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Dr. Julie Schumacher

Associate Professor
Family and Consumer Sciences
Office
Turner Hall - TUR 203D
Office Phone
(309) 438-7031office
phone
Department Phone
(309) 438-2517dept
phone
Fax
(309) 438-5659fax
Email
jmraede@ilstu.eduemail
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Biography

Julie Schumacher is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University. Dr. Schumacher received her BS in Food, Nutrition & Dietetics from South Dakota State University and her MS in Family & Consumer Sciences- Dietetic Internship and EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from Illinois State University. Julie is director of the accredited Dietetic Internship and Masters Program at Illinois State University. She supervises 20 dietetic interns and works with 25 preceptors in the Central Illinois area. Julie is Past-President of the Central Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Past-Chair of the local McLean County Wellness Coalition. Julie’s research interests include educational technology in dietetics and community wellness.

Current Courses

499.014Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

400.014Independent Study

200.002Problem Solving and Research Methods in Family & Consumer Sciences

498.006Professional Practice: Family And Consumer Sciences

498.001Professional Practice:Family & Consumer Sciences Last Year

291.014Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Family And Consumer Sciences

316.001Food Science

316.002Food Science

499.014Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

287.014Independent Study

498.004Professional Practice: Family And Consumer Sciences

498.001Professional Practice:Family & Consumer Sciences Last Year

424.014Selected Problems In Family And Consumer Sciences

Research Interests & Areas

As Director of the Dietetic Internship Program, my role is to help interns meet the student learning outcomes outlined by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I believe evidence-based research should be guiding the changes in dietetics education, and my goal is to be at the forefront of this research. The field of dietetics is behind other allied health professionals in terms of technology in education. My long-term goal is to lead dietetic educators in using evidence-based approaches in educating future registered dietitians. Work with a colleague in the Mennonite College of Nursing has led me to a research interest in preventing weight loss in elderly adults and nursing home residents. Evidenced based policies for nursing home administrators and dietitians is an area that is under researched. My research agenda includes a focus with the nutritional guidelines for preventing weight loss in nursing home residents. Through my involvement on the McLean County Wellness Coalition, I work with individuals from several facilities around the Bloomington-Normal area such as the McLean County Health Department, YMCA, YWCA, OSF St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, State Farm Insurance, and many others. Our mission is to ‘Make the healthy choice the easy choice’ in Bloomington-Normal. It is important to search for national grants supporting community wellness and have the momentum from the coalition members to implement new wellness programs and research their effectiveness.

EDD Curriculum and Instruction - Nutrition Education

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

MS Dietetics - Family and Consumer Sciences

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

BS Nutrition, Food Science, and Dietetics

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Outstanding University Teaching Award-Teaching Initiative

Illinois State University
2016

Best Article in Foods and Nutrition for 2014

The Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal
2015

Departmental Research Award

Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
2015

Illinois Outstanding Dietetic Educator of the Year in a DI Program

Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2015

Outstanding Dietetics Educator

Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2015

Team Excellence Award

Illinois State University
2015

Outstanding University Teaching Award

Illinois State University
2015

CAST Outstanding Pre-Tenure Teacher

CAST
2014

Emerging and New Administrators Workshop

Council of Administrators of Family & Consumer Sciences
2014

Making SoTL Public Mentoring Program

ISU SoTL
2014

Abstract

Black, H., Schumacher, J., Harpel, T., & Vollmer, R. Analysis of Pinterest as a Tool for Dissemination of Nutrition Information for Parents of Teenagers. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 117.10 (2017): A-141.
Schumacher, J., & Lanier, J. Increasing Access to Fresh Produce through a Farmer's Market Gleaning Program: Perceptions from Farmers, Volunteers and Neighborhood Residents. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 116.9 (2016): A-23.
Schumacher, J., Lanier, J., & Calvert, K. Fostering Community Health through Community Gardens. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 114.9 (2014): A-88.
Pietro, K., Anderson, B., & Schumacher, J. Effects of dietary vitamin B12 intake on multiple sclerosis specific quality of life. American Society of Nutrition (2013): 27-28.
Pietro, K., Anderson, B., & Schumacher, J. Effects of reported vitamin D and omega-3 supplementation on multiple sclerosis specific quality of life.. Western Social Science Association Conference (2013)

