomorg) 2012
Childhood Obesity in North Carolina A report of Fit Families NC A Study Committee for Childhood
OverweightObesity North Carolina Health Wellness Trust Fund 2005
Ammerman A Evenson K Keyserling T Rosamond W Tawney K Jacobs A Garcia B Aycock N
Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of
the North Carolina WISEWOMAN Program Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 2001
Caldwell D Lebeuf J Ammerman A Cooke C Dunn C Longenecker J Matthews B Ngui E
Samuel-Hodge C Schwartz R Ward D Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight
Finding the Will and the Way North Carolina DHHS Division of Public Health Raleigh
NC 2002
Kohlmeier L Ammerman A Campbell M Use of Visuals in Dietary Assessment 20th National
Nutrient Databank Conference Proceedings 1995
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-6-
Documentaries
The Connected Learning Program A Look Beyond the Plate A student-made documentary
examining sustainable meat production in North
Carolina httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=_GkEMxla5PQ
Refereed Articles
1 Leone L Haynes-Maslow L Ammerman A Veggie Van Pilot Study Impact of
Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable
Access and Intake Taylor amp Francis Online Published online 2016 June 24
2 Jilcott Pitts S McGuirt JT Wu Q Rushing J Uslan D Stanley K K Bullock S
L Ward R K Rafferty A P and Ammerman A S Assessing Preliminary Impact
of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project Farmers Market
Initiatives Among Rural Residents Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016
3 Jalali M Sharafi-Avarzaman Z Rahmandad H and Ammerman A S Social
influence in childhood obesity interventions a systematic review Obesity Reviews
an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2016
4 Ammerman A Behavioural counselling improves physiological outcomes in those
with cardiovascular risk factors Evidence-based nursing 2015 Oct 1 18(4) 119
5 Smith T W Calancie L and Ammerman A Social Entrepreneurship for Obesity
Prevention What Are the Opportunities Current obesity reports 2015 Sep 1 4(3)
311-8
6 Jilcott Pitts S B Wu Q Demarest C L Dixon C E Dortche C J Bullock S L
McGuirt J Ward R and Ammerman A S Farmers market shopping and dietary
behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants Public
health nutrition 2015 Sep 1 18(13) 2407-14
7 Cooper L Alexander N Ammerman A Buchwald D Paskett E Powell L Thompson
B Tucker K Warnecke R McCarthy W Viswanath K Henderson J Calhoun E and
Williams D Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention
Research American Journal of Public Health July 2015 Vol 105 No S3 pp S374-
S376
8 Leeman J Myers A E Ribisl K M and Ammerman A Disseminating policy and
environmental change interventions insights from obesity prevention and tobacco
control International journal of behavioral medicine 2015 Jun 1 22(3) 301-11
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-7-
9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
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-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-6-
Documentaries
The Connected Learning Program A Look Beyond the Plate A student-made documentary
examining sustainable meat production in North
Carolina httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=_GkEMxla5PQ
Refereed Articles
1 Leone L Haynes-Maslow L Ammerman A Veggie Van Pilot Study Impact of
Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable
Access and Intake Taylor amp Francis Online Published online 2016 June 24
2 Jilcott Pitts S McGuirt JT Wu Q Rushing J Uslan D Stanley K K Bullock S
L Ward R K Rafferty A P and Ammerman A S Assessing Preliminary Impact
of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project Farmers Market
Initiatives Among Rural Residents Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016
3 Jalali M Sharafi-Avarzaman Z Rahmandad H and Ammerman A S Social
influence in childhood obesity interventions a systematic review Obesity Reviews
an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2016
4 Ammerman A Behavioural counselling improves physiological outcomes in those
with cardiovascular risk factors Evidence-based nursing 2015 Oct 1 18(4) 119
5 Smith T W Calancie L and Ammerman A Social Entrepreneurship for Obesity
Prevention What Are the Opportunities Current obesity reports 2015 Sep 1 4(3)
311-8
6 Jilcott Pitts S B Wu Q Demarest C L Dixon C E Dortche C J Bullock S L
McGuirt J Ward R and Ammerman A S Farmers market shopping and dietary
behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants Public
health nutrition 2015 Sep 1 18(13) 2407-14
7 Cooper L Alexander N Ammerman A Buchwald D Paskett E Powell L Thompson
B Tucker K Warnecke R McCarthy W Viswanath K Henderson J Calhoun E and
Williams D Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention
Research American Journal of Public Health July 2015 Vol 105 No S3 pp S374-
S376
8 Leeman J Myers A E Ribisl K M and Ammerman A Disseminating policy and
environmental change interventions insights from obesity prevention and tobacco
control International journal of behavioral medicine 2015 Jun 1 22(3) 301-11
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-7-
9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
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-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-7-
9 Skinner HG Calancie L Vu MB Garcia B DeMarco M Patterson C Ammerman A
Schisler J Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Develop
More Understandable Recruitment and Informed Consent Documents in Genomic
Research May 2015 PLoS ONE 10(5) e0125466 doi101371journalphone0125466
10 Haynes-Maslow L Auvergne L Mark B Ammerman A and Weiner B J Low-
Income Individuals Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs A
Qualitative Study Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2015 Apr 21
11 Jilcott Pitts S B Keyserling T C Johnston L F Smith T W McGuirt J T
Evenson K R Rafferty A P Gizlice Z Garcia B A and Ammerman A S
Associations between neighborhood-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and
dietary intake physical activity and support for obesity prevention polices among
rural adults Journal of community health 2015 Apr 1 40(2) 276-84
12 Chaifetz A Alnajjar K Ammerman A Driscoll E Gunter C and Chapman B
Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community
gardens Food Protection Trends 2015 Jan 1 35(3) 167-175
13 Pitts S Acheson M Ward R Wu Q McGuirt J Bullock S Lancaster M
Raines J and Ammerman A Disparities in healthy food zoning farmers market
availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Archives of Public Health 2015 Jan 1 73(1)
14 Leeman J Aycock N Paxton-Aiken A Lowe-Wilson A Sommers J Farris R
Thompson D and Ammerman A Policy Systems and Environmental Approaches
to Obesity Prevention Translating and Disseminating Evidence from Practice Public
health reports (Washington DC 1974) 2015 Jan 1 130(6) 616-22
15 Jilcott Pitts S B Acheson M L Ward R K Wu Q McGuirt J T Bullock S L
Lancaster M F Raines J and Ammerman A S Disparities in healthy food zoning
farmers market availability and fruit and vegetable consumption among North
Carolina residents Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
2015 Jan 1 73(1) 35
16 Calancie L Leeman J Jilcott Pitts S B Khan L K Fleischhacker S Evenson K
R Schreiner M Byker C Owens C McGuirt J Barnidge E Dean W Johnson
D Kolodinsky J Piltch E Pinard C Quinn E Whetstone L and Ammerman
A Nutrition-related policy and environmental strategies to prevent obesity in rural
communities a systematic review of the literature 2002-2013 Preventing chronic
disease 2015 Jan 1 12 E57
17 Cavallo D N Tate D F Ward D S DeVellis R F Thayer L M and
Ammerman A S
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured
intervention Translational behavioral medicine 2014 Dec 1 4(4) 346-54
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-8-
18 Lin JS OConnor E Evans CV et al Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy
lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors a systematic review for the US
Preventive services task force Ann Intern Med 2014161568ndash78
19 Crawford T Jilcott Pitts SB McGurit JT Keyserling TC Ammerman AS Whatrsquos in a
neighborhood Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and Activity space
measures for the food environmental research Health Place 2014 Oct 930C215-225
doi 101016jhealthplace201409007 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25306420 SIP-17
20 McGuirt J Pitts S Ward R Crawford T Keyserling T and Ammerman A
Examining the influence of price and accessibility on willingness to shop at farmers markets
among low-income eastern North Carolina women J Nutrition Education and Behavior
2014 Jan 1 46(1) 26-33
21 Mainor A Leeman J Sommers J Heiser C Gonzales C Farris R and Ammerman A
A systematic approach to evaluating public health training The obesity prevention in public
health course J Public Health Manag Pract 2014
22 Keyserling T C Sheridan S L Draeger L B Finkelstein E A Gizlice Z Kruger E
Johnston L F Sloane P D Samuel-Hodge C Evenson K R Gross M D Donahue K
E Pignone M P Vu M B Steinbacher E A Weiner B J Bangdiwala S I and
Ammerman A S A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and
Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk A Randomized Clinical
Trial JAMA internal med 2014 May 26
23 Johnson D B Quinn E Sitaker M Ammerman A Byker C Dean W Fleischhacker S
Kolodinsky J Pinard C Pitts S B and Sharkey J Developing an agenda for research
about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities a concept mapping
study BMC public health 2014 Jun 12 14(1) 592
24 Pitts S Gustafson A Wu Q Mayo M Ward R McGuirt J Rafferty A Lancaster M
Evenson K Keyserling T and Ammerman A Farmers market use is associated with fruit
and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities Nutr J 2014 13 p 1
25 Ammerman A TW Smith and L Calancie Practice-based evidence in public health
improving reach relevance and results Annu Rev Public Health 2014 35 p 47-63
26 Leeman J Teal R Jernigan J Reed JH Farris R Ammerman A (2014) What evidence and
support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention Am J
Health Promot 2014 Jan-Feb28(3)189-96 doi 104278ajhp120518-QUAL-266 Epub 2013
Apr 26
27 Black K Yongue Hardy C De Marco M Ammerman AS Corbie-Smith G Council B
Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jackson M JJean-Baptiste J Kearney W Legerton M Parker D
Wynn M Lightfoot A (2013) Beyond Incentives for Involvement to Compensation for
Consultants Increasing Equity in CBPR Approaches Progress in Community Health
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-9-
Partnerships Research Education and Action Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2013 pp 263-270 |
101353cpr20130040
28 Sheridan SL Draeger L Pignone M Sloan P Samuel-Hodge C Finkelstein E Gizlice Z Vu MB Gitterman D Bangdiwala S Donahue K Evenson K Ammerman A Keyserling T (in press) Designing and Implementing a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Strategies for Delivering High Quality CHD Prevention Methods and Participant Characteristics for the Heart to Health Study Contemporary Clinical Trials Reference CONCLI928 Available online 2-AUG-2013 DOI information 101016jcct201307013
29 Lowenstein L Perrin E Campbell M Tate D Cai J Ammerman A (2013) Primary Care
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for Childhood Obesity Counseling
Childhood Obesity Jun9(3)208-15 doi 101089chi20120119 Epub 2013 May 1PMID
23635310 [PubMed - in process]
30 Melvin C Corbie-Smith G Kumanyika S Pratt C Nelson C Walker E Ammerman A
Ayala G Best L Cherrington A Economos C Green L Harman J Hooker S Murray D
Perri M Ricketts T (2013) Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities American Journal of Public Health April 18
Vol 0 No 0 pp e1-e11 (doi 102105AJPH2012300984)
31 Jilcott Pitts SB Vu MB Garcia BA McGuirt JT Braxton D Keyserling TC Ammerman
AS (2013) A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce
Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community Family
Community Health Apr36(2)135-146
32 Lowenstein LM Perrin EM Berry D Vu MB Pullen Davis L Cai J Tzeng J Ammerman AS
(2013) Childhood obesity prevention Fathers reflections with healthcare providers
Childhood Obesity March 8 [Epub ahead of print]
33 Pitts SB Smith TW Thayer LM Drobka S Miller C Keyserling TC Ammerman AS (2013)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt J Public
Health Manag Pract Feb 26 [Epub ahead of print]
34 Meissner HI Glasgow RE Vinson CA Chambers D Brownson RC Green LW Ammerman
AS Weiner BJ Mittman B (2013) The US training institute for dissemination and
implementation research in health Implement Sci Jan 24812 doi 1011861748-5908-8-12
PMID 23347882 [PubMed - in process]
35 Leone LA Beth DR Ickes S McGuire KR Nelson EL Smith RA Tate D
Ammerman A ldquoAttitudes towards Farmers Market Usage among Low-Income Urban and
Rural North Carolinians Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2012 7(1)64-76
36 Ammerman AS (2012) Accessing nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods N C Med J
2012 Sep-Oct73(5)384-5 PMID 23189431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-10-
37 Cavallo DN Tate DF Ries AV Brown JD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS (2012) A social
media-based physical activity intervention a randomized controlled trial Am J Prev Med
Nov43(5)527-32 doi 101016jamepre201207019
38 SabounchiNS Rahmandad H Ammerman A (2013) Best-fitting prediction equations for
basal metabolic rate informing obesity interventions in diverse populations International
Journal of Obesity advance online publication 15 January 2013 doi 101038ijo2012218
39 Lee JY Caplan DJ Gizlice Z Ammerman A Agans R Curran AE (2012) US Pediatric
Dentists Counseling Practices in Addressing Childhood Obesity Pediatr Dent 2012 May-
Jun34(3)245-50 PMID 22795160 [PubMed - in process]
40 Jones B Lightfoot A De Marco M Roman Isler M Ammerman A Nelson D
Harrison L Motsinger B Melvin C Corbie-Smith G (2012) Community Responsive
Research Priorities Transforming Health Research Infrastructure Progress in Community
Health Partnerships Research Education and Action special issue on The Science of
