Washington State University researchers have been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue a nearly five-decades-long research effort aimed at gaining a better understanding of sperm production and regulation in mammals.

The five-year grant will take the project, already the longest continuously funded NIH research at WSU, through its 49th year. The grant brings the project total to more than $30 million since its inception in 1976 and could lead to new approaches to male contraception.

“There are not many grants that get into their 40s,” said Michael Griswold, WSU Regents professor emeritus and former director of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s School of Molecular Biosciences. “I am very proud of all the students and postdocs that made the lab so successful over this very long period of time, and I am proud of the contributions we made and am anxious to do more.”

The research, led by Griswold, is currenting examining the role of retinoic acid, a key compound for initiating the production of germ cells in the testes that are known to evolve into sperm and the Sertoli cells known to aid the germ cells in evolution.

The work builds on decades of research at WSU from Griswold, countless undergraduates, more than 30 graduate students and 27 postdoctoral fellows.

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Since 1976, Griswold has studied the function of Sertoli cells. In 1987, when examining vitamin-A-deficient rats, he and other investigators discovered that vitamin A altered Sertoli cell gene expression, and that retinoic acid, created by Sertoli cells’ interaction with vitamin A, triggered the collection and evolution of Sertoli cells and germ cells in the testes — a key step for sperm production.

Now Griswold is looking at different ways to block retinoic acid and cease germ cell maturation before it begins, and, in turn, stop the development of sperm altogether.

“We know that retinoic acid controls the cycle in the testes that produce the Sertoli cells that nurse the production of future sperm,” Griswold said. “We don’t know what controls that, but that’s what we’re trying to find out right now.”

The research has provided an understanding of the crucial role vitamin A plays in germ cell entry and builds on the literature for other scientists in the field.

“It’s a very difficult, complex group of cells that interact with each other,” Griswold said. “What we know about them is still very rudimentary and yet it’s crucial to human existence.”

People with long commutes to mental health services are more likely to disengage from their treatment programs, and this effect is even more pronounced for racial and ethnic minorities, a recent Washington State University study found.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research investigates the relationship between geographic proximity and engagement with mental health services for early psychosis, a mental condition where a person has difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is not. Published in the journal Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, the study also examines whether proximity helps explain racial and ethnic disparities in mental health treatment and outcomes.  

“This study shines a light on the under-researched area of mental health in rural populations and racially and ethnically diverse communities that are traditionally underserved,” said lead author Oladunni Oluwoye, an associate professor in the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. “A lot of work has focused on disparities in mental health services for first episode psychosis, but surprisingly no one has linked engagement with proximity and explored how that may be a contributing factor.”

Working with the Washington State Health Care Authority, the researchers analyzed data from 225 Washington residents participating in New Journeys, a coordinated specialty care (CSC) program for teens and young adults with first episode psychosis. CSC is a comprehensive early intervention model that supports recovery through individualized therapy and medication management, education and employment support, and patient and family education.

Keeping up with an intensive schedule of appointments can be challenging, however, especially for clients who live farther from services. Comparing travel time with measures of program engagement, the researchers found clients with long commutes scheduled and attended fewer appointments and were less likely to complete the program.

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The researchers also investigated whether travel time and program engagement differed by race and ethnicity, testing Hispanic versus non-Hispanic ethnicity and white versus Black, Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander race. Past research has shown these groups have less access to and lower engagement with mental health services as well as worse mental health outcomes.

While the study found no differences in average travel time based on race or ethnicity, rates of disengagement were higher for Hispanic and non-white clients with long commutes compared to their non-Hispanic and white counterparts. The results show geographic proximity is likely playing a role in racial and ethnic disparities in engagement with mental health services.

Potential interventions to increase access and engagement include placing new services in underserved areas, conducting appointments via phone or telehealth to reduce attendance barriers, and providing culturally tailored care, according to the researchers.

With funding for CSC programs on the rise across the U.S., the placement of new services is particularly important to ensure programs don’t exacerbate existing disparities, Oluwoye said. The research team, including co-authors Biostatistician Megan Puzia, Associate Professor Ofer Amram, and Research Professor Douglas Weeks from the College of Medicine, has worked closely with the state health care authority and federal funders to inform the placement of new services in Washington as part of an ongoing evaluation of the New Journeys program.