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Black, H., Schumacher, J., Vollmer, R., & Harpel, T. Analysis of Pinterest as a Tool for Dissemination of Nutrition Information for Parents of Teenagers. Children and Teenagers 2.1 (2019): 2576-3717.
Gramm, M., Vollmer, R., Harpel, T., Schumacher, J., & McDaniel, B. Relationship between Parental Technology Use and Child Eating Behavior: A Pilot Study. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (2019)
Loughran, T., Harpel, T., Vollmer, R., & Schumacher, J. Effectiveness of an Intuitive Eating Intervention through Text Messaging among College Students. College Student Journal 52.2 (2018): 232-244.
Valentine, A., Schumacher, J., Murphy, J., & Ma, Y. Dietary supplement use, perceptions, and associated lifestyle behaviors in undergraduate college students, student-athletes, and ROTC cadets. Journal of American College Health (2017): 1-11.
Kurka, J., Vezina, J., Brown, D., Cullen, R., Schumacher, J., & Laurson, K. Combined increases in muscle-strengthening activity frequency and protein intake reveal graded relationship with fat-free mass percentage in US adults, NHANES (1999-2004). Journal of Frailty and Aging (2015)

Journal Article, Professional Journal

Seymoure, J., Schumacher, J., Barnes, J., & Vollmer, R. A Qualitative Exploration of Weight Bias and Quality of Health Care Among Health Care Professionals using Hypothetical Patient Scenarios. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing 55 (2018)
Valentine, A., Schumacher, J., Ma, Y., & Murphy, J. Dietary Supplement Use, Perceptions, and Associated Lifestyle Behaviors in Undergraduate College Students, Student-Athletes, and ROTC Cadets. Journal of American College Health (2018)
Fedor, A., Schumacher, J., Banning, J., McKinnis, R., & Wilson, M. Perceptions of how the transition from home life to college life affects type 1 diabetes management. Diabetes Spectrum 30.4 (2017): 315-319.
Lanier, J., & Schumacher, J. A Multiple Perspective View of a Farmer’s Market Gleaning Program on Fruit and Vegetable Access in a Food Desert. The Health Educator 49.2 (2017): 10-14.
Flyer, M., Schumacher, J., Banning, J., & Gam, H. Relationship among healthy eating attitudes, body image, BMI, and diet intake. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 42.4 (2014): 330-340.

Magazine/Trade Publication

Schumacher, J. Ask a Redbird Scholar. Redbird Scholar 3.1 (2017): 2.

Newsletter

Udell, S., Schumacher, J., & Wilson, M. Students Describe a Positive Experience with using the Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Service: A Qualitative Assessment. Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (2014): 10-13.

Presentations

Assessing use of Leadership Projects in Dietetic Internships. Teaching and Learning Symposium. Illinois State University/CTLT. (2018)
Desert within a city: Exploring factors associated with food insecurity among residents. Annual Conference. National Council on Family Relations. (2018)
Analysis of Pinterest as a Tool for Dissemination of Nutrition Information for Parents of Teenagers. Food Nutrition Conference & Expo. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2017)
Do Healthcare Professionals with High Weight Biases Provide Different Quality of Care to Obese Compared to Normal Weight Patients?. Experimental Biology. (2017)
Effectiveness of Intuitive Eating Intervention Through a Text Messaging Program Among College Students. FNCE Conference. FNCE. (2017)
Fiscal Responsibility of Food: A Community Approach to Eliminate Waste and Stop Hunger. American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Annual Conference. American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. (2017)
Technology at Mealtimes: Exploring the Relationship Between Food Parenting Practices, Parental Technology Distraction and Child Food Neophobia. Experimental Biology 2017. (2017)
Increasing Access to Fresh Produce through a Farmer's Market Gleaning Program: Perceptions from Farmers, Volunteers, and Neighborhood Residents. Food Nutrition Conference and Expo. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2016)
Intervention Strategies Utilized by Didactic Programs in Dietetics to Increase the Match Rate of Undergraduate Students to Accredited Dietetic Internships. Spring Assembly. Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2016)
The Impact of a Farmers Market Gleaning Program on Fruit and Vegetable Access in a Low-Income Community. SOPHE's Annual Conference. Society for Public Health Education. (2016)

Grants & Contracts

Development of undergraduate research projects and symposium in Family & Consumer Sciences. CTLT Teaching Innovation Grant. Illinois State University. (2018)
Development of undergraduate research projects and symposium in Family & Consumer Sciences. CTLTTeaching Innovation Grant. Illinois State University. (2018)
SoTL Small Grant. Cross Chair SoTL. Illinois State University. (2017)
Exploring the learning process, perceptions, and confidence in experiential research project scaffolding in two allied health undergraduate courses. The Office of the Cross Chair in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Illinois State University. (2016)
SoTL Small Grant. Cross Endowed Chair in SoTL. Illinois State University. (2016)
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