Concurrent Sessions – I Thursday 28 10:30 am – 11:10 am


• Effective English-Spanish Translations for Hispanic
Tree Workers and Arborists
Iris Magaly Zayas, USDA Forest Service, Atlanta, Georgia.

• Health Issues Affecting Latinos in Nebraska, and the Possible Role of Acculturation
Rodrigo Cantarero, Ph.D., Associate Profesor, Community and Regional Planning
Department University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Introduction of Brazlian Crops to Urban Farmer's Markets
Jean Anliker, PhD, RD, LDN; Kirsten Johnson Dumaresq MPH;
Jeanne Baranek, MA, CFCS; Frank Mangan, PhD;
Lisa Sullivan-Werner, MS; University of Massachusetts
Department of Nutrition, Amherst, MA.

• The Effect of Family Structure and Family Capital on the Political Behavior and Policy Preferences of Latino Immigrants in the United States Iffigenia Barboza, doctoral candidate, Department of Political Science at Michigan State University.

Concurrent Sessions – II Thursday 28 11:20 am – 12:00 pm


• Assessing Heat Related Illness in Field Crop Workers in North Carolina
John Sabella, EdD and Carol Maxwell, Ph.D., North Carolina Agromedicine Institute.

• Improving Health Access for Rural Hispanic Populations
Roger A. Rennekamp, Ph.D., Department of Community and
Leadership Development, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

• Reaching New Audiences Through Community Connections
Kathy Lechman; Ohio State University Extension, Columbus, OH

• Food Security of Migrant Farm Workers in Pennsylvania
Katherine L. Cason, Ph.D., R.D.; Sergio Nieto Montenegro, MS -- doctoral candidate
at The Pennsylavania State University; America Chavez Martinez,
MS -- doctoral candidate at Clemson University.


Concurrent Sessions – III Thursday 28 2:00 pm – 2:40 pm


• Exploring New Methods for Reaching Bilingual Audiences
Karen M. Ensle EdD, RD, FADA; CFCS, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County,
Westfield, NJ. Janet Brun, DTR, NJ; Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program,
Union County Project, Westfield, NJ. Carolyn DeCarbo, MS, RD; Food Service Director,
Elizabeth City Schools, Elizabeth, NJ.

• CYFERnet: The Interface of Technology and Programming for Hispanic/Latino Audiences
Kerri Ashurst, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service.

• ¡Si se puede! (Yes We Can!): Mobilizing Latino Communities Against Domestic Violence
Gerrie Casey, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY).

• Experiences from a Summer Literacy Program
Robert Lippert; 4-H Youth Educator and 4-H Latino Liaison
Department of Entomology, Soils and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, SC



Concurrent Sessions – IV Thursday 28 2:50 pm – 3:30 pm


• Hispanic Green Industry Workers Initiative
Iris Magaly Zayas, USDA Forest Service, Atlanta, Georgia.

• The Benefits of Family Literacy Programming in an Urban Hispanic Community
Jo Anne Kock, PH.D.; University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension, Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Extensión en Español
Bill Watson, communications specialist for Texas Cooperative Extension
in the Agricultural Communications Unit. Leader of the Extensión en Español project.

HETS: Building Partnerships to Expand Learning Networks for Latino/Hispanics
Nitza Hernández, Ph.D.;
Executive Director of the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS)


Concurrent Sessions – V Thursday 28 4:00 pm – 4:40 pm


• Hispanic Workers in the Agriculture Industry; Diversity,
Migration Patterns, and Working Conditions in the State of Iowa
Aurelio Curbelo, Graduate Student,
Department of Agricultural Education and Studies, Iowa State University.

• Choices: Steps toward Health - A Dialogue-Based Nutrition
Education Curriculum for Low-Income Latinos in Massachusetts
Jean Anliker, PhD, RD, LDN; Elena Carbone, DrPH, RD, LDN; Lynne Thompson, MS
Meredith Pearson, PhD; Ana Rona; Antonia Ramos; Ana Rosa Torres; Joye Norris, EdD.;
University of Massachusetts, Department of Nutrition, Amherst, MA.

• Utah State University Extension Computer Assisted Literacy for Non English Speakers:
A Bilingual English/Spanish Literacy Program
Dr. Héctor Mendiola, Utah State University
Cache County Extension.

• An Exploratory Investigation of Individual and Familial Stressors
Among Rural Nebraskan, Bi-Lingual, Para-Professional Educators
Rochelle L. Dalla, Ph.D., & Vicky Jones, Extension Coordinator,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (Presenters).
Other Principle Investigator on Project: Bill Lopez.


Concurrent Sessions – VI Thursday 28 4:50 pm – 5:30 pm


• Educational Programs for Hispanics in the New Jersey Landscape Industry
Perdomo, P., Agriculture and Resource Management Agents Department,
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey,
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County, Morristown, NJ.

• Socio-cultural Influences on Eating Disorders among Female Hispanic Adolescents
Brenda Soto Torres, MPHE, Ph.D., CHES; Nova Southeastern University,
College of Pharmacy-Ponce, Puerto Rico.

• New Destinations for Latino Immigrants in the Rural United States:
The Role of Immigrant and Citizen Liaisons
David Griffith, ICMR & Anthropology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

• Perceptions Held by Home Extension Agents and Hispanic Women
about the Needs of and Appropriate Methodology for Hispanic Women
Jo Anne Kock, Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension
Las Vegas, Nevada.

*Presentations will be 30 minutes long, with 10 additional minutes for discussion.

Tips for the Conference

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