“Coordinated specialty care is the gold standard of care for early psychosis,” Oluwoye said. “We need continued investment in these programs, and we need to be mindful of where we place them and flexible about how we deliver services to people who don’t live close to them.”

The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine was awarded approximately $2.2 million in first-year project funding to participate in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) program designed to support Indigenous communities in leading culturally grounded research on substance use and pain.

Amid the ongoing overdose and pain public health crises, American Indian and Alaska Native populations are disproportionately impacted by substance use disorders and conditions that cause chronic pain. Indigenous communities are developing innovative approaches to respond to these challenges and improve related factors such as mental health, drawing on inherent cultural strengths including a focus on social connections and holistic well-being.

The NIH’s Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program aims to support research projects led by Tribes and Native American serving organizations, centering communities that have historically been excluded from decision-making in the research process. The program will provide approximately $268 million in funding over seven years, enabling communities to focus on self-identified priorities and solutions that fit their needs.

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“This marks a significant shift in how the NIH funds this research — supporting Tribes to do the research that they want to do,” said co-principal investigator Michael McDonell, a WSU College of Medicine professor and director of the Promoting Research Initiatives in Substance Use and Mental Health (PRISM) Collaborative. “Our job is to listen, learn, and determine how to best support them.”

The program will also fund the development of a Native Research Resource Network to provide participating organizations with comprehensive support. WSU researchers will lead one of four teams forming this network, offering their research expertise to Indigenous communities across the U.S.

After working with communities to learn more about their needs, the team will host tailored trainings and consultations that improve community research capacity as part of a project titled “Promoting Community Wellbeing Through Indigenous Science and Healing” (PC-WISH). The team has extensive expertise in culturally grounded and community-based participatory research on substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.

“This is a humbling opportunity to support Tribes and Native American serving organizations in conducting research that enhances their well-being and meets the needs of their communities,” said Native researcher and Assistant Professor Katherine Hirchak, who leads PRISM’s Connections In Indigenous Research, Cultural Leadership, Equity and Solidarity (CIRCLES) Collab. “I look forward to learning how we can play a part in that.”

In addition to McDonell, the project will be led by Native researchers Abigail Echo-Hawk from the Seattle Indian Health Board, Kamilla Venner from the University of New Mexico, and Stacy Rasmus from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

“Historically research has been driven by researchers from outside the community who don’t understand the culture and focus on problems not solutions,” said Alaska Native researcher and College of Medicine Associate Professor Lisa Rey Thomas. “This program will ensure the community is informed and involved at every stage of the research, and that tribal sovereignty is respected. This has been a dream and goal of mine for over 20 years, so I’m excited to see what we can do.”

Other WSU collaborators on the project include Professor Denise Dillard and Assistant Professor Jessica Saniguq Ullrich from the College of Medicine’s Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH), College of Medicine Professors John Roll and Douglas Weeks, and College of Nursing Associate Professor Marian Wilson.

This project is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and administered by the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under award number 1OT2DA061134-01. The N CREW Program is funded through the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (or NIH HEAL Initiative), which is jointly managed by NIDA and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Washington State University Spanish professor Sonia Lopez-Lopez knows the challenges a trip to the veterinary clinic presents for a client who only speaks Spanish.

With Spanish as her first language, Lopez-Lopez’ own first-hand communication breakdowns were top of mind when she chose to teach the language to WSU veterinary students.

“I have seen the struggle of veterinarians, workers, and clients because of the language barrier and it’s important to train students in all the areas of the language so they are prepared for those conversations when they are professionals. That’s what this course is all about,” she said.

Twelve years running, Dr. Lopez-Lopez’ has divided the course to accommodate as many students as possible. The two-part course, formally known as Beginners and Intermediate Veterinary Spanish, has equipped hundreds of now-practicing veterinarians with the tools to make any Spanish-speaking client feel comfortable and in the know during trying times.

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“This was my first Spanish class, and it was great to learn the fundamentals of the language by using phrases and vocabulary I can use in the clinic or on a farm,” said veterinary student Raquel Dimond. “Being able to communicate with your clients is a key aspect of a great veterinarian, and this course helped me broaden my knowledge to reach a more diverse clientele and be a more competent veterinarian in the future.”

