Family & Consumer Sciences

Mary Kay Wardlaw, PhD

Director Cent$ible Nutrition Program

wardlaw@uwyo.edu
Office 307-766-5181
Fax 307-766-5686

 

 

EDUCATION

PhD. Adult Education, University of Wyoming 2009.
M.S. Agricultural Extension, University of Wyoming 1985.
B.S. Agricultural Communications, University of Wyoming 1983.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Director of the Cent$ible Nutrition Program at the University of Wyoming.  CNP provides nutrition education to limited-resource families throughout the state.  For more information, visit www.uwyo.edu/centsible. Prior to serving as director, was Education Specialist for 15 months.

From 2001-Fall 2004 served as Education Specialist for Wellness IN (WIN) the Rockies, a community-based research, intervention and outreach project to improve health in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Educational materials developed can be found at www.uwyo.edu/wintherockies

From 1986-1991 served as University Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Science & 4-H/Youth. During that time, five years were in Big Horn County and ten years in Albany County.

SELECTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED

Cent$ible Nutrition Curriculum: a series of sixteen lessons for adults enrolling in the program. Revisions have incorporated Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, MyPyramid and a dialogue approach to learning.

Passports to Food Adventures: a youth day camp curriculum exploring food and cultures across the world. Revised existing five lessons to incorporate newer research and added sixth lesson with information from a Cent$ible Nutrition educator who had worked in Guatemala.

WIN Steps, 2004: guide for community-based pedometer walking programs.  Includes marketing, presentations options, newsletters, sample virtual walking routes, and evaluation tools.

WIN Kids Fun Days, 2004: interactive food, physical activity and body image activities for youth ages 9 years and older. Collection of 40 hands-on group activities designed for youth day camps or short events.

WIN Kids Lessons, 2003/2004: food, physical activity and body image lessons for youth ages 10 to 13 years. Series of 13 lessons for classroom and non-classroom use. Includes three 10-minute educational videos develop with teams of youth and an interactive trivia game.

Cook Once: Eat for 2 Weeks, 2003: educational packet on preparing and enjoying family meals. Includes recipes, outlines, copy of televised program, and conversation starter cards in Spanish and English.

A New You: Health for Every Body, 2003: adult food, physical activity and body image curriculum. Series of 11 1-hour lessons. Includes one educational video, educator scripts, handouts, slides, and evaluation tools.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Assessing long-term impacts of adult education

Effective adult education techniques to enhance adult development.

JURIED PUBLICATIONS

Liebman M, Pelican S, Moore SA, Holmes B, Wardlaw MK, Melcher LM, Raidl M, Wheeler B, Haynes GW. “Dietary intake-, eating behavior-, and physical activity-related determinants of high body mass index in the 2003 Wellness IN the Rockies cross-sectional study.” Nutrition Research, 2006; 26:111-117.

Wardlaw, Mary Kay, “A New You: Health for Every Body, helping adults adopt a health-centered approach to well-being.” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2005, 37(2): 5103-5106.

Pelican, S, Vanden Heede, F, Holmes, B, Melcher, L, Raidl, M, Wardlaw, MK, Wheeler, B, Moore, S. “The power of others to shape our identity: body image, physical abilities, and body weight.” Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 2005, 34(1): 56-79.

Wardlaw, Mary Kay. “Web site offers educational materials on food, physical activity and body image.” The Digest (Public Health/Community Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association), 2004, Spring: 8.

Liebman, M, Propst, K, Moore, SA, Pelican, S, Holmes, B,  Wardlaw, MK , Melcher, LM, Harker, JC, Dennee PM, Dunnagan,T. “Gender differences in selected dietary intakes and eating behaviors in rural communities in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.” Nutrition Research, 2003, 23.

 Liebman, M, Pelican, S, Moore, SA, Holmes, B, Wardlaw, MK,  Melcher, LM,  Liddil, AC,  Paul, LC,  Dunnagan, T, and Haynes, GW. “Dietary intake, eating behavior, and physical activity-related determinants of high body mass index in rural communities in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.” International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 2003, 27: 684-692.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Wardlaw, Mary Kay. “How Do You Pickle Pigs’ Feet?” Chapter in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture book A Brand of Excellence: Teaching and Learning. 2008.

Wardlaw, Mary Kay. “Cent$ible Nutrition: Making sense to change lives for the better.” Article in 2006 magazine Reflections. Published annually by University of Wyoming College of Agriculture.