Community Engagementrdquo Volume 63 339-348
41 Leeman J Sommers J Vu M Jernigan J Payne G Thompson D Heiser C Farris R
Ammerman A (2012) An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy
interventions Prev Chronic Dis Jun9E120 Epub 2012 Jun 28
42 Anderson E Solomon S Heitman E DuBois J Fisher C Kost R Lawless M Ramsey
C Jones B Ammerman A Ross L (2012) Research ethics education for community-
engaged research a review and research agenda Journal of Empirical Research on Human
Research Ethics PP 3-19
43 Jilcott SB Whetstone LM Wilkerson JR Smith TW Ammerman AS A community-driven
approach to identifying ldquowinnablerdquo policies using the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventionrsquos Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Prev Chronic Dis
20129110195 DOI httpdxdoiorg105888pcd9110195
44 Gustafson A Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge C Jones-Smith J Cai J and Ammerman A
(2012) Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake
among Low-Income Women in North Carolina Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism vol
2012 Article ID 932653 8 pages 2012 doi1011552012932653
45 Ickes SB Jilcott SB Myhre JA Adair LS Thirumurthy H Handa S Bentley ME Ammerman
AS (2012) Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding
with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda Matern Child Nutr
Jan8(1)115-29 Epub 2010 Jul 19 PMID 22136223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
46 Ammerman A Harris JR Brownson RC Tovar-Aguilar JA (2011) CDCs Prevention
Research Centers Program translating research into action with communities PRC Steering
Committee J Prim Prev Aug 32(3-4)131-4 PMID 21866393
47 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Crawford T McGuirt J Ammerman AS (2011) Examining
associations among obesity and per capita farmerrsquos market grocery storessupermarkets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-11-
and supercenters in US counties J Am Diet Assoc Apr111(4)567-72 PMID 21443990
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
48 Paxton A Baxter SD Fleming P Ammerman A (2011) Validation of the school lunch recall
questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade students J Am Diet
Assoc 2011 Mar111(3)419-24 PMID 21338742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
49 Balvanz P Barlow M L Lewis L M Samuel K Owens W Parker D L De Marco M
Crowder R Williams Y Barker D Lightfoot A amp Ammerman A (2011) ldquoThe next
generation thatrsquos why we continue to do what we dordquo African American farmers speak
about experiences with land ownership and loss in North Carolina Journal of Agriculture
Food Systems and Community Development 1(3) 67ndash88
httpdxdoiorg105304jafscd2011013011
50 Vann J Finkle J Ammerman A Wegner S Skinner A Benjamin J Perrin E (2011) Use
of a tool to determine perceived barriers to childrenrsquos healthy eating and physical activity
and relationships to healthy behaviors Journal of Pediatric Nursing 26404-415 Epub 2011
Mar 3 PMID 21930027 [PubMed - in process]
51 Gustafson AA Sharkey J Samuel-Hodge CD Jones-Smith J Folds MC Cai J Ammerman
AS (2011) Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the
association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina Public
Health NutrJun14(6)1032-8 Epub 2011 Feb 16 PMID21324229 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
52 Leeman Sommers J LeungM Ammerman A (2011)Disseminating Evidence from
Research and Practice A model for selecting evidence to guide obesity prevention J Public
Health Manag Pract Mar-Apr17(2)133-40 PMID 21297408 [PubMed - in process]
53 Paxton A Strycker L Toobert D Ammerman A Glasgow R (2011) Starting The
Conversation Performance of a Brief Dietary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Health
Professionals Am J Prev Med 201140(1)67ndash71 PMID 21146770 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
54 Curran AE Caplan DJ Lee JY Paynter L Gizlice Z Champagne C Ammerman AS Agans
R (2010) Dentists attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients a national
survey J Am Dent Assoc Nov141(11)1307-16 PMID 21037188 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
55 Corbie-Smith G Goldmon M Isler MR Washington C Ammerman A Green M Bunton A
(2010) Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches
potential conflict synergy and expectations J Natl Med Assoc Sep102(9)823-31PMID
20922927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations
56 Jilcott SB Liu H Moore JB Bethel JW Wilson J Ammerman AS (2010) Commute times
food retail gaps and body mass index in North Carolina counties Prev Chronic Dis
Sep7(5)A107 Epub 2010 Aug 15PMID 20712934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-12-
57 Jilcott SB Ickes SB Ammerman AS Myhre JA (2010) Iterative design implementation and
evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months
in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb 7PMID
19199014
58 Perrin EM Jacobson Vann JC Benjamin JT Skinner AC Wegner S Ammerman AS (2010)
Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of childrens weight status
nutrition and activity behaviors Acad Pediatr Jul-Aug10(4)274-81 Epub 2010 May
31PMID 20554259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
59 Fleischhacker S Evenson K Rodriguez R Ammerman A (2010) A systematic review of
fast food access Obes Rev doi 101111j1467-789X201000715x
60 Gustafson A Khavjou O Stearns SC Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Lindsley S Bramble K
Garcia B Johnston L Will J Poindexter P Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD (2009) Cost-
effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight-
Wise Program Prev Med Nov49 (5)390-5 Epub 2009 Sep 10 PMID 19747937
61 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health economics
in public health Am J Prev Med Mar36(3)273-5PMID 19215853
62 Samuel-Hodge CD Johnston LF Gizlice Z Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Hardy TE
Ammerman AS Poindexter PA Will JC Keyserling TC (2009) Randomized trial of a
behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women the Weight Wise Program
Obesity (Silver Spring) Oct17(10)1891-9 Epub 2009 Apr 30PMID 19407810
63 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Ammerman AS (2009) Perceptions of the community
food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in
rural and urban areas a qualitative analysis Women Health Mar-May49(2-3)164-80PMID
19533508
64 Fleischhacker S Ammerman A Perdue WC Miles J Roller S Silver L Soronen L Van de
Putte L (2009) Improving legal competencies for obesity prevention and control J Law
Med Ethics Summer37(2 Suppl)76-89 PMID 19493094
65 Purdue W Ammerman A Fleischhacker S (2009) Assessing competencies for obesity
prevention and control Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics Supplement Issue 37(2)
PMID 19493090
66 Jilcott S Ickes S Ammerman A Myhre J Iterative Design Implementation and
Evaluation of a Supplemental Feeding Program for Underweight Children Ages 6ndash59
Months in Western Uganda Matern Child Health J 2010 Mar14(2)299-306 Epub 2009 Feb
7 PMID 19199014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-13-
67 Ammerman AS Farrelly MA Cavallo DN Ickes SB Hoerger TJ (2009) Health
Economics in Public Health Am J Prev Med 200936(3)273ndash275 PMID 19215853 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
68 Evenson KR Ballard K Lee G Ammerman A (2009) Implementation of a school based state
policy activity J Sch Health 79 231ndash238 PMID 19341442 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
69 Perrin EM Vann JJ Lazorick S Ammerman A Teplin S Flower KB Wegner S Benjamin JT
(2008) Bolstering Confidence in Obesity Management Counseling for Residents and
Community Pediatricians Patient Educ Couns 73(2)179-85 PMID 18755567 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
70 Ward DS Benjamin SE Ammerman AS Ball SC Neelon BH Bangdiwala SI (2008)
Nutrition and physical activity in child care results from an environmental intervention
Am J Prev Med 2008 Oct35(4)352-6 Epub Aug 13PMID 18701236
71 Keyserling TC Samuel Hodge CD Jilcott SB Johnston LF Garcia BA Gizlice Z Gross MD
Savintildeon CE Bangdiwala SI Will JC Farris RP Trost S Ammerman AS (2008) Randomized
trial of a clinic-based community-supported lifestyle intervention to improve physical
activity and diet the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
Jun46(6)499-510 Epub 2008 Feb 15PMID 18394692
72 Yeh MC Ickes SB Lowenstein LM Shuval K Ammerman AS Farris R Katz DL (2008)
Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse
multi-ethnic population in the USA Health Promot Int Mar23(1)42-51 Epub 2008 Jan
8PMID 18182418
73 Goldmon M Roberson JT Carey T Godley P Howard DL Boyd C Ammerman A (2008)
The data collectiondata distribution center building a sustainable african-american church-
based research network Prog Community Health Partnersh Fall2(3)205-24PMID
20208199
74 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SI Neelon BH Ammerman AS Dodds JM Ward DS
(2008) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to address childhood overweight a
randomized controlled trial comparing web to in-person training Matern Child Health J
Sep12(5)662-9 Epub 2007 Aug 23PMID 17713847
75 Ammerman A Ward D Benjamin S Ball S Sommers J Molloy M and Dodds J An
Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment
for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design Preventing Chronic Disease Jul4(3)A67
Epub 2007 Jun 15
76 Benjamin SE Tate DF Bangdiwala SL Neelon B Ammerman AS Dodds JM and Ward
DS (2007) Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight A
Randomization Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training Maternal Child
Health J DOI 101007s10995-0277-1
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-14-
77 Benjamin SE Neelon B Ball SC Bangdiwala S Ammerman AS and Ward DS (2007)
Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment
for Child Care International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 429
doi1011861479-5868-4-29
78 Linnan L Rose J Carlisle V Evenson K Hooten EG Mangum A Ammerman A
Bangdiwala K Hansen K Bentley M Biddle A (2007) The North Carolina BEAUTY
and Health Project Overview and baseline results The Community Psychologist 40(2) 61-
66
79 Jilcott S Ammerman A Sommers J and Glasgow R (2007) Assessing the Public Health
Impact of Policy Change Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Health Policy Annals
of Behavioral Medicine 34(2) 105-114
80 Jilcott SB Laraia BA Evenson KR Lowenstein LM Ammerman AS A guide for developing
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity
Health Promotion Practice 2007 8(2)192-204
81 Jilcott SB Evenson KR Laraia BA Ammerman AS Association between physical activity
and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income midlife women Prev
Chronic Dis 2007 4(1)A04 Epub 2006 Dec 15
82 Gaskins N Sloane P Mitchell CM Ammerman A Ickes SB and Williams CS Poor
Nutritional Habits A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness A North Carolina Family
Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study JABFM 2007 20(2) 124-134
83 Flower KB Perrin EM Viadro CI and Ammerman AS Using Body Mass Index to
Identify Overweight Children Barriers and Facilitators in Primary Care Ambulatory
Pediatrics 2007 7(1) 38-44
84 Jilcott SB Keyserling T Samuel-Hodge C Johnston LF Gross MD and Ammerman
AS Validation of a Brief Dietary Assessment to Guide Counseling for Cardiovascular
Disease Risk Reduction in an Underserved Population JADA 2007 107(2) 246-255
85 Ammerman A Cavallo D Leung M Gustafson A Farm Food Health How Public
Policy Affects Childhood Nutrition Harvard Health Policy Review 2006 7(2) 152-165
86 Ammerman A Leung MM Cavallo D Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemic N C
Medical Journal 2006 67(4)301-4
87 Carey T Jackman A Godley P Goulet S Ammerman A Howard D Goldmon M Roberson
D Developing Effective Inter-University and Community Partnerships to Address Health
Disparities Academic Medicine 2005 80(11)1039-45
88 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Pediatriciansrsquo Own Weight Self-perception
Misclassification and Ease of Counseling Obes Res 200513(2)326-332
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
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132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-15-
89 Perrin EM Flower KB Garrett J Ammerman AS Preventing and Treating Obesity
Pediatricians Self-Efficacy Barriers Resources and Advocacy Ambulatory Pediatr
20055150-156
90 Katz ML Gordon-Larsen P Bentley M Kelsey K Shields K Ammerman AS Does skinny
mean healthy Perceived ideal current and healthy body sizes among African American
girls and their female caregivers Ethnicity and Disease 200414(4)533-41
91 Stefanich CA Witmer JM Young BD Benson LE Penn CA Ammerman AS Garcia BA
Jilcott SB Etzel RA Development Adaptation and Implementation of a Cardiovascular
Health Program for Alaska Native Women Health Promot Pract 20046(4)472-81)
92 Jacobs AD Ammerman AS Ennett ST Campbell MK Tawney KW Aytur SA Marshall SW
Rosamond WD Will JC Effects of a Tailored Follow-up Intervention on Health Behaviors
Beliefs and Attitudes J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)557-568
93 Jilcott SB Macon ML Rosamond WD Garcia BA Jenkins LK Cannon PM Townsend CR
Tawney KW Keyserling TC Will JC Ammerman AS Implementing the WISEWOMAN
Program in Local Health Departments Staff Attitudes Beliefs and Perceived Barriers J
Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)598-606
94 Mays GP Hesketh HA Ammerman AS Stockmyer C Johnson TL Bayne-Smith M
Integrating Preventive Health Services within Community Health Centers Lessons from
WISEWOMAN J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)607-615
95 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman AS Sandler RS Food groups and colon
cancer risk in African American and Caucasians Int J Cancer 2004109(5)728-736
96 Sanders CG Aycock N Samuel-Hodge CD Garcia BA Kelsey KS Garner S Ammerman
AS Extending the Reach of Public Health Nutrition Training Community Practitioners in
Multilevel Approaches J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)589-597