The course, funded by the College of Veterinary Medicine, meets a critical need. As of 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Spanish is spoken by 42 million people in the United States. In Washington state, Spanish was spoken in nearly 9% of households, with the number of Spanish-speaking veterinarians limited in many communities.

Lopez-Lopez said the course, which covers the most used words in WSU’s rigorous Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum, offers a track for beginners and those at an intermediate level.

“You don’t need to know any Spanish,” Lopez-Lopez said. “We start from zero.”

In a profession where miscommunication can be especially detrimental, or even deadly, Lopez-Lopez said the course is meant to help students learn everything they need to have a conversation with an animal owner regarding most cases.

“For the beginner group, I teach them how to use a few simple sentences to get the information they need. We don’t worry about past tense because even if you’re not proficient, we’re focused on giving them the confidence and the skills to manage interactions with clients,” Lopez-Lopez said.

At the intermediate level students practice academic Spanish, the cultural aspects of the language, and exercises to prepare them for when they have their own clinic. Reading up-to-date veterinary articles in Spanish where students not only practice their reading comprehension skills, but also learn about current veterinary research in the Hispanic world is another component.

The course is available for any veterinary student at WSU, in addition to students at universities in WSU’s regional program in veterinary medicine via Zoom.

Students enrolled are also polled as to whether they have subject matter that should be included in the course. Due to their busy schedules, the timing of the bi-weekly elective course is also largely up to the students.

“I accommodate to their schedule,” Lopez-Lopez said. “I have seen their schedules. I know how busy they are, so we don’t have a set time. We find a time that works for everyone.”

In celebration of the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s 125th anniversary, the entire community is invited to visit the Pullman campus for cake, an update from Dean Dori Borjesson, a variety of lawn games, and a showing of the award-winning international film War Tails on Friday, Oct. 4.

Free vanilla, chocolate and gluten-free cake options will be available to anyone in the community from 3–5 p.m. — or until the cake is gone — at the college’s Cake on the Lawn event. The event will take place on the Bustad Lawn in front of WSU’s Bustad Hall, directly across Grimes Way from WSU’s Lighty Student Services Building.

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Games and activities will include a digital photobooth, trivia, cornhole, ladder ball and other traditional lawn games. Prizes will be awarded to game winners and Butch T. Cougar is expected to make an appearance.

Following the Cake on the Lawn event the college will host a free screening of the international documentary War Tails from 5–6:30 p.m. in the Compton Student Union (CUB) Auditorium. 

The film, in line with the college’s Rabies Free Africa program mission to eliminate rabies by 2030, investigates the harsh reality faced by more than 1 million homeless pets in Ukraine and the team working to rescue them. As the dedicated veterinarians and volunteers assemble, their mission becomes saving animals and people from rising rabies cases in the war-torn region.

“Rabies is a preventable disease that takes the lives of tens of thousands each year,” said Dean Dori Borjesson. “Vaccinating dogs is not just a local responsibility but a global imperative. By ensuring widespread canine rabies vaccination in Ukraine, Africa and beyond, we can save both animal and human lives and move closer to eradicating this deadly disease on a global scale.”

Dan Fine, producer of the documentary and WSU alumnus, will introduce the film and a Q&A with College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Dori Borjesson, the film’s main subject Khrystyna Drahomaretska, Adam Parascandola from Humane Society International, and Mark Dyce, WSU alumnus and refugee pet volunteer, will follow.

View the War Tails trailer on YouTube. For more information, email Anna Wheatley at awheatley@wsu.edu.

People with alcohol use disorder (AUD), commonly known as alcoholism, have a high rate of relapse. Stressful situations are often the cause.

Washington State University researchers are studying a new intervention that uses wearable technology to sense a person’s increased stress levels and play a personalized music playlist to help derail that stress.

Prior work by scientists on this project showed that wearable wrist bands that monitor physiological responses can accurately predict stressful situations. Thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Sound Health initiative, scientists at WSU, Arizona State University, and the University of Southern California plan to confirm those findings at a much larger scale, then start developing the new playlist-style intervention.

