Dr. Lisa Guion

Associate Professor
Program Planning and Evaluation
3008 McCarty Hall
PO Box 110310
Gainesville FL 32611-0310
E-mail: laguion@ufl.edu
(352)846-1003 x 281

FYC 6660 Public Policy and Families, Youth and Communities

FYC 6207 Adolescent Problemat ic Behaviors

Areas Of Specialization

Program Design, Planning and Development
Program Implementation and Management
Program Evaluation
Culturally Relevant Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation

Educational Background

North Carolina State University, Adult and Higher Education; Ed.D., 1997
North Carolina State University Public Admin. (Ed. Admin.); M.P.A; 1993
North Carolina State University Business Management B.A.; 1991
North Carolina State University Communication; B.A; 1990

Employment

July 2005 -Present

University of Florida, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Job Title: Associate Professor - Program Planning and Evaluation

Job Responsibilities: Teaching and Advising: Teach graduate program planning and evaluation courses in the Family, Youth and Community Sciences (FYCS) interdisciplinary social science degree program. Serve on graduate education, thesis and dissertation research committees. Serve on courses and curriculum development committee for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (college), as well as Global Gators committee for the college (focus on internationalization the curriculum and developing faculty/student international experiences, etc.).

Evaluation Research: Conduct program evaluations for family, youth and/or community related Extension programs.

Cooperative Extension Specialist: Assist county faculty by providing statewide training, one-on-one technical assistance, resources and support in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of their Extension education programs in the areas of family and consumer sciences and 4-H youth development.

Grant proposal writing: Secured $435,363, in grant funds during this period.

Training & Development: Provide international, national, and statewide training in the areas of program planning, evaluation, diversity, and multi-cultural programming,

Supervision: Supervise project professionals (Master’s degree), paraprofessionals, support staff, several graduate and/or teaching assistants.

August 2000- June 2005

University of Florida, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Job Title: Assistant Professor- Program Planning and Evaluation.

Job Responsibilities: Teaching and Advising: Taught courses in the FYCS degree program. Advise students and serve on thesis research committees. Served on FYCS departmental committees including the curriculum development committee, honors thesis and graduate student selection committee.

Evaluation Research: Conducted program evaluations for family, youth and/or community related Extension programs.

Cooperative Extension Specialist: Assisted county faculty by providing statewide training, one-on-one technical assistance, resources and support in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of their Extension education programs in the areas of family and consumer sciences and 4-H youth development.

Program and Fiscal Management: Managed and served as Principal Investigator (PI) for a multi-state (5 states), inter-institutional USDA grant funded program entitled Developing Programs To Reach Multicultural, Multi-need Audiences. Managed and served as PI for teaching enhancement grant to integrate state-of-the art teaching and evaluation research practices to benefit Extension county level programming. See grant list below for other grants.

Grant proposal writing: Secured $130,900 in grant funds at UF during this period

Training & Development: Provide international, national, and statewide training in the areas of program planning, evaluation, diversity, and multi-cultural programming,

Supervision: Supervise project professionals (Master’s degree), paraprofessionals, support staff, several graduate and/or teaching assistants.

September 1996- July 2000

North Carolina State University

Job Title: Extension 4-H Specialist

Job Responsibilities: Program and fiscal management: Served as Principal Investigator and Project Director to two federally funded programs related to health and nutrition. Program Design, Development, and Evaluation: Developed and managed innovative, age appropriate youth programs related to health and nutrition that utilizes the experiential learning model and current youth development principals. This program focused on multicultural and ethnically diverse youth.

Served as 4-H District Liaison to South Central District: Provide training, technical assistance, and support to 4-H Agents in the district. Assist new agents in developing their 4-H programs.

Grant proposal writing: Secured $783,000 in grant funds at NCSU.

Training & Development: Provide national, regional and statewide training in the areas of program planning, evaluation, diversity, multi-cultural programming, community assets mapping, conducting needs assessments, life skills, grant writing, etc.

