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Josephine Connolly-Schoonen
Associate Clinical Professor of Family Population and Preventive medicine, Chief of
Nutrition Division, Director of Dietetic Internship Program
Family Population
Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine
Contact Information
L4-050 Health Sciences Center
Stony Brook, 11794
631/444-8430
Expertise
Biography
Josephine Connolly-Schoonen’s expertise is in the area of nutritional management of obesity and chronic illnesses from the individual and community level. In addition, she directs the Stony Brook Dietetic Internship Program and a series of community nutrition projects funded by the New York State Department of Health since 1994. She is also the author of Losing Weight Permanently with the Bull’s Eye Food Guide (Bull Publishing, 2004).
Education
- PhD, Stony Brook University
- MS, Pennsylvania State University
- BS, Cornell University
Research Grants
| Award | Start | End | Sponsor | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island Center for Pediatric Obesity Prevention Best Practices | 2009-10-01T00:00:00 | 2010-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 250452 | Closed |
| The Long Island Center for Pediatric Obesity Best Practices: Heart Links' Communities -Pregnancy & Infancy | 2007-10-01T00:00:00 | 2008-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 415882 | Closed |
| Community Roots | 2010-04-01T00:00:00 | 2011-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 88760 | Closed |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), WIC Vendor Management Agency (VMA) and Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) | 2009-10-01T00:00:00 | 2010-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 939620 | Closed |
| Long Island Center for Pediatric Obesity Prevention Best Practices | 2011-10-01T00:00:00 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 259749 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project of Suffolk and Nassau Counties | 2009-04-01T00:00:00 | 2010-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 113704 | Closed |
| WOMEN INFANT & CHILDREN NUTRITION EDUCATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM | 2006-10-01T00:00:00 | 2007-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 334535 | Closed |
| HEART LINKS WORKSITE WELLNESS PROJECT: PROMOTING PEAK PERFORMANCE FOR BETTER LIVING | 1999-10-01T00:00:00 | 2000-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 60000 | Closed |
| Women, Infant and Child Nutrition Education and Supplemental Food Program (WIC) | 2008-10-01T00:00:00 | 2009-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 576353 | Closed |
| Community Roots Community Gardens Project | 2013-04-01T00:00:00 | 2014-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 88760 | Closed |
| Community Based Heart Disease Prevention: Heart Links Program | 2004-04-01T00:00:00 | 2005-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 106529 | Closed |
| HEART LINKS PROJECT OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND | 1999-07-01T00:00:00 | 2000-06-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 49930 | Closed |
| Heart Links | 2001-07-01T00:00:00 | 2002-06-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 50000 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project of Suffolk and Nassau Counties | 2006-04-01T00:00:00 | 2007-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 111540 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project | 2005-04-01T00:00:00 | 2006-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 82000 | Closed |
| AWARD SET UP IN ERROR | 2006-10-01T00:00:00 | 2006-12-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 0 | Closed |
| Heart Links | 2002-07-01T00:00:00 | 2003-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 24955 | Closed |
| Heart Links Worksite Wellness Project | 2002-04-01T00:00:00 | 2003-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 60000 | Closed |
| Women, Infant and Child Supplement Food and Nutrition Education Program | 2012-10-01T00:00:00 | 2013-11-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 999931 | Closed |
| THE HEART LINKS WORKSITE WELLNESS PROJECT | 2001-04-01T00:00:00 | 2002-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 60000 | Closed |
| HEART LINKS PROJECT OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND | 2000-07-01T00:00:00 | 2001-08-02T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 50000 | Closed |
| Heart Links Worksite Wellness Project | 2003-04-01T00:00:00 | 2004-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 45000 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project of Suffolk and Nassau County | 2010-04-01T00:00:00 | 2010-06-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 28426 | Closed |
| Women, Infant & Children Nutrition Education & Supplemental Food Program | 2004-10-01T00:00:00 | 2005-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 271076 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project in Suffolk and Nassau Counties | 2008-04-01T00:00:00 | 2009-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 114084 | Closed |
| Women, Infant and Child Supplement Food and Nutrition Education Program | 2010-10-01T00:00:00 | 2011-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 1033996 | Closed |
| Heart Links for the Disabled | 2004-03-01T00:00:00 | 2005-02-28T00:00:00 | Health Research Inc | Nonfederal | 3090 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project | 2008-04-01T00:00:00 | 2009-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 85044 | Closed |
| HEART LINKS WORKSITE WELLNESS PROJECT | 2000-04-01T00:00:00 | 2001-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 60000 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project | 2007-04-01T00:00:00 | 2008-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 86231 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project | 2006-04-01T00:00:00 | 2007-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 83148 | Closed |
| Women Infant & Children Nutrition Education & Supplemental Food Program | 2005-10-01T00:00:00 | 2006-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 282523 | Closed |