“We want to take the next step and use those physiological signals to intervene and hopefully keep someone from seeking out alcohol to cope with stress,” said Michael Cleveland, professor in WSU’s Department of Human Development and a primary investigator on the project.

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Researchers will partner with substance use treatment providers in eastern Washington, working with volunteers with AUD to learn if the intervention actually works. For 14 days, volunteers will wear a wristband that measures their heart rate, sweat production, and other stress markers. Each time they feel stress, the volunteers will push a button to note the time and date. Cleveland’s team will then match wristband data with button pushes to confirm accuracy.

We want to take the next step and use those physiological signals to intervene and hopefully keep someone from seeking out alcohol to cope with stress.Michael Cleveland, professor and primary investigator
Washington State University

In the project’s second phase, the team will work with volunteers to develop playlists on a streaming service that would play through participant’s phones. It’s not a prescribed music list, as everyone reacts differently to different music, Cleveland said.

Programmed with personalized playlists on the phones, the wristbands will trigger music to start when they detect rising stress levels, hopefully helping head off a potential relapse.

Researchers will use metadata from the streaming service to see what songs are most effective at reducing the stress responses via the wristbands.

“Music has been shown to have a helpful effect on reducing stress,” Cleveland said. “Research shows that stress relief is increased when people choose the music themselves. You might think that instrumental or classical music works best, but people generally know what will work for them.”

During an initial orientation session, study participants will be trained by a music therapist in how to use music to manage their emotions. The goal is to match music to a person’s current mood and gradually change the music to reach their desired mood state.

Cleveland emphasizes that this music project isn’t a replacement for therapy or other more hands-on treatment, but a complementary approach.

“We need to see if we can show positive benefits from this intervention, then work with clinicians to see if it can be a tool to help a person with AUD,” he said.

A health intervention using phones that most people already carry appeals to the team because it can have a wide reach without a high cost, Cleveland said.

The project is currently a feasibility study: Researchers want to learn whether people find music helpful for managing stress, or if it interferes with daily life. The first phase of the program is funded by NIH for two years at $1 million. If it shows positive results, phase two will unlock another three years and $1.6 million in funding.

“I’m a musician and love music, so being able to tie that to my research is very exciting,” Cleveland said. “We want to understand how this process works and help people facing life’s stresses with the additional struggle of AUD.”

As the first class of Washington State University MD graduates are completing their residency programs and becoming independently practicing physicians, many are settling in Washington and rejoining the College of Medicine as faculty.

Christie Kirkpatrick Schmutz, MD, was the first to sign on as alumni faculty. She says the decision to help train WSU medical students was an easy one.

“I got a survey about whether there would be interest in being a faculty member and having students in the clinic,” said Kirkpatrick Schmutz. “I said, ‘Of course! How could I not?’ It was always a no-brainer.”

Community faculty are the backbone of the clinical education medical students receive at WSU. These faculty support students in multiple ways, including teaching in a clinical setting, facilitating small group sessions, mentoring research projects, teaching through simulation, and more.

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“Dr. Kirkpatrick Schmutz will be joining a group of community-based, state-wide faculty that is over 2,000 members strong. They make our MD program possible,” said Jeff Haney, MD, chair of the Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences. “She will contribute to the continued formation of exceptional clinicians that will serve the state for decades to come.”

I got a survey about whether there would be interest in being a faculty member and having students in the clinic. I said, ‘Of course! How could I not?’ It was always a no-brainer.Christie Kirkpatrick Schmutz, MD
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Kirkpatrick Schmutz was part of the first class of MD students to attend and graduate from the WSU College of Medicine — starting in 2017 and graduating in 2021.

“Her service as a faculty member with us just reinforces the legacy and goals we want to achieve,” added Leila Harrison, PhD, MA, MEd, vice dean for Admissions, Student Affairs, and Alumni Engagement. “I love that our current and future students will have opportunities to learn from our very own.”

Kirkpatrick Schmutz grew up in Longview, Washington, and attended college in Spokane for her undergraduate degree. She says she always wanted to stay close to family and eventually practice in the state.

“I also liked the concept of being a part of something new,” added Kirkpatrick Schmutz about joining the inaugural class. “It was exciting to me to help pave the way for more future doctors to train.”