Establish collaborative partnerships with local, state, public and private agencies that share a programmatic interest: Built relationships with several agencies and community-based organizations that had not worked with 4-H in the past.

Supervision: Supervise one professional, one paraprofessional and two support staff.

June 1993-August 1996

Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Job Title: Program Coordinator, Community-based Public Health

Job Responsibilities: Program Planning & Implementation: Designed and implemented 82 programs that reached over 1,000 adolescent youth with information on health careers in the nine county AHEC region as well as Chatham and Orange Counties. Also, designed and implemented a comprehensive youth development program that provided a core group of 128 students with ongoing, innovative programs and services that enhanced their health, career awareness, personal development, academic enrichment and upward mobility. A key program emphasis was increasing the number of minorities in the health professions. Program Evaluation: Developed a computerized evaluation and tacking system, with technical assistance from a computer programmer, which monitored outcomes and impacts of the 128 core students over a three-year period. Program & Fiscal Management: Managed a total budget of $500,000 at AHEC. Prepared quarterly and annual reports.

Supervision: Supervised program assistants, secretary and student interns.

December 1993-December 1994

Wake AHEC

Job Title: Interim Director, Public Health Continuing Education (CE)

Job Responsibilities: Program Design, Implementation & Evaluation: Conducted needs assessments. Managed program marketing and publicity. Designed, implemented and evaluated continuing education programs that served hundreds of public health professionals in the Wake AHEC region. Program & Fiscal Management: Prepared and monitored CE program budgets. Negotiated contracts with hotels and conference centers. Prepared CE closeout reports. Collaboration: Collaborated with Schools of Public Health, health departments, hospitals and other health related organizations.

Supervision: Supervised two CE Program Assistants.

Contracts and Grants

Federal, state and private grants totaling $ 1,839,263 has been received during this faculty member’s career, of which, $ 566,263 was secured at UF (as of July 2005).

Selected Refereed Publications

Guion, L.A., Chattaraj, S.C.* and Lytle, S.S.* (2005). A conceptual framework for connecting across cultures. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 97(1), 76-82.

Moore, J. L., III, Flowers, L.A., Guion, L.A., Zhang, Y. and Staten, D. (2004). Non-Persistent African American Males’ Experiences in Engineering Programs: Implications for Improving Academic and Social Integration, Academic Preparation, Negative Stereotypes, and Mentoring. National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal, 7, 105-120.

Guion, L.A., Turner, J. and Wise, D.K. (2004). Design, implementation, and evaluation of an elder financial abuse program. Journal of Extension, 42(3) at (http://www.joe.org). 10pp.

Guion, L.A., Simonne, A. and Easton, J.* (2004). Youth perspectives on food safety. Journal of Extension, 42(1) at (http://www.joe.org). 8pp.

Guion, L.A., Chattaraj, S.C.* and Lytle, S.S.* (2004). Strengthening programs to reach diverse audiences: A curriculum designed to support Extension educators in planning and implementing programs for ethnically diverse audiences. Journal of Extension, 42(1) at (http://www.joe.org). 4pp.

Guion, L.A., Chattaraj, S.C.* and Lytle, S.S.* (2003). Celebrating diversity 365 days a year: An educational calendar for planning programs. Journal of Extension, 41(4) at (http://www.joe.org). 3pp.

Selected Extension Data and Information System (EDIS) Publications- Peer Reviewed Extension Publications

Guion, Lisa A., Community Forum: An Effective Program Planning Tool. EDIS: IFAS, PE070, October, 2003. 2 pg Status: Published.

Guion, Lisa A., Strategies for Conducting Community Forums. EDIS: IFAS, PE071 October, 2003. 2 pg Status: Published.

Guion, L.A., and Bolton, E.B. (2003). Effective Meetings. EDIS publication, #PE063, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, Lisa A., Chattaraj, Samantha , Lytle, Stephanie Sullivan, Broadwater, Gae , Goddard, H. Wallace. Culturally Relevant Resources List: Developing Programs to Effectively Work with Multi-Need, Diverse Audiences (Diversity Project). EDIS: IFAS, September, 2003. 11 pg Status: Published.

