Foundation Pre-FNCE^® Nutrition Symposia

As defined in the Academy’s Code of Ethics, all members must abide by a set of core values: customer focus, integrity, innovation, social responsibility, and diversity. Moreover, the Academy encourages inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) by striving to recognize, respect and include differences in ability, age, creed, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, size, and socioeconomic characteristics in the nutrition and dietetics profession.

To these ends, this session will showcase the first-ever comprehensive research study that authenticates the realities of the potential impacts of food shaming for multiple, diverse consumer audiences. The research will provide the backbone to help RDNs continue building more meaningful, open conversations on the topic and to hear from experts on how to craft messages that resonate with all consumers.

The session will conclude with elevating the importance of accessible nutrition, shining a light on the affordable and good nutrition found in packaged products in the center of the store. New research will be presented that showcases the nutritional value of center-store foods and how they stack up against perimeter foods, further empowering RDNs to effectively educate consumers on how to incorporate all foods into a healthy, nutritious diet.

This session will derail the walk of food shaming and help RDNs give consumers the green light to shop all aisles in the supermarket, convenience store, big box stores and recognize the nutrition found in all parts of retail food shopping sectors.

You may sign-up for Foundation Pre-FNCE^® Nutrition Symposia when registering for FNCE^®, or you can add an event to your existing registration by going back into your FNCE^® registration dashboard and selecting the event.

About the Speakers:

Jessica Broome, PhD
Southpaw Insights, Inc.
Head Southpaw and Founder

Jessica is a seasoned and dynamic researcher with diverse experience in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. She founded Southpaw Insights in 2008 to conduct meaningful research that helps organizations understand what people think, feel, and do. Jessica has conducted results-oriented research for both agencies and end clients across a broad swath of sectors, including food, retail, consumer packaged goods, education, and financial services. She focuses on rigorous questionnaire design to collect high-quality data, as well as using data to tell a story that leads clients to action. Jessica began her career in the non-profit sector, interviewing inmates in both state prisons and city jails across New York. She then worked for several years in the research and insights departments of major public relations agencies, including Ogilvy and Edelman, where she managed the much publicized Edelman Trust Barometer. Jessica holds a PhD in Survey Methodology from the University of Michigan and an M.S. degree in Applied Social Research from Hunter College. She graduated cum laude from Connecticut College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Sociology and minored in German and Hispanic Studies.

Yanni Papanikolaou, MPH
Nutritional Strategies, Inc.
Vice President

Yanni is the president of Nutritional Strategies, where he draws on his public health background and consults with a variety of non-profit organizations as well as food/beverage manufacturers to advance nutrition-focused research and create evidence-based communications for health professionals, food influencers and consumer audiences. He is an active member of the Scientific Advisory Panel for the Quality Carbohydrate Council in the United States. Yanni completed his undergraduate training in human nutrition at the University of Western Ontario and holds a Master of Health Sciences in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Toronto. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine in nutrition and brain health, with a specific focus on acute food intake and cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Yanni is an accomplished, peer-reviewed author in scientific journals, book chapters and has presented at domestic and international nutrition conferences, and was acknowledged by the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology at the 6th International Dietary Fiber Conference 2015, in Paris, France for contributions in public health nutrition research.

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