97 Witmer JM Hensel MR Holck PS Ammerman AS Will JC Heart Disease Prevention for
Alaska Native Women A Review of Pilot Study Findings J Womenrsquos Health 200413(5)569-
578
98 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Eng E Gartlehner G Lohr KN Griffith D Rhodes S
Samuel-Hodge C Maty S Lux L Webb L Sutton SF Swinson T Jackman A Whitener L
Community-Based Participatory Research Assessing the Evidence Evidence
ReportTechnology Assessment No99 AHRQ Pub No04-E022-2 Rockville MD July 2004
99 Gordon-Larsen P Griffiths P Bentley ME Kelsey K Shields K Ward DS and Ammerman
A Barriers to physical activity qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and
practices Am J Prev Med 200427218-23
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-16-
100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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100 Perrin EM Flower KB Ammerman AS Body Mass Index Charts Useful Yet Underused J
Pediatr 2004 Apr144(4)455-60
101 Ammerman A Corbie-Smith G St George DM Washington C Weathers B Christian B
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE Project a
randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research Am J Public Health
2003 Oct93101720-7
102 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Ammerman AS Tawney KW Macon ML Physical activity and
its correlates in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev Med 200325(3Si)77-85
103 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Tawney KW Macon ML Ammerman AS Personal social and
environmental correlates of physicl activity in North Carolina Latina immigrants Am J Prev
Med 200325(3 suppl 1) 77-85
104 Satia-Abouta J Glanko JA Potter JD Ammerman A Martin CF Sandler RS North Carolina
Colon Cancer Study Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk
in African Americans and Whites results from the North Carolina colon cancer study Am J
Epidemiol 2003 Nov 15158(10)951-62
105 Satia-Abouta J Galanko J Martin CF Potter JD Ammerman A Sandler RS Associations of
micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites Results from the
North Carolina Colon Cancer Study Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev200312(8)747-
54
106 Corbie-Smith G Ammerman A Katz ML St George DM Blumenthal C Washington C
Weathers B Keyserling T Switzer B Trust benefit satisfaction and burden in a randomized
controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African American churches using a
community-based participatory research approach J Gen Intern Med 2003 Jul18(7)531-41
107 Butler LM Sinha R Millikan RC Martin CF Newman B Gammon MD Ammerman AS
Sandler RS Heterocyclic amines meat intake and association with colon cancer in a
population-based study Am J Epidemiol 2003 Mar 1157(5)434-445
108 Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Atwood JR Hosking JD Zayed H Kransy C A
randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural
patients with high blood cholesterol Prev Med 200336340-351
109 Pignone MP Ammerman A Fernandez L Orleans CT Pender N Counseling to promote a
healthy diet in adults A summary of the evidence for the U S Preventive Services Task
Force Am J Prev Med 2003 Jan24(1)75-92
110 Ammerman A Pignone M Fernandez L Lohr K Jacobs AD Nester C Orleans T Pender N
Woolf S Sutton SF Lux LJ Whitener L (2002) Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet
[Internet] Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) Apr PMID
20722113 [PubMed]
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-17-
111 Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Elasy TA Reliability and
validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American
women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 2002 Nov-Dec28(6)979-988
112 Delahanty LM Hayden D Ammerman A Nathan DM Medical nutrition therapy for
hypercholesterolemia positively affects patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes Ann
Behav Med 2002 Fall24(4)269-78
113 Nelson TL Hunt KJ Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Keyserling TC Mokdad AH Will JC
Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income
African-American and white women the North Carolina WISEWOMAN project Prev Med
2002 Jul35(1)1-6
114 Ammerman AS Lindquist CH Lohr KN Hersey F The efficacy of behavioral interventions
to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake a review of the evidence Prev Med
20023524-41
115 Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML Tawney KW Ammerman AS Environmental
policy and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants Women amp
Health 200236(2)43-57
116 Keyserling TC Samuel-Hodge CD Ammerman AS Ainsworth BE Henriacutequez-Roldaacuten CF
Elasy TA Skelly AH Johnston LF Bangdiwala SI Randomized trial of an intervention to
improve self-care behaviors of African American women with type 2 diabetes impact on
physical activity Diabetes Care 2002251576-1583
117 Ammerman A Washington C Jackson B Weathers B Campbell M Davis G Garson-Angert
D Paige Rev J Parks-Bani C Joyner M Keyserling T Switzer B The PRAISE Project a
Church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness sustainability
and diffusion J Health Promot Pract 2002 April3286-301
118 Will JC Massoudi B Mokdad A Ford ES Rosamond W Stoddard AM Palombo SR
Holliday J Byers T Ammerman A Troped P Sorensen G Reducing risk for cardiovascular
disease in uninsured women combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects J Am
Med Womens Assoc 2001 Fall56(4)161-165
119 Samuel-Hodge CD Headen SW Skelly AH Ingram A Keyserling TC Jackson EJ
Ammerman AS Elasy TA Influences on day to day self-management of type 2 diabetes
among African American women spirituality the multi-caregiver role and other social
context factors Diabetes Care 200023(7)928-933
120 Rosamond WD Ammerman AS Holliday J Tawney K Hunt KJ Keyserling TC Will JC
Mokdad AH Cardiovascular disease risk factor intervention in low-income women the NC
WISEWOMAN project Prev Med 200031370-379
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-18-
121 Skelly AH Samuel-Hodge CD Elasy T Ammerman AS Headen S Keyserling TC
Development and testing of culturally sensitive instrument for African American women
with type 2 diabetes a methodology Diabetes Educ 200026(5)769-777
122 Keyserling TK Ammerman AS Samuel-Hodge CD Ingram AF Skelly AH Elasy TA
Johnston LF Cole AS Henriquez-Roldan DF A Diabetes management program for African
American women with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Educ 200026(5)796-804
123 Elasy TA Samuel-Hodge CD DeVellis RF Skelly AH Ammerman AS Keyserling TC
Development of a health status measure for older African American women with type 2
diabetes Diabetes Care 200023325-329
124 Margolis L Stevens L Laraia L Ammerman A Harlan C Dodds J Eng E Pollard M
Educating students for community-based public health J of Community Practice 2000
7(4)21-34
125 Lutz S Ammerman A Atwood J Campbell M DeVellis R Rosamond W Innovative
newsletter interventions improve fruit and vegetable consumption in healthy adults JADA
199999705-709
126 Keyserling T Ammerman A Atwood J Hosking J Krasny C Zayed H Worthy B A
cholesterol Intervention program for public health nurses in the rural southeast Description
of the intervention study design and baseline results Public Health Nursing
199916(3)156-167
127 The WISEWOMAN Study Group (Ammerman A) Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening program the WISEWOMAN
Projects Prev Med 199928496-502
128 Ammerman A Parks C Preparing students for more effective community interventions
assets assessment J of Family and Community Health 1998 21(1)32-45
129 Parker E Eng E Laraia B Ammerman A Dodds J Margolis L Coalition building for
prevention lessons learned from the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative J Public Health Practice and Management 19984(2)25-36
130 Keyserling T Ammerman A Davis C Mok C Garrett J Simpson R A randomized
controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program low income patients with high
blood cholesterol The Southeast Cholesterol Project Archives of Family Medicine
19976135-145
131 Shannon J Kirkley B Ammerman A Keyserling T Kelsey K DeVellis R Simpson R Self-
efficacy as a predictor of dietary change in a low-SES Southern adult population Health
Education and Behavior 199724357-368
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-19-
132 Evans A Rogers L Peden J Seelig C Layne R Levine M Levin M Grossman B Darden P
Jackson S Ammerman A Settle M Stritter F Fletcher S Teaching dietary counseling skills
to residents patient and physician outcomes Am J Prev Med 199612259-65
133 Kelsey K Kirkley B DeVellis R Earp J Ammerman A Keyserling T Shannon J Simpson R
Social support as a predictor of dietary change in a low income population Health
Education Research 199611383-395
134 Rogers L Peden J Grossman R Levin M Evans A Fletcher S Stritter F Ammerman A
Settle M Levine M Darden P Jackson S Layne R A program for teaching residents to
provide dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Teaching and Learning in
Medicine 19946277-282
135 Ammerman AS Kirkley BG Dennis B et al A dietary assessment for individuals with low
literacy skills using interacrtive touch-screen computer technology Am J Clin Nutr 1994 59
(suppl) 289 S
136 Ammerman A Caggiula A Elmer P Kris-Etherton P Keyserling T Lewis C Luepker R
Pearson T Schucker B Shannon B Simpson R Watson J Putting Medical Practice
Guidelines into Practice The Cholesterol Model Am J Prev Med 199410209-16
137 Campbell M DeVellis B Strecher V Ammerman A Sandler R DeVellis R Improving
dietary behavior The effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings Am J
Public Health 199484783-787
138 Ammerman A DeVellis R Carey T Keyserling T Strogatz D Haines P Simpson R
Siscovick D Physician-based diet counseling for cholesterol reduction current practices
determinants and strategies for improvement Prev Med 19932296-109
139 Croft J Strogatz D James S Keenan N Ammerman A Malarcher A Haines P
Socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of body mass index in black adults the Pitt County
Study Am J Public Health 199282821-826
140 Levine M Grossman R Darden P Jackson S Peden J Ammerman A Levin M Layne R
Rogers L Seelig C Evans A Settle M Fletcher S Dietary Counseling of
Hypercholesterolemic Patients by Internal Medicine Residents J Gen Internal Med
19927511-516
141 Ammerman A DeVellis B Haines P Keyserling T Carey T DeVellis R Simpson R
Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Among Low Literacy
Populations -- Description and Pilot Evaluation of a Physician-Based Model Patient Educ
and Counseling 1992195-18
142 Keenan N Strogatz D James S Ammerman A Rice B Distribution and Correlates of Waist
Hip Ratio in Black Adults The Pitt County Study Amer J Epid 1992135678-684
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-20-
143 Gerber A Haines P Garret J Ammerman A Strogatz D James S Socioeconomic status and
electrolyte intakes in a black community the Pitt County Study Amer J Pub Health
1991811608-1612
144 Strogatz D James A Haines P Elmer P Gerber A Browning S Ammerman A Keenan N
Alcohol consumption and blood pressure in black adults the Pitt County Study Amer J
Epid 1991133442-450
145 Ammerman A Haines P DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Simpson R Siscovick D A
brief dietary assessment to guide cholesterol reduction in low income individuals design
and validation J Amer Diet Assoc1991911385-1390
146 Ammerman A McGaghie W Siscovick D Maxwell K Cogburn W Simpson R Medical
students knowledge attitudes and behavior about diet and heart disease Amer J Prev Med
19895271-8
147 Maxwell K Ammerman A McGaghie W Bryan C Simpson R Providing heart-health
alternatives at prevention cardiology meetings grilled salmon or beef tenderloin Amer J
Cardiol 198964111-113
148 Kirkley B Burge J Ammerman A Dietary restraint binge eating and dietary behavior
patterns Int J Eating Disorders 19887771-778
Refereed Published Abstracts
Fleischhacker S Evenson K Levy K Rodriguez D Ammerman A Fast food proximity and
policy An innovate approach to facilitate improved evidence-based policy Obesity
Society 2009674-P
Fleischhacker S Rodriguez D Ries A Evenson K Ammerman A Developing planning and
policy strategies to improve access to healthy eating within North Carolina tribal
communities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program Round
4 Grantee Meeting December 2009 (Poster Presentation)
Evenson KR Sarmiento OL Macon ML and Ammerman AS Correlates of physical activity
among Latina immigrants Poster at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in
San Francisco CA Abstract in Med Sci Sport Exercise 200335(5 supplement)
Evenson KR Tawney KW Macon L Sarmiento OL and Ammerman AS A qualitative study of
physical activity determinants and barriers among Latino female immigrants Poster at
the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore MD Abstract in Med Sci
Sport Exercise 200133(5 supplement) S115
Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated CVD Risk Factors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-21-
in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 149 (11)S75
Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Physical
Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Abstract published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999 31(5 Supplement)
Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of Design Effects in
Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Abstract published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology 1998 147 S84
Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk Factor Profile of
Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study Abstract published in the North
Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation 1998
Ammerman A DeVellis R Keyserling T Simpson R Quality of life is not adversely affected by
a dietary intervention to reduce cholesterol Circulation 19938719
Levine M CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are internal medicine residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Clin Research 199038730A
Darden P Jackson S CADRE Study Group (Ammerman A) Are pediatric residents prepared to
do dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemic patients Annals of the New York Acad of