| Heart Links Project in Suffolk and Nassau Counties | 2007-04-01T00:00:00 | 2008-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 115676 | Closed |
| Community Roots Community Gardens Project | 2011-04-01T00:00:00 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 118760 | Closed |
| Long Island Center for Pediatric Obesity Prevention Best Practices | 2010-10-01T00:00:00 | 2011-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 250452 | Closed |
| Long Island Center for Pediatric Obesity Prevention | 2008-10-01T00:00:00 | 2009-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 253184 | Closed |
| Community Based Heart Disease Prevention: Heart Links Project | 2003-01-01T00:00:00 | 2004-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 90200 | Closed |
| Community Roots | 2009-04-01T00:00:00 | 2010-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 82170 | Closed |
| Community Roots | 2012-04-01T00:00:00 | 2013-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 91166 | Closed |
| Women, Infant and Child Supplement Food and Nutrition Education Program | 2011-10-01T00:00:00 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 1002574 | Closed |
| The Heart Links Project of Suffolk and Nassau Counties | 2005-04-01T00:00:00 | 2006-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 110000 | Closed |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) | 2003-10-01T00:00:00 | 2004-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 271076 | Closed |
| Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) | 2013-10-01T00:00:00 | 2014-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 1000355.8 | Closed |
| Community Roots Community Gardens Project | 2014-02-20T00:00:00 | 2015-03-31T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 88760 | Closed |
| Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) | 2014-10-01T00:00:00 | 2015-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 1085234.38 | Closed |
| Community Roots (Healthy Living and Active Living by Design) | 2015-04-01T00:00:00 | 2015-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 44380 | Closed |
| Creating Healthy Schools and Communities - Brentwood/Central Islip | 2015-10-01T00:00:00 | 2016-09-30T00:00:00 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Nonfederal | 48782.82 | Closed |
| Creating Healthy Schools and Communities - Component A, No.2 | 2015-10-01T00:00:00 | 2016-09-30T00:00:00 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Nonfederal | 49175.37 | Closed |
| Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Education and Supplemental Food Program | 2007-10-01T00:00:00 | 2008-09-30T00:00:00 | NYS Department of Health | Nonfederal | 546697 | Approved |
| Creating Healthy Schools and Communities - Brentwood/Central Islip | 2016-10-01T00:00:00 | 2017-09-30T00:00:00 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Nonfederal | 49476.16 | Approved |
| Grant #2 Creating Health Schools and Communities - Wyandanch Shinnecock and Roosevelt | 2016-10-01T00:00:00 | 2017-09-30T00:00:00 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Nonfederal | 45050.71 | Approved |
| Creating Health Schools and Communities - Wyandanch Shinnecock and Roosevelt | 2017-10-01T00:00:00 | 2018-01-31T00:00:00 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Nonfederal | 22000 | At Risk |
| Creating Healthy Schools and Communities - Brentwood/Central Islip | 2017-10-01T00:00:00 | 2018-01-31T00:00:00 | Western Suffolk BOCES | Nonfederal | 16000 | At Risk |
Courses
| Term | Role | Course ID | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | HFN 516 | Adv Nutrition Clinical Prc II |
| Summer 2017 | Administrator | HFN 530 | Nutrition Management & Leader |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | HFN 515 | Advanced Nutrition ClinPract I |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | HFN 516 | Adv Nutrition Clinical Prc II |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | HFN 516 | Adv Nutrition Clinical Prc II |
| Summer 2016 | Administrator | HFN 530 | Nutrition Management & Leader |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | HFN 515 | Advanced Nutrition ClinPract I |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | HFN 516 | Adv Nutrition Clinical Prc II |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | HFN 581 | Continuing Practical Applicatn |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | HFN 581 | Continuing Practical Applicatn |
| Summer 2015 | Administrator | HFN 530 | Nutrition Management & Leader |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | HFN 515 | Advanced Nutrition ClinPract I |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | HFN 515 | Advanced Nutrition ClinPract I |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | HFN 516 | Adv Nutrition Clinical Prc II |
| Summer 2014 | Administrator | HFN 530 | Nutrition Management & Leader |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | HFN 515 | Advanced Nutrition ClinPract I |
| Fall 2014 | Secondary Instructor | HFN 570 | Statistics and CQI |
| Summer 2013 | Administrator | HFN 512 | Macronutrients & Metabolic Reg |
| Summer 2013 | Primary Instructor | HFN 516 | Adv Nutrition Clinical Prc II |
| Fall 2013 | Administrator | HFN 514 | Micronutrients & Functional Nu |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | HFN 515 | Advanced Nutrition ClinPract I |
| Fall 2013 | Administrator | HFN 570 | Statistics and CQI |
News Highlights
July 26, 2016
Produce grows on rooftop of hospital on Long Island
FOX 5 NY
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July 1, 2016
‘Cool’ food tips for summer
Poughkeepsie Journal
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January 25, 2016
Stony Brook University Hospital’s food delivers health, good taste, survey says
Newsday
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November 3, 2015
Examining diet trends with a Stony Brook nutritionist
Times Beacon Record
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October 18, 2012
Challenging the Reputation of Hospital Food on a Rooftop Farm
The New York Times
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