-previous volunteer with National Audubon Society Population and Habitat campaign: habitat protection intersecting international women's health issues (support of family planning) -chair of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Committee of practice subgroup (Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic practice group) of the American Dietetic Association -locally, board member of education and land trust organization: prairie restoration, community devlopment, facilitating community dialogue re: future development along part of Platter River corridor in Nebraska -member Nebraska Sustainable Ag society -interests/research (PhD in progress) from ecological perspective re: health (physical, emotional, social, etc) considering total systems perspective. . . . attempting to monitor research linking current health issues with development patterns (e.g. obesity, etc); most recently, quesitons re: importance of children having healthful environments for (multi-sensory) play (for neurological developmentd)