Sci 1991 623422
Ammerman A Carey T DeVellis R Strogatz D Keyserling T Haines P Simpson R A
Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to Reduce Cholesterol Circulation
Supplement1990824III-59
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (first author)
October 2012 Improving student lunch choices using a web and text based pre-ordering
system Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
November 2004 Community-based participatory research Recommendations for funders
applicants and reviewers of community-based participatory research
proposals Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
September 2004 The Data CollectionData Distribution Center (DC2) Engaging the Faith
Community in Research and Interventions Faces of a Healthy Future (Joint
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-22-
presentation with Moses Goldmon and JT Roberson) Presented at Winston
Salem State University Winston Salem NC
June 2004 Girls Rule Church-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot High Acceptability and
Potential Benefits for African American Churches Presented at International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
Washington DC
February 2004 Environmental Change to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Perceived Efficacy
and Willingness Among WISEWOMAN Participants Presented at the 18th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington DC
April 2002 Girls Rule A Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program for African
American Girls and Their Primary Female Caregivers Poster presentation at
the Experimental Biology Meeting New Orleans LA
November 2002 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Diet and Cancer Prevention Practices
Among Members of African American Churches in NC ndash The PRAISE
Project Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Philadelphia PA
February 2000 The Emerging Role of African American Pastors as Health Promotion
Leaders Poster presented at 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities the
Medically Underserved amp Cancer Addressing the Unequal Burden of
Cancer Washington DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Acceptability of a Health Department Intervention for CVD Risk Reduction
NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
April 1999 ldquoFood for Heart Studyrdquo at Key Aspects of Preventing and Managing
Chronic Illness Presented at 6th National Conference on Research for Clinical
Practice AHCPR NINR NIH Chapel Hill NC
April 1999 A Community-University Partnership Recruitment Model for Cancer
Prevention in Black Churches Presented at the North Carolina Cancer
Research Symposium Raleigh NC
December 1997 The WISEWOMAN Project A View from North Carolina part of panel
presentation Supplementing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions the WISEWOMAN Project
- A View from Three States Presented at 12th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-23-
November 1996 Community Assets vs Deficits A New Approach to Community
Assessment Presented at the American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 NC Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Design and
Objectives Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1996 Tailoring a Nutrition Intervention Program to the Needs of Rural Public
Health Nurses Presented at American Public Health Association New York
City NY
November 1995 Diet Interventions for Low-Literacy Patients Acceptability of Two Models
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Structured Diet Intervention Assists Physician Care of the Underserved
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
November 1995 Reaching the Underserved Through Collaboration Nurses and Nutritionists
Presented at American Public Health Association San Diego CA
March 1993 Implementing National Guidelines for Cholesterol Screening and
Intervention Physician and Patient Considerations Panelist Society for
Behavioral Medicine San Francisco CA
March 1993 Quality of Life is Not Adversely Effected by a Dietary Intervention to Lower
Cholesterol Presented at 33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Santa Fe NM
April 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians for
Cholesterol Reduction in Low Income Patients Presented at the National
Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington
DC
March 1991 Determinants of Diet and Cholesterol Counseling by Physicians Presented at
31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Orlando
FL
March 1991 Designing an Intervention to Improve Diet Counseling by Physicians
Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine Washington DC
November 1989 Validation of a Dietary Atherogenic Risk Assessment to Guide Physician
Counseling for Southern Low-Income Patients Presented at American
Public Health Association Chicago IL
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-24-
July 1989 The Food for Heart Program A Physician-Based Dietary Intervention to
Reduce Atherogenic Risk Among Low Income Patients Presented at the
Society for Nutrition Education
July 1982 An Integrated Nutrition Education Program for Renal Dialysis Patients
Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education
Selected Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings (Co-Author)
May 2014 Calancie L Schisler J Keyserling T Gizlice Z Garcia B Ammerman A
An investigation of the relationship between a bitter taste perception gene
(rs10246939) and two nutrition intervention doses in a community trial 2014
ISBNPA San Diego CA
May 2014 Skinner H Schisler J Miller C Garcia B Dewalt D KeyserlingT
Ammerman A Effects of Genomic Risk Knowledge on Motivation Toward
Diet and Physical Activity Changes 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina
del Rey CA
May 2014 McGuirt J Ammerman A Prelip M McCarthy W Garcia B Jilcott-
Pitts S A mixed methods comparison of urban and rural retail corner
stores 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Schisler J Calancie L Skinner H Miller C Dewalt D Keyserling T
Ammerman A The law of unintended consequences-updates and offshoots
from the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics project 2014 CPHHD Annual
Meeting Marina del Ray CA
May 2014 Thayer L Pimentel D Garcia B Smith T Jilcott Pitts S Ammerman A
Keyserling T Eating Well While Dining Out-Heart Healthy Lenoir
Community Outreach 2014 CPHHD Annual Meeting Marina del Ray CA
October 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Ammerman A Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith
G Council B DeMarco M Ellis D Harris B Jackson M Jean-Baptiste J
Jones B Jones N Kearney W Legerton L Locklear T Muhammad M
Muhammad N Parker D Siman F Wynn M Community expertise in
CBPR Beyond incentives to compensation Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Francisco CA
October 2012 Kearney W DeMarco M Smith T Robbins M Ammerman A Faith
Farming and the Future A church-garden project for youth development
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Lightfoot A Barnes K Hardy C Harris B Eng E Council B Coad N
Benedict S Rivera I DeMarco M Ammerman A Advancing Equity in a
CBPR Partnership Seeds of HOPE and the CBPR Charrette Process
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-25-
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
October 2012 Jackson M Kearney W Wynn M Richmond A Hardy C Lightfoot A
Ammerman A Black K Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B
DeMarco M Ellis D Eng E Harris B Jean-Baptiste J Jones B Legerton
M Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Siman F
Moving towards equity Community leadership expanding capacity for
CBPR Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Francisco CA
February 2012 Hardy C Lightfoot A Jean-Baptiste J Ammerman A Black K
Caldwell D Coad N Corbie-Smith G Council B De Marco M Ellis D
Eng E Harris B Jackson M Jones B Jones J Kearney W Legerton M
Locklear T Muhammad M Muhammad N Parker D Simaacuten F Wynn M
CBPR Charrettes A Problem-Solving Approach for Community-Academic
Partnerships UNC Minority Health Conference Chapel Hill NC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope A Community-Academic Partnership to Develop and
Evaluate a Church Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Infrastructure and capacity building in CBPR Roundtable Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 De Marco M Kearney W Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Harvest of Hope Health Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Church
Garden Project Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2011 Kearney W De Marco M Robbins M Crowder R Ammerman AS
Advancing Faith Based Research The Role of Faith in Healthy Communities
Roundtable Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
February 2011 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A School Meals Understanding
Stakeholder Perceptions and Assessing Barriers and Facilitators to Nutrition
Standards Implementation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy
Eating Research 5th Annual Grantee Meeting
October 2010 Fleischhacker S Singh P Evenson K McKinnon R Rodriguez D Ammerman
A Does this study inform policy Examination of leading childhood obesity
journals instructions to authors on policy-related publications and policy
implications in research articles Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-26-
October 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
June 2010 Leung MM Sommers J Leeman J Ammerman A Assessing Potential
Public Health Impact and Dissemination Readiness in Policy-level
Interventions The Center TRT Criteria Annual Meeting of The International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Minneapolis
Minnesota
June 2010 Leung MM Green M Campbell M Cai J Tate D Ammerman A Fight
for Your Right to Fruit Promoting Fruit Intake in Youth using a Manga-style
Comic Annual Meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity Minneapolis Minnesota
May 2010 Fleischhacker S Richardson G Brayboy M Cummings R Ries A Rodriguez
D McPhail A Evenson K Vu M Ammerman A Lightfoot A Building a
community-academia partnership to improve access to healthy eating within
North Carolina American Indian communities Partnering to Improve
Health The Science of Community Engagement Arlington VA
April 2010 Lowenstein L Perrin EM Campbell M Tate DF Cai J Ammerman A Are
Providersrsquo Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations Related to Obesity
Counseling Frequency SBM Seattle Washington
April 2010 Khalil L Braxton D Ammerman A ldquoPicture Me Healthyrdquo Photo-Based
Inquiry Informs Policy and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity
Society of Public Health Education-Prevention Research Center (SOPHE-
PRC) Annual Meeting
October 2008 Green MA Boyd C Goldmon MV Myatt PR Hayes M Ammerman AS
Corbie-Smith G Carey T Howard DL and Godley P Congregational
Health Assessments Identifying Congregation Health Priorities to Enhance
Academic-Community Partnerships Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Joshi A Paxton AE Fleming PL and Ammerman AS Farm to school
across the nation What do we know about potential impacts Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San Diego CA
October 2008 Weiner B De Marco MM Green MA Boyd C Manning M Goldmon MV
Hadley M Corbie Smith G Myatt PR and Ammerman AS Organizational
readiness to participate in research Examining the organizational factors of
Black Churches that support engagement in research to reduce health
disparities Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting San Diego CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-27-
October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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October 2008 Paxton AE Ammerman AS Hobbs SH and Flemming P Farm to School
Addressing obesity and school nutrition through local food systems
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Samuel-Hodge CD Khavjou O Garcia BA Lindsley SC
Bramble KP Johnston LF Keyserling TC Gizlice Z Hardy TE and
Ammerman AS Cost-effectiveness of a WISEWOMAN behavioral weight
loss intervention for low-income women The Weight-Wise Program
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Gustafson A Duffey K Ammerman AS and Creamer N Understanding
the local food environment through a community food system assessment
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Diego CA
October 2008 Schmal S Sommers J Loo R Will J Thompson D and Ammerman AS
Pay It Forward Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Public
Health Practitioners Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting San Diego CA
March 2008 Evenson KR Lee GH Ammerman AS and Ballard K Successes and
Challenges to the North Carolina Healthy Active Childrens Policy
presented at Active Living Research Conference Washington DC
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at Pediatric Academic Societiesrsquo
Annual Meeting Toronto CA
May 2007 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at Pediatric
Academic Societiesrsquo Annual Meeting Toronto CA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Bolstering Self-efficacy for Nutrition and
Physical Activity Counseling in a Pediatric Resident Clinic presented at
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A Can Pediatricians Help Parents Recognize That
Their Children are Overweight presented at North American Association
for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-28-
October 2006 Perrin E and Ammerman A The Effect of a Pediatrician Toolkit on
Childrens Nutrition and Activity Behavior Change presented at North
American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Boston MA
November 2005 Eng G Horton E Tran A Shirah K Ammerman A Lay Health Advisors as
Co-Investigators Implications for IRB in Research Ethnics presented at
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA
November 2004 Viswanathan M Ammerman A Gartlehner G Eng E and Lohr K
Community-based participatory research A summary of the evidence on
research methodology and community involvement Presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 JilcottS Ammerman A Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge C Keyserling T