After graduating with her MD, Kirkpatrick Schmutz spent the next three years completing an internal medicine residency at Virginia Mason in Seattle. The location in her home state allowed her to stay in touch with many of her WSU classmates, former faculty mentors, and her family in Longview, where medicine is the family business.

Since graduating from residency, Kirkpatrick Schmutz has joined her father and brother in the family practice, Kirkpatrick Family Care. She will practice internal medicine and primary care, as well as weight loss medicine. The clinic serves about 15,000 patients in Longview as well as rural areas of Cowlitz and Clark Counties in southwestern Washington.

“It isn’t good enough to say we are going to do something, like select applicants who want to serve in Washington,” said Harrison. “We have to mean it, and more importantly, do it. Seeing that happen is so important to our communities.”

Kirkpatrick Schmutz will also welcome WSU medical students into her clinic for training. It’s a full-circle moment for faculty like Haney.

“Part of the responsibility that we imparted in our students from the outset is the concept of stewardship, which includes teaching future generations of physician leaders,” he said. “Dr. Kirkpatrick Schmutz is an exemplar of that effort toward stewardship, benefiting current and future students and setting an example for them to follow.”

Samira Diaz De Leon, a Washington State University senior from California, is one of 12 new recipients nationwide of a $20,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship given to those pursuing future careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science research.

A first-generation student, Diaz De Leon is majoring in biochemistry in the College of Veterinary Medicine, specializing in molecular biology. Her career plan is to earn a PhD and engage in skincare research and development to help resolve skin inflammatory diseases such as eczema and psoriasis.

“I am thrilled to have received this scholarship but almost more than the funding, this NIH recognition of my potential and future plans means so much to me,” she said.

She said her undergraduate research was important to her application.

“Getting this award shows me that those efforts are valuable in many ways. Not only do I learn every day in the lab, but what goes into it and what I get out of it is going to help me help other people in the future, which is something very important to me.”

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Getting this award shows me that those efforts are valuable in many ways. Not only do I learn every day in the lab, but what goes into it and what I get out of it is going to help me help other people in the future, which is something very important to me.Samira Diaz De Leon, student and NIH scholarship recipient
Washington State University

Diaz De Leon has been involved in undergraduate research since her second year at WSU and has grown progressively more confident and competent.

At Palm Springs High School, before college and during the COVID pandemic, she said she excelled in math studies but did not get too involved in science. She chose to attend WSU because it was most affordable and friendly. To venture more into science, she has intentionally taken classes with labs and liked the experience.

In 2022 as a sophomore, Diaz De Leon applied to be a technician in the lab of Arden Baylink, assistant professor of veterinary microbiology and pathology, soon after he arrived at WSU. The lab focuses on engineering new therapeutics against bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens.

Once proficient with lab techniques and protocols, Diaz De Leon applied and was one of seven undergraduates accepted into the summer RNA Bioscience Initiative Summer Internship Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora in 2023. In the David Barton lab there, she focused on the sexual replication of the poliovirus and what was causing it to recombine with non-polio enteroviruses. That fall, she presented a poster on her work and findings at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS).

Back in Pullman, she was accepted into MARC-WSU, an NIH-funded program for students in research, leadership development, and graduate-school preparation. As part of MARC, she received a stipend for her ongoing work in the Baylink lab where they explore the effects of Salmonella in a healthy gut by determining how reactive oxygen species affect Salmonella enterica growth in a competitive environment with the microbiome. In spring 2024, she communicated her results at WSU’s Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA).

This fall, Diaz De Leon plans to launch her project working with third-year doctoral student Siena Glenn in the Baylink lab to investigate how Salmonella takes hold in an unhealthy gut. She will use pig feces to create a microbiome with two distinct metabolisms or microflora to complete with Salmonella to see how bacteria grow in the presence or absence of oxygen.

When she graduates in spring, she said that though her undergraduate research topics will not relate directly with her graduate work investigating skin diseases, the protocols and techniques she has mastered will carry over perfectly.

“It’s all part of my ongoing education.”

She credits her love of learning and hard work ethic to her parents, Jose and Lucia Diaz De Leon, who moved to America in their teens. They taught their eight children that education is the key to finding one’s purpose and success. They “get that I am doing what I like with research and that I have a plan to help others and my community. They appreciate that.”

