June Mead
Extension Associate,Sr
2007
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Current Activities
Current Professional Activities
June P. Mead is Project Director and Program Evaluator for the Community Improvement Through Youth (CITY) Project, New York State's Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Program, Sustainable Community Projects (SCP), CSREES/USDA. Dr. Mead is the Parent/Family Editor for the Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network Parent/Family (CYFERnet, http://www.cyfernet.org). In concert with her involvement in CYFAR/CYFERnet, she serves as the CYFAR Conference Program Coordinator and coordinates the CYFAR Annual Conference for CSREES, National 4-H Headquarters.
Current Research Activities
- 4-H Club Parent Survey
- Evaluation of the CITY Project
- Identification and development of program resources for publication on CYFERnet Parent/Family (http://www.cyfernet.org)
- eXtension Family Caregiving Community of Practice, Technology Expert
- Coordination and evaluation of a project, funded by AARP Foundation, called "Prepare to Care--I'm READY are You? Employers Supporting Employees Who Care For Family Members"
- Multi-state exploration of the relationship between 4-H Youth Development and social capital
- Youth Community Action Network (Youth CAN)
Current Extension Activities
- Project Director and Program Evaluator for the the Community Improvement Through Youth (CITY) Project, New York State's Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Program, Sustainable Community Projects (SCP), CSREES/USDA being conducted through Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County and Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City
- Parent/Family Editor for the Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network, (http://www.cyfernet.org)
- Conference Program Coordinator for the Annual Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Conference
- Co-chair, Youth Community Action Program Work Team (YCA PWT), Cornell Cooperative Extension
- eXtension's Family Caregiving Community of Practice (CoP) Technology Expert and Steering Committee Member
- Reviewer for the National 4-H Curriculum Jury Review at National 4-H Council, receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES/USDA for her service as a reviewer and for helping launch a new National 4-H Curriculum process
- Reviewer for the Programs of Distinction, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES/USDA
- National 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Initiative Evaluation Design Panel Member
- Member of a multi-state team of researchers exploring the relationship between 4-H Youth Development and social capital
- Development of web-based tools for planning, implementing and evaluating Youth Community Action projects/programs (http://yca.dreamnow.org/)
- Dissemination of the 4-H Club Parent Survey
Biography
Biographical Statement
June P. Mead is Project Director and Program Evaluator for the Community Improvement Through Youth (CITY) Project, New York State's Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Program, Sustainable Community Projects (SCP), CSREES/USDA. Dr. Mead is the Parent/Family Editor for the Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network Parent/Family (CYFERnet, http://www.cyfernet.org). In concert with her involvement in CYFAR/CYFERnet, she serves as the CYFAR Conference Program Coordinator and coordinates the CYFAR Annual Conference for CSREES/USDA, National 4-H Headquarters. Dr. Mead is engaged in several national initiatives connected to the Cooperative Extension Service. She is a reviewer for National 4-H Headquarters Programs of Distinction; Technology Expert and Steering Committee Member of the eXtension Family Caregiving Community of Practice; member of the AARP/Extension Elder Care Project Leadership Team; National 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Initiative Evaluation Design Panel Member; evaluator for a project funded by AARP Foundation called "Prepare to Care--I'm READY are You? Employers Supporting Employees Who Care For Family Members"; and member of a multi-state team of researchers exploring the relationship between 4-H Youth Development and social capital.
Courses, Websites, Pubs
Related Websites
- Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network Parent/Family (CYFERnet): http://www.cyfernet.org
- “Emergency Toolkit: Helping Families in Times of Stress" http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/disaster/kit.php
- Community Improvement Through Youth (CITY) Project: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/city/?page_id=4
- Youth Community Action Network (Youth CAN): http://yca.dreamnow.org/
- National 4-H Headquarters Programs of Distinction: http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/pod.htm
- CYFAR 2007 Conference Proceedings: http://www.cyfernet.org/cyfar2007.html
- Parent Involvement in Schools Online CYFERnet Training: http://www.cyfernet.org/interactrain/involvement.html
- “CYFERnet Celebrates Older Americans Month” CYFERnet Hot Topic (May 2007) http://www.cyfernet.org/hottopic/may07.html
- “Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month” CYFERnet Hot Topic (November 2007) http://www.cyfernet.org/hottopic/november07.html
Publications
Mead, J. P. (In press). Art, science, evaluation or magic? Blurring the lines and coloring in between. Evaluation and Program Planning.
Deal or No Deal: Lots of Questions, Lots of Answers for Parent Education, CYFAR 2007 Conference Proceedings: http://www.cyfernet.org/cyfar2007.html
4-H Club Study (Mead, 1999) included in The Impact and Sustainability of 4-H Youth Development Programs (Mulroy & Kraimer-Rickaby, 2007). University of Connecticut, Center for Applied Research