DeWalt D Garcia B Lindsley S and Bramble K Development of
intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and
physical activity Presented at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Sommers LeBeuf J Benjamin S Ammerman A Giles C Dodds J and
Ward D Enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment in child
care through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
November 2004 Eng E Rhodes SD Griffith DM Ammerman A Viswanathan M Webb
L What defines community-based participatory research A review and
synthesis Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting Washington DC
July 2004 Benjamin S Sommers Lebeuf J Ward D Dodds J Johnson M Ammerman
A Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Nutrition and Physical
Activity Environments of Child Care Centers Using Self-Assessment and
Targeted Technical Assistance Presented at the Society for Nutrition
Education Annual Meeting
March 2004 Jilcott SB Ammerman AS Laraia BA Samuel-Hodge CD Keyserling TC
DeWalt DA Garcia BA Lindsley SC Bramble KP Development of
Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and
Physical Activity Presented at the 5th Annual Womenrsquos Health Research Day
Chapel Hill NC
November 2003 Evenson K Sarmiento O Ammerman A Tawney K and Macon ML
Correlates of physical activity among North Carolina Latina immigrants
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting San
Francisco CA
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-29-
Feb-March 2002 Garcia B Ammerman A Colindres M Tawney K Macon L Aycock N
Cultural Adaptation of Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Materials for the
Latino Community Presented at the 16th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control Atlanta GA
Nov-Dec 2000 Jacobs A Ammerman A Tawney K Aytur S Garcia B Macon L
Rosamond W Impact of a Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention on
Dietary and Physical Activity Beliefs and Attitudes Presented at the 15th
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington
DC
Nov-Dec 2000 Tawney K Ammerman A Jacobs A Aytur S Macon L Garcia B
Keyserling T Rosamond W Functional Limitations and Physical Activity
Behaviors of Women in the NC WISEWOMAN Presented at the 15th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Washington DC
November 1999 Jacobs A Ammerman A Garcia B Aytur S Tawney K Rosamond W A
Computer-Tailored Maintenance Intervention to Promote Long Term
Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reducing Behaviors Presented at
the 14th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Dallas TX
June 1999 Nelson T Hunt K Rosamond W Ammerman A Obesity and Associated
CVD Risk Factors in a Population of Low-Income Women The North Carolina
WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research
meeting Baltimore MD Abstract in the American Journal of Epidemiology
1999 Vol 149 (11)S75
February 1999 Evenson K Tawney K Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Barriers Among Low Income Under-Served Women The
North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the Southeastern
American College of Sports Medicine Meeting Norfolk VA
February 1999 Tawney K Hunt K Evenson K Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond
W Physical Activity Participation among Low Income Underserved Women
The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project Presented at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting Seattle WA Abstract published in the Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Vol 31 No 5 Supplement
November 1998 Perry G Kumanyika S Gortmaker S DiPietro L Anderson R
Ammerman A Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and
Intervention Tool for Lower SES Southern Women Presented as part of a
panel presentation on The Relationship between Physical Activity Diet and
Obesity through the Life Cycle at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association Washington DC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-30-
June 1998 Hunt K Bell E Ammerman A Holliday J Rosamond W Impact of
Design Effects in Group-Assigned Intervention Trials Presented at the
Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting Chicago IL Abstract
published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1998 Vol 147 S84
April 1998 Rosamond W Hunt K Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K CVD Risk
Factor Profile of Low-Income NC Women The WiseWoman Study
Presented at the North Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit
Chapel Hill NC Abstract published in the 1998 North Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Data Summit Findings and Recommendations for
Surveillance and Evaluation
February 1998 Rosamond W Ammerman A Holliday J Tawney K Hunt K Keyserling
T Will J Mokdad A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Intervention in Low-
Income Underserved Women The North Carolina WISEWOMAN Project
Presented at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Atlanta GA
Invited Oral Presentations
February 2016 Visiting Scholar-Michigan State University College of Nursing-Presenting on
Food System Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease
December 2015 Keynote Lecture on Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health
Promotion Health Promotion Symposium Food and Health Bureau Hong
Kong China
October 2015 Speaker- Talk on Dissemination and Implementation Research Center for
Health Interventions and Prevention at the University of Connecticut Storrs
CT
May 2015 Speaker on panel titled Food Access Collaboration amp Community
Ownership of Local Foods Projects Nash County Center Nashville NC
April 2015 Co-Lead University of North Carolinarsquos 2015-2017 university-wide academic
theme lsquoFood for Allrsquo Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Speaker- Whats the Big Idea (WBI) lecture series Local Foods and
Sustainable Culture Friday Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2015 Invitation to participate in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences
Program periodic review Seattle WA
April 2015 Invited to speak at the session on Nutrition Health and the Cultural Power
of Food in the American South being planned for historic Black towns and
settlements workshop at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-31-
March 2015 Speaker at 5th Annual Symposium amp Inaugural meeting --Healthy Eating in
Context Building and Strengthening Collaborations to Address Hunger
Poverty and Nutrition in the Southeast Columbia SC
January 2015 Speaker for Carolina Collaborative for Research on Work and Health Spring
2015 Speaker series on healthy food access via local food systems
December 2014 Invited presenter on NCIrsquos Advanced Topics in Implementation Research What New Investigators Need to Know About Dissemination and
Implementation Bethesda MD
November 2014 Presentation at the food conference on food policy and how it relates to
health or the environment UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill
NC
August 2014 Invitation to speak at the National Cancer Institute on dissemination and
implementation Bethesda MD
June 2014 Invited Panelist-Just Health and Food Summit 2014-Policy Forum Rocky Mt
NC
June 2014 Invited speaker- Encore Class-Farm to Fork Course-rdquoNourishing Your
Community by Eating Local Why Farm to Fork is Not Just for Foodies NC
State Raleigh NC
June 2014 Invited speaker on Community Garden Employee Forum UNC Chapel
Hill NC
May 2014 ldquoDissemination and Implementation Research-Making your Case and
Getting Fundedrdquo Thurston Speaker Series UNC Thurston Arthritis Research
Center Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Invited Speaker UNC Preventive Medicine residents-A food Systems
approach to people and communities Chapel Hill NC
April 2014 Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve High
School Lunch Choices -mHealthDuke Conference Duke University
Durham NC
April 2014 Guest speaker for Peer Learning Binkley Memorial Baptist Church Chapel
Hill NC
April 2014 SPH Foard Lecture-Talk on Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-32-
March 2014 Cardiovascular Disease Disparities The Commission to End Health Care
Disparities (CEHCD) Denver Colorado
March 2014 Speaker-Implementation Science Series Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Baltimore MD
February 2014 Garden Presentation-Faculty Council Meeting Chapel Hill NC
January 2014 Healthy Eating and Active Living Overview of Evidence-Based and
Promising Practices NCIOM Rural Health
January 2014 Speaker-The Abundance Foundation Pittsboro NC
November 2013 Speaker-Hope Gardens Fall Event Chapel Hill NC
November 2013 Talk on Healthy Food Access Can Local Food Turn the Tide on Obesity and
Unhealthy Diets CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Increasing Healthy food Access While Creating Farmer Opportunity CFSA
Sustainable Agriculture Conference Durham NC
November 2013 Poverty Partnerships and the Public Good A Call for Engagement by North
Carolina Institution UNC Freedom Forum Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Access to food in the US and abroad Global Food Security and
Sovereignty An all-day forum at Carolina Meadows Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Taste Texting Using Technology and Behavioral Economics to Improve
High School Lunch Inaugural Symposium on Using New Technologies to
Enhance Healthy Behaviors UNC Chapel Hill NC
October 2013 Talk Incentivesrsquo Impact on Food Access and the Food Environment First
Kentucky Family Impact Seminar on Building Strong Families for Kentucky
Partners in Food and Health University of Kentucky Louisville KY
October 2013 Invited Speaker ndashMary Gumble Levy Lecture St Louis University College
for Public Health and Social Justice and the Public Health Doctoral Student
Association St Louis MO
September 2013 What Kind of Research Do We Need to Do to Improve Public Health in
NC NCPHA Fall Educational Conference Asheville NC
May 2013 Efforts to Partner with Restaurant Business Community to Promote
Healthier Eating Options 2013 CPHHD Annual mtg Boston MA
May 2013 Lecture-WNCPHA Nursing Section mtg Fontana NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-33-
March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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March 2013 Keynote Speaker-Tri-County MGV Conference Carthage NC
February 2013 Keynote Speaker Tennessee Valley Consortium for Sustainable
Communities Huntsville AL
November 2012 Obesity and the Law Duke Forum For Law And Social Change Town
Meeting Durham NC
October 2012 North Carolina Grown Moving Healthy Foods from Farms to Kitchens
Greensboro NC
September 2012 Childhood Obesity Public Health Updates Conference at Charlotte AHEC
April 2012 Communities clinics and genes trans disciplinary approaches to the chronic
disease epidemic CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
November 2011 School Lunches What Do We Do Next to Make Progress (Moderator) 26th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 2011 Farm-To-Institution Update (Moderator) 26th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference
October 2011 Policy issues related to healthy food access and sustainable local food
systems American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington
DC
May 2011 Center for the Study of Obesity Inaugural Lecture Fay W Boozman College
of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR
March 2011 It Takes A Village to Tackle Childhood Mitchell-Yancey Healthy Kids
Summit Burnsville NC
March 2011 Demystifying Marketing Claims Carolina Meat Conference Concord NC
February 2011 Childhood Obesity ndash It Takes A Village Linking Clinical Care and
Community Resources To Prevent And Treat Obesity Mecklenburg County
Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 50th Annual Post Graduate
Symposium Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
November 2010 Is buying locally grown produce associated with fruit and vegetable
consumption Results from the North Carolina Childrens Health
Assessment Survey (CHAMPS American Public Health Association 138th
Annual Meeting and Exposition Denver Colorado
June 2010 Why Should We ldquoEat This Not Thatrdquo Nutrition and Spotlight on Professors
UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Chapel Hill NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-34-
March 2009 ldquoAcademic Research Education and Outreachrdquo Robertson Seminar on
Sustainable Food Systems at UNC-Chapel Hill Nicholas School of
Government Duke University Durham NC
April 2008 ldquoDefining Translation of Research to Practicerdquo Center for Translational
Obesity Research Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA
April 2008 Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar for Food Science and Human Nutrition
Spring Seminar Series Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
November 2007 ldquoAdvancing Aging Research at UNC- CH ndash Environmental Circumstances
and Opportunitiesrdquo Research Retreat on Aging University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging Chapel Hill NC
November 2007 ldquoPediatric Obesity and Health Disparitiesrdquo University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Department of Social Medicine Chapel Hill NC
September 2007 ldquoObesity in Childrenrdquo School of mathematics Science and Technology
Elizabeth City Statue University Elizabeth City NC
August 2007 ldquoA State of the Science Conference Evaluation of Policy and Environmental
Change for Heart Disease and Stroke Preventionrdquo The National Forum for
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Boulder CO
June 2007 ldquoRandomized Trial Of A Clinic-Based Community-Supported Nutrition
And Physical Activity Lifestyle Intervention The NC Wisewoman Projectrdquo
6th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting Oslow Norway
April 2007 ldquoTackling Pediatric Obesity from the Policy and Environmental
Perspectiverdquo Seminar Michigan State University Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition G Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program
East Lansing MI
