MICHELLE L. SCOTT-PIERCE
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
343 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853
Tel: 607-255-9991, Fax: 607-255-0027
mls63@cornell.edu
Professional focus
The effective management of compliance issues, assembly, analysis, and reporting for the Food
and Nutrition Education in Communities Program. Administration of the data relationship with
programs utilizing the WebNEERS (Web-based Nutrition Education Evaluation Reporting
System) to ensure standard reports, interfaces and ad hoc needs of FNEC and CCE
programming are met. Oversee the submission of budgetary projections and expenditures from
CCE association’s offering EFNEP programming, allowing FNEC to complete budgetary reports
for the USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Ensure the compliance of FNEC
program staff with the expectations of Institutional Review Board. Coordinate the operations of
the FNEC unit to ensure program objectives are achieved. Develop, implement, and evaluate
training programs related to the utilization of and reporting through and with WebNEERS.
Represent FNEC at the national level, as needed, with USDA/NIFA and other state nutrition
programs in the area of evaluation, data quality, and management of related databases,
particularly WebNEERS.
Education
M.B.A May 2007. Business Administration
Business School, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
B.S. January 1996. Major: Community and Human Services; Minor: Management
State University of New York, Empire State College, Binghamton, New York, USA
Employment
2007 - present: Extension Associate Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Liaison for Web-Based Nutrition Education Evaluation and Reporting System (WebNEERS)
between Cornell University and the United States Department of Agriculture, National
Institutes of Food and Agriculture, contributing to the development of the system, system
testing, and training development.
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Integrate reporting procedures to capture output and outcome data for the EFNEP and
SNAP-Ed program, not captured in WebNEERS.
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Develop and facilitate staff training for 72 project managers, 78 data entry staff, and 315
front-line educators, increasing knowledge, skills, and abilities in collecting, entering, and
utilizing the data from WebNEERS.
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Generate fiscal projections and recommendations for the allocation of the $3 million dollar
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, which has included the downsizing and
elimination of program offered through New York State.
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Assure project compliance to the University Committee of Human Subjects (Institutional
Review Board) policies
2001-2007: Extension Support Specialist II Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
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Administer the Nutrition Education Evaluation and Reporting System (NEERS), including the
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statistical review of 112 databases representing >150,000 persons engaged in one or more
projects for which NEERS is utilized.
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Develop and implement staff training for project managers, data entry staff, and front-line
educators, increasing knowledge, skills, and abilities in collecting, entering, and utilizing the
data from NEERS.
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Provide technical assistance to Cornell University Cooperative Extension Associations on
fiscal management, budget development and program implementation, representing a
combined annual budget of over $10 million dollars
1998-2001: Extension Support Specialist I Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca
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Designed and implemented a total quality management process to improve the quality of the
quantitative evaluation data collected on over 20,000 low income individuals reached through
the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) programs.
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Develop a user manual for the software used to record the evaluation data on EFNEP and
SNAP-Ed programming.
1998: Coordinator of Education Alcoholism Council of Tompkins County, Inc., Ithaca, NY
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Decreased class size by 60%, implementing a rotating start schedule, increasing the number
of persons to receive service by 42%.
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Developed and implemented operational procedures for the services of the education
department; including effective supervision, marketing, case management.
1996-1998: Director The Minorities and Women Business Enterprise Development Center, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
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Increased sales by $1,239,000.00, successfully completing renewable Department of
Defense-Request for Proposals/Quotations.
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Increased client satisfaction rating by 83%.
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Decreased yearly operations budget by 46%.
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Developed a teaming relationship between management and staff, increasing productivity by
78% the first year.
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Contract administrator 5 Department of Defense Contracts
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Developed and implemented technical training, enhancing staff knowledge and employment
satisfaction by 55%.
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Management consultant for 77 small business, increasing staff productivity and market
visibility.
1988-1996: Community Educator Tioga Opportunities Program, Inc., Department of Family Health
Services, Owego, NY
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Developed and implemented an intensive Home Education Learning Program, serving over
200 families over an 8 years period.
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Developed and implemented a personal safety program, reaching an average of over 7,000
Tioga County youth per year.
