Jasmin Smith

Jasmin Smith

Jasmin Smith

From
Champaign, Illinois
Email
jasmith@huskers.unl.edu
Degree Pursuing
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Sciences
Expected Date of Graduation
Summer 2024
Current Research Focus
  • Mealtime emotional climate and how it correlates with children’s health 
  • Implementation of nutrition-related best practices and barriers across geographic location in urban and rural childcare programs
Skills Acquired
  • Conducting translational research, systematic review, intervention and implementation science and writing grants and publications
  • Software: Qualtrics, SPSS, Mendeley, Zotero, Food Processor Nutrition Analysis Software, DistillerSR
  • Methodology: Measure Development, Survey Methodology, Interview Methodology, Attachment Q-Sort, Preschool Language Scale, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), Expressive Vocabulary Test (EVT), Mealtime Observation and Coding, Dietary Observation in Childcare Centers (DOCC), Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-R), Fruit and vegetable acceptance by picture method with preschool children
Professional Membership or Affiliation
  • Nutrition and Obesity Network Policy Research and Evaluation group (NOPREN), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Healthy Eating Research:https://nopren.org/about-nopren/.
  • Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and School (NAECR) Student Researcher Group
  • Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
Future Goals

To work as a user experience research and use the skills I’ve gained in research to help inform the best experiences for users.

How project experience will help you achieve your future career goals.
  • This experience gives me the opportunity to advance my research skills through developing new measures, rigorous and various research methodology, conducting literature reviews, writing manuscripts and grants, data collection, adapting curriculum, and conducting systematic reviews. 
  • I have also participated in interdisciplinary collaborations with Nebraska Extension and federal agencies, such as the Nebraska Department of Education, which enabled me to gain the skills to work with a large team and stakeholders for my future career UX research.
Top three strengths that contribute to the project.
  • Psychology background
  • Detail Oriented
  • Collaborative Nature
Publications

Smith, J. A., Saltzman, J. A., & Dev, D. A. (2022). Mealtime emotional climate and child health: A systematic review. Eating behaviors, 44, 101582. 

Rida, Z., C. Burger, D. A. Dev, J. Smith, and Hasnin, S., (2018). Assessment of nutrition knowledge of childcare providers regarding the implementation of the 2017 CACFP meal pattern update. American Journal of Health Education, 49(6), 384-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2018.1527734

Conference Presentations

Smith, J., Saltzman, J.A., & Dev, D.A. (2022, April). Mealtime Emotional Climate and Child Health: A Systematic Review. Poster presented at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS) Summit on Research in Early Childhood, Lincoln, NE. 

Dev, D., Smith, J.A., Maloy, R., Hinrichs, K., DeVries, L…& Wulf, T. (2021, March). EAT Family Style @ Home. Poster presented at the NE Healthy Kids Summit, Online. 

Smith, J., J. Feng, R. Rida. 2018, April. Social media’s influence on perceptions of body image in adolescents. Poster presented at Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NAND) 2018 Annual Conference, Lincoln, NE.

Smith, J., and D. A. Dev. 2018, April. What’s in my lunchbox? An analysis of the foods parents pack for their toddler. Poster presented at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS) Summit on Research in Early Childhood, Lincoln, NE. 

Fun Fact
I swam with manta rays in the middle of the night in Hawaii.