March 2007 ldquoThe Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Causes Consequences and Collaborative
Solutionsrdquo Virginia Dietetic Association 78th Annual Meeting Climbing to
New Heights in Nutrition Practice Blacksburg VA
February 2007 ldquoWomen and Heart Diseaseldquo Tri County Go Red Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ocean City MD
September 2006 Kids Eating Smart and Moving More (KESMM) recipient of Honorable
Mention from the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality
(NICHQ) - 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs
Addressing Childhood Obesity and one of a select few chosen for inclusion
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-35-
in the storyboard session at the National Congress ldquoAccelerating
Improvement in Childhood Obesity Congressrdquo Washington DC
September 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo Charlotte Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Call to Action Pediatric Obesity Shaping the Built Environment Charlotte
NC
May 2006 Key note speaker for MPH Spring 2006 Graduation Eastern Carolina
University Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoTranslating Existing Evidence Supporting Nutritional and Physical Activity
Intervention Into Actionrdquo 3rd Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Childhood Obesity Best Evidence Best Practices Greenville Hilton
Greenville NC
March 2006 ldquoChildhood OverweightObesityrdquo 1st annual Healthy Carolinians of Macon
County physiciansrsquo CME event Community Health Challenges The Bigger
Picture Macon Bank Corporate Center Franklin NC
February 2006 ldquoActivating Communities for Healthier Eating Practical Ideas and Strategies
for Changing home Work School and Community Environmentrdquo The
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Physical Therapy
seminar series Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing Obesity the
Importance of Physical Activity Proper Nutrition and Behavior
Modification Salisbury MD
November 2005 ldquoHome Grow Disease Management in North Carolinardquo Carolina Seminar on
Economic Development After the Factories What is the New Economic
Development Model for North Carolina Carolina Inn Chapel Hill NC
October 2005 ldquoTackling the Obesity Epidemicrdquo Keynote Speaker 12th Annual NCSC
Perinatal Partnership Conference Seasons Of Change A Potpourri of
Perinatal Issues SC amp NC Perinatal Association and the March of Dimes
Greensboro NC
September 2005 ldquoFocus on Obesity Best Practices and Evaluationrdquo Greensboro AHEC
Piedmont Regional Healthy Carolinians Networking Day at The Village At
Brookwood Burlington NC
September 2005 ldquoChildhood Obesity - The Healthy Weight Initiativerdquo Preventative Medicine
Seminar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
April 2005 ldquoCommunity Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that Makes a
Differencerdquo Keynote Speaker 2nd Annual Masterrsquos Symposium of the
Physician Assistant Program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wake Forest NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-36-
November 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Recommendations For
Funders Applicants and Reviewers of Community-Based Participatory
Research proposalsrdquo American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Washington DC
November 2004 ldquoObesity In Children What Is Causing It And What Can We Do About Itrdquo
Keynote Speaker Coastal AHEC-6th Annual Pediatric Conference
Wilmington NC
November 2004 ldquoObesity What is Causing It and What Can We Do About Itrdquo AHEC
Clinical Conference at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby NC
October 2004 ldquoCommunity-Based Participatory Research Are the Inmates Running the
Asylum St Louis University Prevention Research Center St Louis MO
October 2004 ldquoEssentials of Community-Based Participatory Research AHRQ Systematic
Evidence Reviewrdquo Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual
Meeting Atlanta GA
October 2004 ldquoBuilding The Evidence Research to Design and Test Efficient and Effective
Interventions For Obesity Treatment And Preventionrdquo AccessCare Annual
Conference Greensboro NC
June 2004 ldquoEvidence-Based Research In Primary Care Application to Diet and
Physical Activity Interventionsrdquo International Society for Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting Boston MA
May 2004 ldquoWhats Up With CBPRrdquo RWJ Community Health Scholars UNC-CH
Chapel Hill NC
March 2004 ldquoObesity As A National Epidemic - Why Do We Have It And What Can We
Do About Itrdquo Asbury Retirement Community Gaithersburg MD
January 2004 ldquoCommunication Between Researchers And Community-Based
Participatory Research Participants Partnering with African American
Churchesrdquo 4th Annual Minority Health Leadership Summit Eliminating
Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities The Role Of Health Communication
Center for Minority Health Pittsburgh PA
January 2004 ldquoUnderstanding Obesity Across The Generationsrdquo Institute on Aging
Seminar Group-UNC-CH Chapel Hill NC
August 2003 ldquoGrant Writing and Manuscript Preparationrdquo Alaska WISEWOMAN
Group Anchorage AK
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-37-
March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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March 2003 ldquoCulturally Relevant Communication Strategies to Extend the Reach of
Health Promotionrdquo Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Health Statewide
Conference Anchorage AK
March 2003 ldquoSpreading the Word Disseminating Best Practicesrdquo COC Conference
Building Connections for Community Health Durham NC
February 2003 ldquoNC WISEWOMAN Enhanced Intervention and Evaluationrdquo 17th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Annual
WISEWOMAN Meeting St Louis MO
April 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety regarding the WISEWOMAN
Program
March 2002 ldquoState of the Science Report The Impact of Nutrition on Healthrdquo Annual
Meeting American Journal of Health Promotion Lake Tahoe Nevada
September 2001 ldquoHow Can Public Health Improve the American Dietrdquo CDC Conference-
Using Science to Build Comprehensive Cancer Programs A 2001 Odyssey
Atlanta GA
September 2000 ldquoEvidence Report on the Efficacy of Interventions to Modify Dietary
Behavior Related to Cancer Riskrdquo NCI Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences Second Meeting of the Health Promotion Research
Branch (HPRB) Nutrition Behavior Grantees Washington DC
December 1999 ldquoThe PRAISE Project A Partnership with Faith Communities to Reduce
Cancer Risk Through Dietrdquo Prevention Roundtable NC Prevention
Partners Raleigh NC
November 1998 ldquoA Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention
Tool For Lower SES Southern Womenrdquo In Panel The Relationship Between
Physical Activity Diet And Obesity Through The Life Cycle American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC
October 1997 ldquoDeveloping Community Resourcesrdquo Sixth Annual Healthy Carolinians
Conference Expo 97 Models in Action Winston Salem NC
March 1997 ldquoPreparing Students for Community Experiences Getting Ready for the
Real Worldrdquo Faculty Forums on Community-Based Education Chapel Hill
NC
March 1997 ldquoNutritional Guidelines for Healthy Livingrdquo Area L AHEC Nash General
Hospital Rocky Mount NC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-38-
August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
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(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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August 1996 ldquoFood for Heart Programrdquo Roundtable Overcoming the Attackers
Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke on All Fronts Research Triangle Park
NC
July 1996 ldquoDancing vs Directing -- Building Partnerships Through the Community-
Based Public Health Initiativerdquo Society for Nutrition Education Annual
Meeting St Louis MO
April 1996 ldquoParade of Players - Community-Based Heart Disease Prevention
Programsrdquo Making it Happen A Statewide Convocation of Community
Leaders to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Research Triangle Park NC
April 1995 ldquoThe Development of Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Materials for Low-
Literacy Populations Cultural Sensitivity for Dietetic Practitionersrdquo
Charlotte AHEC Charlotte NC
September 1994 ldquoCommon Nutrition Management Issues Facing the Primary Care
Physicianrdquo Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Center Carrboro NC
June 1993 ldquoNutrition Education for Patients with Low Literacy Skillsrdquo Enrichment
Series for Nutrition Professionals Chapel Hill NC
September 1992 ldquoA Dietary Assessment for Individuals with Low Literacy Skills Using
Interactive Touch-Screen Computer Technologyrdquo First International
Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods St Paul MN
August 1992 ldquoAn Easy-to-Use Dietary Assessment and Treatment Program to Lower
Cholesterolrdquo Current Clinical Controversies The Community Health
Perspective Public Health Service Conference Chicago Il
April 1991 ldquoCardiovascular Disease and Diet Updaterdquo Eleventh Annual Training
Conference for Public Health Nutritionists Pine Knoll Shores NC
April 1991 ldquoNutrition Intervention ndash How to Make it Workrdquo National Conference on
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Control Washington DC
April 1991 ldquoConsiderations for Selecting Nutrition Assessment Toolsrdquo Preventive
Cardiology Academic Awardees 12th Annual Meeting at NHLBI
Washington DC
February 1991 ldquoCholesterol and Cardiovascular Diseaserdquo AHEC Public Health Directors
Conference Chapel Hill NC
Contracts and Grants
Large Grants Significant Role
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-39-
2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2015-2020 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA
Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset
Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local
Agricultural Economies
2014-2019 Principal Investigator CDC
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2015-2017 Co Investigator CDC
Assessing Awareness and Use of School Health Tools and Resources
(IDIQ)
2014-2017 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Expenditure (PACE) Food
Labeling
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
DukeUSDA Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food
Choice Research
2014-2017 Principal Investigator USDA
SNAP-Ed EFNEP Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity
Prevention Centers of Excellence
2016-2016 Principal Investigator NCDPI
At Risk After School Meals Assessment Report and
OutreachImplementation Plan
2015-2016 Principal Investigator Share Our Strength
No Kid Hungry NC Champions for Change
2014-2016 Principal Investigator USDA
The North Carolina Green Cart Program Improving capacity to
reach underserved communities with affordable locally grown
produce
2012-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNCI
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit amp
Vegetable Access
2011-2016 Co Investigator NIH $527610
UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health
Disparities
2010-2016 Principal Investigator NIHNHLBI $1411615
Center to Reduce CVD Disparities Genes Clinics and Communities
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-40-
2010-2015 Co Investigator NCI $538896
Carolina Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers to Reduce
Cancer Disparities through Outreach Research and Training
2010-2013 Principal Investigator NIH $150000
Faith Farming the Future A church-based program addressing
health disparities
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $759921
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $602883
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $584677
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation
2009-2014 Co-Investigator CDC $224215
UNC Coordinating Center for PRC Cancer Network
2008-2014 Principal Investigator NIHNCR $11409302
UNC Clinical Translation Science Award
2008-2010 Principal Investigator Gillings Innovation Labs UNC SPH
$409197
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System
in North Carolina Informing Policy
2006-2007 Principal Investigator NCDPIUSDA $115000
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation Economic Impact
and the Role of Key Stakeholders
2006-2007 Principal Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $91742
School Nutrition Standard Policy Implementation
2005-2010 Principal Investigator NICHHD $3045549
Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in Kids
2005-2010 Co-Investigator NCI $438000
Carolina Community Network
2005-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $197085
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Network- Collaborating Center
2005-2007 Co-Investigator NIDDK $464758
Healthy Weight Linking Child Care Centers With the Home
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
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2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-41-
2005-2007 Co-Investigator Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $299997
NC Prevention Collaborative Prescription for Health
2005-2006 Co-Investigator NICHD $12556999
The National Childrens Study Duplin County Vanguard Center
2004-2009 Principal Investigator RTI InternationalCDC $422928
Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC $1500000
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative NC
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3600000
Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement core funding for
the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2004-2009 Principal Investigator CDC $3819699
Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention
Research Translation WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention
Programs
2004-2009 Co-Investigator CDC Network site $ 1500000
Coordinating Center $1498720 Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network and Coordinating Center
