Jennifer
Wilkins joined the Division of Nutritional Sciences in 1993. Her work focuses on how the food and agriculture system impacts public health, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. Degrees include: BS degree in 1978 from Huxley
College of Environmental Studies,
Shortly
after joining the Cornell faculty Jennifer conceptualized and developed the
first regional food guide in the
Dr. Wilkins directs the Cornell Farm to School Program, for which she received a Dannon
Institute Award for Excellence in Community Nutrition in 2003, and the
extension partnership with the New York State Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. She served as president of Agriculture, Food
and Human Values Society from 2003-2004, served on the board of Directors
for the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) from 1994-97, was a member of SNE's Advisory Committee on Public Policy (ACPP) from 2006-2008, and is now the chair of the ACPP. She is the 2004 recipient
of the Environmental Nutrition Award from the Hunger and Environmental
Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group within the American Dietetic Association. She
has served on the Chefs Collaborative Board of Overseers and is an occasional visiting professor at the Università degli Scienze Gastronomiche (
Introduction to Human Nutrition -
Concepts and Controversies. Universita Degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche
(University of Gastronomic Sciences), Pollenzo, Italy.
Food System Perspectives on human, environmental and community health. Universita Degli
Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche (University of Gastronomic Sciences), Colorno,
Italy.
Cornell
Farm to School Program
The
Northeast Regional Food Guide
Wilkins
JL, Lapp J, Tagtow A, Roberts S. Civic Dietetics: Integrating Concepts from
Civic Agriculture into Dietetic Practice. Accepted for publication as a
Perspectives in Practice in the Journal of the Hunger and Environmental
Nutrition. 2010.
Wilkins, JL. (2009) A
Review of “Measured Meals: Nutrition in America”, Food and Foodways. 2009;17:
4, 247 — 250.
Clancy K,
Hamm M, Levine AS, Wilkins J. Organics: Evidence of Health Benefits Lacking. Science.
2009;325:7 August. www.sciencemag.org
Peters
CJ, Bills NL, Lembo AJ, Wilkins JL, and GW Fick. Foodshed analysis and its
relevance to sustainability. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.
1 March 2009; 24(1): pp 1-7
Peters
CJ, Bills NL, Lembo AJ, Wilkins JL, and GW Fick. Mapping potential foodsheds in
New York State: A spatial model for evaluating the capacity to localize food
production. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 1 March 2009; 24(1);
72–84
Wilkins
JL. Civic dietetics: opportunities for integrating civic agriculture concepts
into dietetic practice. Agriculture and Human Values Journal. 2009;26(1
and 2):57–66.
Peters CJ, Bills NL,
Wilkins JL, and GW Fick. Foodshed analysis and its relevance to sustainability.
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2008;23(4). Published online by
Cambridge University Press 08 Dec 2008.
Wilkins JL, Peters
CJ, Hamm M, Reinhardt E. Increasing Acres to Decrease Inches: The Land
Requirements of Low-Carbohydrate Diets. Journal of Hunger & Environmental
Nutrition 2008;3(1):3-16. Available online at http://jhen.haworthpress.com. ©
2008 by The Haworth Press.
Peters CJ, Wilkins
JL, and GW Fick. Testing a complete diet for estimating the land resource
requirements of food consumption and agricultural carrying capacity: The New
York State example. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2007;22(2):145–153.
Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Jul 2007
Wilkins JL. Eating
Right Here: The Role of Dietary Guidance in Remaking Community-Based Food
Systems. Chapter in: Hinrichs C and Lyson TA (eds.) Remaking the North
American Food System. 2007. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Roberts KS, Struble
MB, McCullum C, Wilkins JL. Use of a risk communication model to evaluate
dietetics professionals’ viewpoints on genetically engineered foods and crops. Journal
of the American Dietetic Association. 2006;106(5):719-727.
Wilkins, JL. Eating
right here: Moving from consumer to food citizen. Presidential address to the
Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Society for the Study of
Food and Society, Hyde Park, New York, June 11, 2004. Agriculture and Human
Values. 2005;22(3):269-273.
Wilkins JL. Seeing
Beyond the Package: Teaching about the Food System through Food Product
Analysis. Food, Culture, and Society. 2005;8(1):91-108.
McCullum C, Pelletier
D, Barr D, Wilkins J, Habicht JP. Mechanisms of power within a community-based
food security planning process. Health Education & Behavior.
