My overall research interests include factors that influence human eating behaviors (including sensory characteristics of food), the impact of changing diet behaviors on health outcomes, addressing health and education disparities, and culturally relevant educational strategies. Recently my research focus areas have included:
Reclaiming indigenous food and health; impacts of sovereign nation diets
The impact of daily kimchi consumption on irregular gastrointestinal symptoms and consumer acceptability in healthy individuals
[GetFruved] college campus Community-Based Participatory Research; evaluating the campus health environment
Barriers & strategies for healthy food choices among American Indian tribal college students
Protein and branched chain amino acid (BCAA) intake among older and younger adults: comparisons and analysis of adequacy
Consumers and added sugars: acceptability and ability to process nutrition information using traffic light, report card, and current Nutrition Facts label format
Wyoming-grown Peruvian popping beans; nutritional and sensory qualities
Assistant Professor - University of Wyoming, 2016-present
Instructor/Graduate Assistant – North Dakota State University, 2011-2016
Nutrition Instructor/Community Educator – United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND, 2005-2011
Public Health Nutritionist – Bismarck Burleigh Public Health, Bismarck, ND, 2004-2005
CACFP Manager/Nutrition Consultant - Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2003-2004
WIC Dietitian - Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2003-2004
Clinical Dietitian - Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville, IL, 2002-2003
Community Outreach/Clinical Dietitian - Finley Hospital, Dubuque, IA, 2000-2002
Ph.D. Exercise Science & Nutrition (Statistics Graduate Certificate), North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
M.S. Education. Specialization in Post-Secondary and Adult Education. Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
B.S. Food & Nutrition. Coordinated Program in Dietetics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Registered Dietitian – Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), 2000
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
Nutrition & Dietetic Educators & Preceptors
Wyoming Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
American Indigenous Research Association
Fundamentals/Principles of Nutrition
Nutrition Science
Advanced Nutrition/Graduate Advanced Nutrition
Community Nutrition
Nutrition, Growth, & Development
Therapeutic Nutrition Counseling
Foodservice Systems Production
Quantity Food Production
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Diabetes & Mother Earth
Keith, J., Stastny, S., Brunt, A., & Agnew, W. (2018). Barriers & strategies for healthy food choices among American Indian tribal college students: A qualitative analysis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 118 (6).
Stastny, S. & Keith, J. (2018). Consumers and added sugars: Acceptability and ability to process nutrition information using traffic light, report card, and current Nutrition Facts label format. Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 8 (2).
Stastny, S., Keith, J., & Vasichek, N. (2018). Dietary fat recommendations: Registered Dietitian Nutritionists’ practices and guidance vary. Pulse, 37, (1).
Kraft, T., Keith, J., Larson-Meyer, E., Bisha, B. (2018). Functional Foods: Kimchi As A Natural Probiotic [Abstract]. Conference booklet for Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN).
Keith, J., Stastny, S., Stone, K., David, S., Hackney, K. (2018). Protein and Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Intake Among Older and Younger Adults: Comparisons and Analysis of Adequacy [Abstract]. Conference booklet for Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN).
Keith, J., Stastny, S., Agnew, W., Brunt, A., & Aune, P. (2017). Life skills at a tribal college: A culturally relevant educational intervention. Journal of Extension, 55 (5). https://www.joe.org/joe/2017october/iw5.php
Keith, J. (2016). Creating a multicultural classroom. Tribal College Journal. Available at http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org/archives/31484.
Keith, J., Stastny, S., & Brunt, A. (2016). Barriers & strategies for success for American Indian college students: A review. Journal of College Student Development, 57(6), 698-714.
Keith, J., Brunt, A., Stastny, S., & Bezbaruah, N. (2015). Accompanying the primary grocery shopper is positively related to requests for purchase of fruits & vegetables in third & fourth grade students. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 5, 340-347.
Stastny, S., Keith, J., Garden-Robinson, J., & Hall, C. (2014). Flash-frying vs. deep-fat frying: Fat content and sensory evaluation of fish fried using two methods. Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), 19-26.