2004-2007 Co-Investigator NIHNCRR $1691397
Interdisciplinary Strategy for Obesity (NIH Roadmap Initiative)
2004-2006 Co-Investigator ASPHCDC $ 299969
Evaluation of NAP-SACC Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-
Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) Project
2004-2005 Principal Investigator AccessCare Inc $92959
Primary Care Childhood Obesity Project
2003-2006 Co-Investigator LINC Project (Linking Interventions in Children)
Obesity management and prevention Gatorade Corp $2850000
Director of Primary Care Research Core
2002-2007 Scientific Director NIHNCMHD $6011373
EXPORTndashCarolina-Shaw Partnership for the Elimination of Health
Disparities
2002-2006 Co-Investigator American Cancer Society $187532
Linking Beauty and Health to Reduce Cancer Risk Among African
American Women (BEAUTY Project)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-42-
2002-2006 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $1135808
WISEWOMAN (Phase III) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation
in Women Across the Nation
2002-2005 Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC $336871
Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative
2002-2004 Co-Investigator AHRQRTI $86677
Evidence-Based Practice Center Community Based Participatory
Research Evidence Report
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $607007
Nutrition and Public Health A Course for Community Practitioners
2001-2004 Principal Investigator CDC $451557
WISEWOMAN Testing CVD Lifestyle Interventions in Underserved
Women
2001-2004 Principal Investigator Yale UniversityCDC $237958
Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
2000-2003 Principal Investigator Southcentral FoundationCDC $73816
WISEWOMAN Alaska Consultation to Southcentral Foundation
1999-2003 Principal Investigator NHLBI $546726
Obesity Prevention Intervention for African American Girls
1999-2003 Co-Investigator CDC $1194909
A Church-Based Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care
1999-2002 Lead Scientist AHRQ $10000
Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet Chapter in US Preventive
Services Task Force Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $126159
Formative Data for Womenrsquos Physical Activity Programs (turned over
PI role to a junior investigator)
1999-2001 Principal Investigator CDC $99965
WISEWOMAN Culturally Relevant CVD Counseling Tools
1999-2001 Co-Investigator CDC $352270
WISEWOMAN Expanding Health Services to Include CVD
Prevention
1999-2000 Scientific Director AHCPR $122198 total
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-43-
(sub-contract with Research Triangle Institute) Efficacy of Behavioral
Dietary Interventions to Reduce Cancer Risk
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $585000 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase II) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation in
Women in Massachusetts Arizona and North Carolina
1996-2004 Co-Principal Investigator NCI $ 4227670 total
Dietary Guidelines Implemented in Black Churches (PRAISE -
Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating)
1995-2001 Co-Investigator CDCNIH (Community-Based Womens Health
Initiative) $1370746 total
Improving Diabetic Care for Minority Women (A New Leaf Choices
for Healthy Living with Diabetes)
1995-1998 Co-Investigator NCDHHSCDC approx $817504 total
WISEWOMAN (Phase I) NC Comprehensive Breast and Cervical
Cancer Control Program -- Supplemental CVD Services
1993-1997 Principal Investigator NINR $946259 total
Test of a Rural Nurse Intervention to Lower Cholesterol (Food for
Heart Project)
1992-1996 Faculty Liaison Kellogg Foundation $ 1049613 total
Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) - ongoing in-kind
service
1991-1996 Co-Principal Investigator NHLBI $2446612 total
CVD Nutrition Modules Tailored to Low Literacy Skills (NC Healthy
Heart Project)
1989-1995 Co-Investigator NHLBI $ 2030890 total
A Cholesterol Treatment Model for Low Income Patients (Southeast
Cholesterol Project) major role in writing proposal intervention based
on dissertation research
Small Grants andor Limited Role
2013-2015 Principal Investigator NIH $150545
Dynamics of Obesity Intervention Adoption Implementation and
Maintenance
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NC DHHS $200000
Examining the Health Impact of Farmers Markets
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-44-
2012-2017 Principal Investigator USDAAFRI $300000
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability
through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from
Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food
Distribution
2012-2014 Principal Investigator CDC $140000
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network
(NOPREN)
2012-2014 Principal Investigator BCBS $199500
North Carolina Green Cart Project
2012-2014 Principal Investigator NIH $402628
Impact of a Public-Private Mobile Market to Improve Fruit and
Vegetable Access
2011-2014 Principal Investigator Innovative Educational Resources LLCUSDA
$78873 A Community Focused Participatory Research Program to
Evaluate COSolution
2010-2013 Principal Investigator Cornell UniversityUSDA $34783
Taste Texting A Pre-Order System for Fresh and Healthy High
School Lunch
2009-2014 Principal Investigator Gramercy Research GroupNIH $35896
Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among
Blacks
1996-2005 Co-Investigator NCI total $2909593
Population Study of Colon Cancer in Blacks and Whites
2002-2003 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $4000
Validation of a Practical Dietary Assessment to Guide Chronic Disease
Prevention Counseling in the Underserved
2001-2003 Co-Investigator NCDHHS $34331
Starting the Conversation about Diet Physical Activity and Tobacco
2001-2003 Principal Investigator UNC-GCDC $14225
PROS Survey and Training
2001-2002 Principal Investigator UNC School of Medicine $20500
PRAISE Cohort Development and Pilot Data Projects
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-45-
1997-1998 Principal Investigator CDC total $9645
Womens Cardiovascular Health Network -- one of 10 network sites
funded through CDC Prevention Centers nationally
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Kellogg Foundation $50000
Community-Based Model for Diabetes Care and Self-Monitoring
1996-1997 Principal Investigator Univ of Illinois $4200
Community-Based Managed Care A Partnership Model
1995-1997 Co-Principal Investigator USDA $181271
Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies
1995-1997 Principal Investigator University Research Council $1800
The School Lunch Program in NC Are We Ready for Change
1994-1995 Co-Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8000
The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Adolescent Obesity
1991-1992 Principal Investigator UNC Institute of Nutrition $8750
A Dietary Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
University Service
2015-present Food For All Co-Chair
2015-present Faculty Assembly Delegation Member
2015-present Faculty Hearings and Grievance Committee
2015 Health and Wellness Committee-UNC Sustainability Strategic Plan
2015 Nutrition Search Committee
2014 Poverty Task Force
2014 Healthy Girls Save the World-Faculty Advisor
2013 Vice Chancellor for Development Search Committee
2013 Carolina Engagement Council
2013 SPH Monitoring Committee
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-46-
2012 Faculty Advisory Board UNC Center for Study of American South
2011 Faculty Panel Nourish International ndash UNC
2011 Co Chair Steering Committee for ldquoReach Carolinardquo the Academic
Plan
2011 Faculty Address UNC New Student Convocation
2011 Facilitator Carolina Summer Reading Discussion Session
2011 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
2011 SPH2020 Revenue Generation Task Force
2009 Hettleman Award Nomination selection committee
2009 Board Member UNC Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity
2008 Senior Advisory Committee Injury Prevention Research Center
2008 UNC Tomorrow
2007 UNC School of Public Health Office of Student Affairs October 2007
Resume Rescue Event
2007 Carolina Engagement Council
2007 Chair Ad Hoc Implementation Group for SPH
2006-present Member Carolina Engagement Council
2006-present MPH Committee
2006-present Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
2006-present Atrium Research Committee ndash Faculty Coordinator
2006-present Member Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity Advisory Board
2006-present Steering Committee Member Tar Heel Bus Tour
2006-present Steering Committee Member Economic Development Working
Group
2006-present Steering Committee Member Carolina Community Network (CCN)
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-47-
2005-present Chair Faculty Welfare Committee
2004-present Advisory Board of the Highway Safety Research Center
2004-present NC Healthy Aging Network Community Advisory Board
2004-present Deanrsquos Advisory Committee (Medical School)
2002-present Faculty Council Representative ndash School of Pubic Health
2002-present Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) Provides
feedback and guidance to the Chair of the Faculty Council the
Provost and the Chancellor Elected position
2004-2005 Ombuds Search CommitteemdashUNC
2003-2005 Greenburg Alumni Endowment Award Committee
2004-2005 WAY (ldquoWellness and Yourdquo) for Health Advisory Board
2003-2004 Review Committee for Dean Houpt Medical School
1998-present Core Faculty Member of Community Health Scholars Program
1990-1992 Cardiovascular Health in Children Public Safety Personnel Project
UNC School of Nursing
1988-1991 UNC Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General
Medicine and General Pediatrics
Professional and Public Service
Note On almost a daily basis I respond to requests for assistance from individuals associated
with state and national programs and services related to nutrition physical activity and health
promotion It would be impossible to document all of these interactions
2016 Triangle Community Foundation Committee
2016 PRC Policy and National Connections committee
2015 Advisory Board for Wisconsin Obesity Prevention
Initiative
2015 Feast Down East Board of Directors Southeastern North
Carolina Food Systems Program
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-48-
2013 Targeted-PFA workgroup on obesity treatment in diverse
populations Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute
(PCORI)
2013 Expert Panel Member SNAP-Ed programming Colorado
State University
2012 Co-Chair Task Force on Implementing Evidence-Based
Strategies in Public Health
2012 Board Member Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Kids in Parks
2011 Co Chair NC Institute of Medicine Task Force for Evidence-
Based Practice development identification
implementation and dissemination
2011 Member NC Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity
Prevention Task Force
2011 Chair PRC Steering Committee
2011 Project Consultant and Member Advisory Board to A
Sustainable Community-based Collaboration Leading to a
Successful Intervention that Eliminates the Infant Mortality
Disparity
2009-Present Member NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
2009-Present Scientific Advisory Committee for Gramercy Research Group
2009-Present External Reviewer Institute of Medicine Institutes
Workshop Summary on the Public Health Effects of Food
Desertsrdquo
2008-Present Consultant PRC Rochester
2008-Present Member North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on
Adolescent Health
2008-Present Member NC Prevention Partners Healthy Hospital Initiative
(HHI) Advisory Team
2008-Present Member National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Implementation Groups and Committee
2008-Present Member AACORN
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-49-
2008-Present Consultant to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
about CBPR
2008-Present Member International Life Sciences Institute Research
Foundation ndash Translational research program in nutrition
and physical activity
2007 Member Healthy KidsHealthy Parks Blue Ridge Parkway
Foundation
2007 Expert Panel Member Early Assessment of Programs and
Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity Macro International
Inc
2007 Member RWJF National Advisory Group for the Public
Health Practice-Based Research network (PBRN)
2007 Expert Panel Member Obesity Referral Guidelines Meeting
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
2007 Member Community Food Security Coalition
2007 Mentor Healthy Eating Research 2nd Annual Grantee Meeting
2007 Member CDC National Forum Monitoring and Evaluation
Implementation Group
2006 Member CDCPR Advisory Panel SBIR Topic 22 amp 23
2006 President Smith Middle School Booster Club
2006 Member Fit Community Expert Advisory Panel for Active Living
by Design a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
2006 Member of planning committee of the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health (NCIPH) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Model
Health Department
2006 Member FirstSchool amp Nutrition Health Planning Committee
2005 -present Member of the Evaluating Impact B Task Group (focus on
evaluation of policy and environmental change) A Public Health
Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-50-
2005-present Consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Dietetic
Association regarding evaluation of new benefits covering nutrition
counseling for obesity
2004-present Committee Member Study Committee on Childhood Obesity NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund appointed by Lt Governor
Beverly Perdue
2004-present Advisory Committee Guide to Faith Based Interventions and
Training Conference ldquoAfrican American Churches Easting Smart
and Moving Morerdquo
2004-2005 (STEWAC) NC State Teachers and Employees Wellness Advisory
Committee to the State Health Plan
2004-2005 Eat Smart Move More Leadership Team Physical Activity and
Nutrition Branch Division of Public Health NC DHHS
2004 YMCA of the USA Gulick Project Expert Panel for the
Breakthrough YouthFamily Collaborative on promoting healthy
lifestyles
2004 Merck Company Foundation Comprehensive Health Initiative