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1991- 1994: Prevention Specialist Tioga County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc.,
Owego, NY
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Developed and implement a Teen Alcohol Awareness Program, which became New York
State Certified and the recommended curricula for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law,
Article 65(c) Violations - Education component.
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Administered $25,000.00 grant contract to operate the Alcohol Awareness Program.
Selected Honors and Awards
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Certificate of Appreciation for contribution to the development of the WebNEERS Manual,
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 2013
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Outstanding Accomplishments in Extension/Outreach Team Award for Navigating for
Success: Initial Staff Training Curriculum, 2006
Professional Memberships
 American Evaluation Association
Recent Professional Service
 USDA/National Institute for Food and Agriculture WebNEERS Testing Committee (advise on
national web-based nutrition education evaluation and reporting system), 2011-present.
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WebNEERS Help Desk subcommittee (lead the development of processes and policies
for the development and use of an on-line help desk feature within the system), 2014
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WebNEERS Diagnostic Report subcommittee (advise on the development of the tools for
use with program participants, produced by the system), 2013
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WebNEERS Beta Testing subcommittee (test and advise on the development of the
system), 2011 - present
Peer-reviewed Publications
Dollahite JS, Pijai EI, Scott-Pierce ML, Parker CM, Trochim WM. A randomized controlled trial
of a community-based nutrition education program for low-income parents. Under revision for J
Nutr Educ Behav.
Dollahite, J., Scott-Pierce, M. (2003) Outcomes of individual vs. group instruction in EFNEP.
Journal of Extension 41(2). http://www.joe.org/joe/2003april/index.shtml.
Dollahite J, Olsen, C, Scott-Pierce M. (2003) The impact of nutrition education on food insecurity
among low-income participants in EFNEP. Family Consumer Sci Res J. 32:127-139.
Presentations and Abstracts
Dollahite J, Paddock JD, Scott-Pierce M. Total Quality Management as a Means of Ensuring
Excellence in EFNEP and FSNE. Food and Nutrition Educators in Extension Workshop, Society
of Nutrition Education, July 19, 2008.
Scott-Pierce M, Dollahite J, Improving the quality of NEERS5/CRS5 databases. J Nutr Educ
Behav 2008;40:S52
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Dollahite JS Scott-Pierce M, Paddock JD, Thomas S. Improved participant outcomes with paraprofessional training in a community nutrition program. J Amer Diet Assoc. 2006;106
(Supplement): A47.
Selected Technical, Program, and Research Reports
Dollahite JS, Paddock JD, Scott-Pierce M. 2012 Evaluation Report: Eat Smart New York,
Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
Dollahite J, Scott-Pierce M, Paddock JD. Eat Smart New York: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Evaluation Report, Federal Fiscal Year 2011.
Dollahite J, Kenkel D, Thompson SC, Scott-Pierce M. Implications of an economic evaluation of
projected health outcomes in a community nutrition program for limited resources audiences.
Final report for Research Development Grant funded by The Joint Center for Poverty Research,
USDA Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Small Grants Program. April 15, 2002.
Training Manuals
Web-Based Nutrition Education Evaluation Reporting System Manual, 2013
Nutrition Education Evaluation Reporting System; County Reporting System version 5 (CRS5)
Manual, 2009
Evaluation Reporting System version 4 (ERS4) Manual, 2000
Extension In-Service Training and Support
Policies and Programming; That was then – This is now. FNEC Nutrition Manager Fall
Update, November 2013
Program Updates for 2013. FNEC Nutrition Manager Fall Update, November 2012
NEERS5 and WebNEERS Status Update. FNEC Nutrition Manager Spring Update, April 2012
Eat Smart NY Needs Assessment and Project Plan. FNEC Nutrition Manager Spring Update,
April 2012
Quarterly Report Process for 2012. FNEC Nutrition Manager Fall Update, November 2011
Creating Elevator Speeches for Nutrition Programming. FNEC Nutrition Manager Fall
Update, November 2010
Youth Evaluation Efforts and Expectations. FNEC Nutrition Manager Fall Update, May 2010
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