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• 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 research project of the relationship between 4-H Youth Development and social capital entitled, "Contribution of 4-H Participation to the Development of Social Capital within Communities" and "Building Strong Youth Programs Mean Creating Vibrant Communities"
  
• Youth Community Action Network (Youth CAN)
• "R U RDY?" 4-H Youth Involvement in Disaster Preparedness
• Planting One Seed at a Time and Alleviating Climate Change through Youth Community Action
• CYFAR Sustainable Community Projects (SCP) Special Project on Uniform Evaluation
  
  

• 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
• Member of the Parenting Education Program Work Team, 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 Team
• 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/)
• Evaluator, Advancing Youth Development (AYD), Cornell/AYD State Training Team
• Member of the Advisory Board for the National 4-H Learning Community
• Member of the Evaluation Design Team for the National 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Initiative

• 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 2008 Conference Proceedings: http://www.cyfernet.org/cyfar2008.html
• Building Strong Marriages: Resources for and Lessons Learned from Working with Stepfamilies http://www.cyfernet.org/interactrain/stepfamilies.html
  
• Working with Incarcerated Parents and Their Children: It's an Inside Job! http://www.cyfernet.org/interactrain/incarcerated.html
  
• Why Fathers Count, No Matter Where They Are!
  http://www.cyfernet.org/interactrain/fathers.html
  
• What's for Dinner? Creating Family Connections
  http://www.cyfernet.org/interactrain/whatsfordinner.html
  
• Building Strong Marriages: A Tale of Two Extension Programs
  http://www.cyfernet.org/interactrain/strongmarriage.html
  
• Helping Families Enjoy a Healthy Happy Holiday Season
  http://www.cyfernet.org/hottopic/12-08-Happy-Holiday-Season.html
  
• Helping Families Thrive Through Tough Financial Times
  http://www.cyfernet.org/hottopic/11-08-Helping-Families.html
  
• Child Abuse Prevention Begins at Home
  http://www.cyfernet.org/hottopic/april08.html
  
• The Family Connection to Good Nutrition and Raising Healthy Children
  http://www.cyfernet.org/hottopic/march08.html