Diaz De Leon likes to stay busy. In addition to her research and MARC-WSU participation, she is a senior resident advisor for Stephenson East residence hall after serving two years as a resident advisor in Stephenson North. She is also active in the STEM Student Support Services (SSS) program in the Office of Academic Engagement, designed to boost engagement and persistence to graduation.

Diaz De Leon’s new NIH scholarship funding can be used for tuition and living expenses. Accepting the award commits her to participate in a summer 2025 internship at NIH in Maryland plus a service commitment to work full-time for one year at an NIH facility when her education is complete.

Almost a third of the 36 new members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences are from Washington State University. The ten WSU faculty elected to the WSAS come from a range of disciplines including animal science, cropping systems, engineering, information ethics, genome engineering, and psychology.

WSAS President John Roll, also a WSU professor, welcomed all the new members who were elected in recognition of their scientific achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the academy for the benefit of the state.

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“We are thrilled to honor these scientists, engineers, and leaders in the public, non-profit and private sectors for their distinguished and continued achievements,” said Roll. “We look forward to tapping their expertise and knowledge to advance the Academy’s mission of science in the service of Washington State.”

In addition, WSU education Professor Brian French, was elected as a new WSAS board member, and engineering Professor Susmita Bose was re-elected to serve for a second term on the board. Professor Jonathan Yoder of WSU School of Economic Sciences, will serve as the board’s treasurer.

New members will be inducted at the Annual Members’ Dinner following the WSAS Symposium at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Sept. 25.

Diane Smith first attended a Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) conference in 1975 as a graduate student. Now the longtime Washington State University Skagit County Extension specialist and associate professor has received the society’s Helen Denning Ullrich Annual Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education.

SNEB recognized Smith during an award ceremony Aug. 1 in Knoxville, Tennessee, honoring her more than 20 years of service, leadership, and professional contributions to the field of nutrition education.

“I’m beyond thrilled to have my work recognized by valued colleagues,” said Smith. “It was at that first conference that I found a professional home that resonated with my interests and joined as a member.”

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Through subsequent conferences and a career’s worth of community nutrition work, Smith learned how to develop creative nutrition education messaging, plan successful programs, evaluate program impacts, and refine her leadership competencies.

Smith now joins a prestigious list of fellow nationwide educators recognized for outstanding achievement and service.

“As colleagues who know Diane through our SNEB membership, we have had the unique opportunity to work with her and witness her authentic commitment to making a positive difference in our profession,” said Jennifer Wilkins, a professor of practice emerita at Syracuse University and past SNEB president.

Smith’s society peers applauded her breadth and quality of accomplishments and teaching as rationale for the award. Among her achievements are many impactful peer-reviewed journal articles, dozens of conference presentations, and video productions about using regional produce.

“I love what I do in nutrition education to support communities and individuals in making choices for their well-being,” Smith said. “Stellar role models in the WSU Extension Youth and Families Program Unit supported my professional development, as did fellow colleagues in SNEB.”

Her current focuses are early learning and farm-to-community food education programming that melds early education with farming. While just seven early education classes participated in 2018, the program has since ballooned to 32 classrooms with more than 350 families participating. Over 40% of the preschoolers in the program had their first taste of locally grown produce as a result.

In fall 2021, Smith also undertook an in-depth study of the connection between climate and diet. She translated what she learned into WSU Extension’s “Use Food Well: Prevent Food Waste” campaign. That campaign connected the dots between food, health, and agriculture, informing her work with the WSU Climate Action and Education Team and the WSU Sustainable Systems initiative.

The food waste prevention campaign quickly reached more than 6,000 local community members and engaged a dozen community partner organizations, resulting in increased levels of composting, less organic landfill waste, and more area-wide recycling.

Smith has always felt a strong connection to her work and the people it impacts, and she is grateful that others have noticed her passion.

“I’m honored and humbled that my nationwide colleagues nominated me for this recognition,” she said.

Learn more

You can read more about WSU Extension’s food waste prevention efforts, which aim to raise awareness about the climate impacts of wasted foods. Learn how this work creates a more Resilient Washington.