2004;31(2): 206-222.
Peters CJ, Bills N,
Wilkins JL, and Smith RD. 2003. Fruit Consumption, Dietary Guidelines and
Agricultural Production in New York State: Implications for Local Food
Economies. Research Bulletin 2003-02, Department of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University. http://aem.cornell.edu/research/researchpdf/rb0302.pdf
Peters CJ, Bills N,
Wilkins JL, and Smith RD. 2003. Fruit Consumption, Dietary Guidelines and
Agricultural Production in New York State: Implications for Local Food
Economies. Research Bulletin 2003-02, Department of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University.
http://aem.cornell.edu/research/researchpdf/rb0302.pdf
Wilkins
JL, Lapp J, Tagtow A, Roberts S. Civic Dietetics: Integrating Concepts from
Civic Agriculture into Dietetic Practice. Accepted for publication as a
Perspectives in Practice in the Journal of the Hunger and Environmental
Nutrition. 2010.
Wilkins, JL. (2009) A
Review of “Measured Meals: Nutrition in America”, Food and Foodways. 2009;17:
4, 247 — 250.
Clancy K,
Hamm M, Levine AS, Wilkins J. Organics: Evidence of Health Benefits Lacking. Science.
2009;325:7 August. www.sciencemag.org
Peters
CJ, Bills NL, Lembo AJ, Wilkins JL, and GW Fick. Foodshed analysis and its
relevance to sustainability. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.
1 March 2009; 24(1): pp 1-7
Peters
CJ, Bills NL, Lembo AJ, Wilkins JL, and GW Fick. Mapping potential foodsheds in
New York State: A spatial model for evaluating the capacity to localize food
production. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 1 March 2009; 24(1);
72–84
Wilkins
JL. Civic dietetics: opportunities for integrating civic agriculture concepts
into dietetic practice. Agriculture and Human Values Journal. 2009;26(1
and 2):57–66.
Peters CJ, Bills NL,
Wilkins JL, and GW Fick. Foodshed analysis and its relevance to sustainability.
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2008;23(4). Published online by
Cambridge University Press 08 Dec 2008.
Wilkins JL, Peters
CJ, Hamm M, Reinhardt E. Increasing Acres to Decrease Inches: The Land
Requirements of Low-Carbohydrate Diets. Journal of Hunger & Environmental
Nutrition 2008;3(1):3-16. Available online at http://jhen.haworthpress.com. ©
2008 by The Haworth Press.
Peters CJ, Wilkins
JL, and GW Fick. Testing a complete diet for estimating the land resource
requirements of food consumption and agricultural carrying capacity: The New
York State example. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2007;22(2):145–153.
Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Jul 2007
Wilkins JL. Eating
Right Here: The Role of Dietary Guidance in Remaking Community-Based Food
Systems. Chapter in: Hinrichs C and Lyson TA (eds.) Remaking the North
American Food System. 2007. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Roberts KS, Struble
MB, McCullum C, Wilkins JL. Use of a risk communication model to evaluate
dietetics professionals’ viewpoints on genetically engineered foods and crops. Journal
of the American Dietetic Association. 2006;106(5):719-727.
Wilkins, JL. Eating
right here: Moving from consumer to food citizen. Presidential address to the
Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Society for the Study of
Food and Society, Hyde Park, New York, June 11, 2004. Agriculture and Human
Values. 2005;22(3):269-273.
Wilkins JL. Seeing
Beyond the Package: Teaching about the Food System through Food Product
Analysis. Food, Culture, and Society. 2005;8(1):91-108.
McCullum C, Pelletier
D, Barr D, Wilkins J, Habicht JP. Mechanisms of power within a community-based
food security planning process. Health Education & Behavior.
2004;31(2): 206-222.
Peters CJ, Bills N,
Wilkins JL, and Smith RD. 2003. Fruit Consumption, Dietary Guidelines and
Agricultural Production in New York State: Implications for Local Food
Economies. Research Bulletin 2003-02, Department of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University. http://aem.cornell.edu/research/researchpdf/rb0302.pdf
Peters CJ, Bills N,
Wilkins JL, and Smith RD. 2003. Fruit Consumption, Dietary Guidelines and
Agricultural Production in New York State: Implications for Local Food
Economies. Research Bulletin 2003-02, Department of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University.
http://aem.cornell.edu/research/researchpdf/rb0302.pdf