Bolton, E.B. and Guion, L.A.,(2002). Building Coalitions: Sixteen-part EDIS publication Series #FY493 through #FY508, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., (2002). Outcomes and impacts of family and consumer science programs. EDIS publication #PE061, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., (2002). Determining the need for family and consumer science programs. EDIS publication #PE060, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., (2002). Communicating the outcomes and impacts of 4-H. EDIS publication #PE059, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., (2002). Resources for determining youths’ needs. EDIS Publication #PE058, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., (2001). A tool for determining the appropriate Extension education method. EDIS Publication #FCS6013, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., (2001). Conducting in-depth interviews. EDIS Publication #FCS6012, IFAS Extension, UF.

Guion, L.A., & Place, N. (2001). Extension plan of work checklist. EDIS Publication #FCS6011, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences IFAS Extension, University of Florida (UF).

Guion, L.A., & Flowers, L.A. (2001). Using qualitative research in planning and evaluating Extension programs. EDIS Publication #FCS6010, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida (UF).

Selected International Presentations

Guion, L.A., (2004). Invited. Planning and Evaluation of Home Economics Programs. 1.5 hours. University of Ghana, Department of Home Sciences, Legon, Ghana, West Africa.

Guion, L.A., (2004). Planning and evaluating adult education programs. 1.5 hours. Institute for Adult Education, University of Ghana (UGL), Legon, Ghana, West Africa.

Guion, L.A., (2004). Invited. Home economics 2003 and beyond. 1.5 hours. Department of Home Sciences, University of Ghana (UGL), Legon, Ghana, West Africa.

Selected National Presentations and Training

Guion, L.A., Waits, J. & Jackson, R. (October 3, 2004). Invited. Strengthening Programs to Reach Diverse Audiences Pre-Conference, 4 hours. National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Nashville, TN.

Guion, L.A., Goddard, H. W., Walker, N., Goodman, K., O’Campo-Waits, J., and Jackson, R., (May 11, 2004). Invited. Strengthening Programs to Reach Diverse Audiences Pre-Conference. 5 hours. CYFAR Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. A total of 37 participants from 24 different states.

Jackson, R. & Guion, L.A., (September 24, 2003). Extension Programs Across the Nation: Recognizing Diversity. 1 hour. Galaxy II Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. A total of 17 participants at the presentation.

Guion, L.A., Chattaraj, S.C., Goddard, H.W., Lytle, S.S., & Perkins, C. (May 13, 2003). Strengthening Programs to Reach Diverse Audiences Pre-Conference. 7 hours. CYFAR Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. A total of 36 participants from 21 different states trained.

Guion, L.A. & Perkins, C.,(April 23, 2003). Planning and Delivering Culturally Relevant Health Programs. 1.5 hours. Preister National Extension Health Conference, Phoenix, AZ. A total of 42 participants trained.

Guion, L.A., (February 11, 2003). Evaluating 4-H Programs: Making our Evaluation Practices and Methods Better. 2.5 hours. Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: Creating common Ground in Youth Development Conference, Tucson, AZ. A total of 53 participated in the roundtable discussion and presentation (each discussion/presentation lasting 30 minutes).

Guion, L.A., (October 18, 2002). Evaluating After School Programs. 4 hours. Housing Authority, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. A total of 18 participants trained.

Guion, L.A., (October 16-17, 2002). Extension Program Evaluation. 12 hours. University of the Virgin Islands, Cooperative Extension, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. A total of 31 participants trained.

Guion, L.A., (August 8, 2002). Reasons for Health Disparities. 2 hours. CYFERnet Interactive Conference Call. A total of 16 state specialists trained.

Guion, L.A., (May 2001). Evaluating Youth Programs. 1.5 hours. Children, Youth and Families at Risk Conference, San Diego, CA.

Guion, L.A., (2000). Assessing Community Assets. 1.5 hours. Children, Youth and Families at Risk Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.