Expert Panel
2003-2004 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Needs Assessment Project in
obesity sponsored research with Jonathan Klein MD MPH
2002 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Meeting of National Experts in
Obesity Planning Meeting on Obesity Strategies
2002-2004 Consensus Panel Member Eat Smart North Carolinarsquos
Recommended Standards for all Foods Served in Schools
2001-2003 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chair Monitoring and
Evaluation NC Healthy Weight Initiative ndash produced the State Plan
ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight Finding the Will
and the Wayrdquo
1997-1998 Oregon Center for Applied Science interactive multi-media
computer interventions for nutrition education - content reviewer
1988 North Carolina State Health Department design and
implementation of cholesterol lowering interventions in County
Health Departments
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-51-
1977-present Community Nutrition Education numerous community education
programs and designed innovative approaches to nutrition
education for special populations (using street theater newsletters
games etc) as a part of many professional appointments and in
response to requests from community groups (American Red Cross
Schools Church Organizations Retirement Communities etc) on
topics ranging from the politics of food and agriculture to heart
disease risk reduction
Review Panels
June 2014 RWJF Invitation to participate in expert peer Review Public Health
Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value
(DIRECTIVE) awards
March 2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel-invited member
February 2014 DIRH Study Section-Center for Scientific Review DHHSNIH
October 2013 NIH Review NIDDK NIA NCI and NICHD PAR-12-257 Time-
Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation for R01
applications
August 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reviewer for
grant applications submitted in response for stimulus funding (3
different groups)
March 2009 Institute of Medicine Workshop Draft on Food Deserts
January 2008 NIH Oral Health Disparities Reviewer
September 2007 NHLBINIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) Program Reviewer
August 2006 Primary Reviewer Pilot and Feasibility funding from the Diabetes
Research and Training Center (DRTC) Washington University St
Louis Missouri
June 2006 NIH Department of Health and Human Services Reviewer
Dissemination and Implementation
March 2006 NIH-NIDDK Reviewer Looking Ahead Clinical Trials
December 2004 NIDDK Small Grants Review Panel Bethesda MD
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-52-
June 2004 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel RFA HL04-006 Overweight and
Obesity Control at Worksites
2002-2004 NIH-NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel R03-Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition
July 2003 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
May 2003 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
December 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
July 2002 NIDDK Review Panel Translational Grants
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
April 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel GEMS Phase II Review
February 2002 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel R18 (D amp E Research) Program
Fall 2000 American Institute of Biological Sciences FY 00 Department of
Defense Congressionally Directed Research Program on defense
Health-Related Research Topics peer review panel
Summer 2000 NHLBI Review Committee Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls
(TAAG)
Summer 1999 NIDDK Review Committee Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-
Loss (SHOW)
Fall 1999 NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Nutrition Academic Award
Summer 1999 NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel Study of Health Outcomes of
Weight Loss ndash SHOW
Spring 1997 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Spring 1996 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
May 1996 NCI Special Emphasis Panel (Chair) Meeting for the review of
proposals submitted in response to RFP NO1-CN-65010-05 Validation
of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire
Summer 1993 NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Sect 2 (one-time
reviewer)
Spring 1993 NHLBI Special Emphasis Review Panel
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-53-
February 1991 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
June 1990 NHLBI Demonstration and Education Programs Ad Hoc review panel
Practice
2004-present Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation ndash
Principal Investigator for this Center which is funded by CDC The
mission of the Center of Excellence is ldquoto enhance the public health
impact of the WISEWOMAN Program and the Nutrition and
Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic
Diseases through training and intervention translation initiatives
that extend their reach improve their effectiveness strengthen their
adoption in real-world setting improve the quality of their
operations and sustain their efforts over timerdquo The Centerrsquos two
main functions are 1) to provide ongoing training for public health
practitioners and 2) to disseminate evidence-based interventions
best practices and implementation tools for use by public health
practitioners Through this Center I am guiding the development of
a model for translation of evidence-based interventions and best
practices into public health practice a web accessible database of
interventions best practices and implementation tools curricula to
train state and local public health practitioners in the skills necessary
to translate interventions for their settings and population a method
for assessing whether Centerndashsponsored training intervention
translation and dissemination initiatives achieve maximum public
health impact for the WISEWOMAN and Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
2004-present Community Resource Packet Linking Clinical Care and Community
Resources for Cardiovascular Health A Guide for WISEWOMAN
Projects - Tailored community resource packet that translates new
community and environmental resource intervention components
(designed and tested in the WISEWOMAN Project) into practical
community-level intervention tools to promote cardiovascular
health Upon completion of packet we will disseminate to NC
WISEWOMAN health departments and potentially to state-level
WISEWOMAN programs in the Fall of 2005
2004-present New Leaf Training for WISEWOMAN Partner Programs -
Partnership of CDC UNC and non-funded WISEWOMAN
Programs to train practitioners to implement the New Leaf
intervention in underserved populations in their states In Nevada
we trained VISTA volunteers to implement New Leaf with tribal
organizations In Alabama we trained Community Health Advisors
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-54-
to implement the New Leaf Healthy Weight module in 5 low-
income rural counties
2003-2004 NC Consensus Panel To Recommend Standards for All Foods
Available in Schools ndash As a member of this panel of educators
nutritionists physicians and public health professionals contributed
to the development of ldquoEat Smart NCrsquos Recommended Standards for
All Foods Available in Schoolrdquo This document grew out of a
recommendation from the NC Task Force on Healthy Weight in
Children and Youth These recommended standards are being used
by educators parents policy makers and community leaders to
implement change in school policy and practice that support sound
nutrition as part of a healthy school environment
2001-present Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care
(NAP SACC) - Worked with the NC Division of Public Health and
UNC colleagues to develop and pilot test a policy and
environmental change intervention in child care settings The NAP
SACC intervention guides child care providers through an
assessment of their nutrition and physical activity policy practice
and environment Training and targeted technical assistance is
provided to staff in participating centers Following the successful
pilot of the intervention NAP SACC has been adapted for use in six
states (SC DE WA NY AZ MA) and three additional grants have
been funded to support the continued evaluation and enhancement
of the intervention Within NC my team is working with the
Division of Child Development the Division of Public Health and
NC Partnership for Children to develop a statewide plan for
dissemination of NAP SACC to childcare providers across the state
In addition the Division of Child Development initiated discussion
with me regarding potential licensure rules changes related to
nutrition and physical activity in child care
2001-2003 NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth ndash Served
as Co-chair of the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation and
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Task Force This
Task Force developed the state plan which outlines the
recommendations for public health action to reduce the prevalence
of obesity in children The state plan ldquoMoving Our Children Toward a
Healthy WeighthellipFinding the Will and the Wayrdquo has been the guiding
force behind much of North Carolinarsquos response to the obesity
epidemic including actions but the State Board of Education and the
Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission As the Co-chair of
the subcommittee on monitoring and evaluation lead the
development of recommendations related to surveillance and
research This work lead to the development and implementation of
a statewide physical activity and nutrition behavior surveillance
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-55-
instrument that allows the NC Nutrition and Physical Activity
Surveillance System to capture data on key behavioral determinants
of weight The state plan is available online at
httpwwwnchealthyweightcomhwi_documentshwi_stateplanpd
f
2000-present New Leaf Translations - Collaborate with state-level WISEWOMAN
programs to implement andor culturally translate the New Leaf
materials to reflect the common dietary and physical activity
patterns in each statersquos population Eg Consulted with
Southcentral Foundation in Alaska to culturally adapt the New Leaf
to reflect the traditional diet and practices of Alaskan Native
populations Seven state-level WISEWOMAN programs (Alaskamdash
2 tribal organizations Connecticut Missouri North Carolina South
Dakota Vermont) have implemented andor culturally translated the
New Leaf materials to reflect the dietary and physical activity
patterns common in each statersquos population
1999-2001 WISEWOMAN Monograph Integrating Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention into Existing Health Services The Experience of the North
Carolina WISEWOMAN Program - Training manual translates
research from the NC WISEWOMAN program into practical
strategies for developing CVD prevention programs Manual
describes how to implement a CVD prevention program CVD
clinical care guidelines New Leaf intervention NC maintenance
intervention program evaluation methods By website at
wwwhpdpuncedu wisewomanindexhtm CDC sends to new and
existing state-level WISEWOMAN programs CDC has incorporated
sections of the manual into the WISEWOMAN Guidance Document
Sent to 40 WISEWOMAN health departments in NC
1999-2000 iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento [Healthy Living Happy Heart] -
Cultural adaptation and translation of the New Leaf manual for the
Latino Hispanic population Six state-level WISEWOMAN
programs (Alaska California Connecticut Missouri North Carolina
South Dakota) use the iexclVida Saludable Corazon Contento CVD
intervention tool with the Latino population in their state
1996-present WISEWOMAN Publications and Presentations - 9 WISEWOMAN
manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals 18 WISEWOMAN
presentations made at national conferences Contributions to the
scientific literature about CVD risk reduction strategies and
outcomes in underserved mainly minority women In response to
publications and presentations we have fulfilled numerous requests
to disseminate WISEWOMAN research tools and New Leaf
intervention materials to public health practitioners and researchers
nationwide
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education
Alice S Ammerman DrPH RD
-56-
National Training Courses
2005- Present Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course
The primary goal of this intensive 5 day course is to enhance the capacity of
State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity to
implement and sustain nutrition and physical activity interventions that
link multiple levels of influence (individual interpersonal
institutionalorganizational community and public policy) to reach
individuals as well as the broader social context in which they live A
secondary goal of the Course is to encourage and strengthen linkages and
mentoring relationships between state program coordinators through
shared learning experiences problem solving and networking
opportunities
2002-Present Nutrition and Public Health ndash A Course For Community Practitioners
This intensive 5-day course serves public health practitioners (nutritionists
and non-nutritionists) who desire to learn more about planning and
developing nutrition interventions at the individual organizational
community and policy levels Emphasis is given to nutrition interventions
for low income and uninsured women at increased risk for chronic diseases
associated with dietary and lifestyle practices The NPH Course has been
held annually since 2002 Over the four project years 114 participants from
34 states including 42 WISEWOMAN Program participants 5 Obesity
Prevention Program participants and 20 CDC observers completed the
weeklong course This training course has been approved to issue
continuing education credits from the American Dietetic Association The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) and the
UNC School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education