Geb Bastian

Title

Assistant Professor, Extension Nutrition and Health State Specialist

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

411

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 411
School of Health and Human Sciences-Box 2275A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Geb (sounds like Jeb) Bastian is an assistant professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences, and SDSU's Extension nutrition and health state specialist. Dr. Bastian's research focuses on the evaluation of community-based nutrition education programming, particularly that which serves low-income youth and adolescents. He is the co-author of the Extension curriculum "Rev It Up!" which promotes healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviors to high schoolers from low-income households. Dr. Bastian is the co-chair of the Agricultural Experiment Station Multistate Research Group NC3169: EFNEP-Related Research, Program Evaluation, and Outreach. Moreover, he is the Nutrition Discipline Head at the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Clinic, part of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine's Center for Disabilities.

Dr. Bastian is a graduate faculty member for the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in nutrition and exercise science. At this time, Dr. Bastian has no available graduate assistantships for prospective graduate students. Current SDSU undergraduates interested in research with Dr. Bastian should contact him directly.

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Education

B.S. in nutritional sciences | Cornell University | 2016
Ph.D. in nutritional sciences | Rutgers University | 2022

Dr. Bastian is also a registered dietitian nutritionist and a South Dakota-licensed nutritionist.

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees:

Research Committee, College of Education and Human Sciences

Professional Memberships:

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
American Evaluation Association
American Society for Nutrition
International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

Extension Responsibilities

Co-author and curriculum coordinator for the "Rev It Up!" curriculum.
Evaluation support for Extension projects, including the South Dakota High Obesity Program funded by CDC.
Co-Chair of the NC3169 Multistate Research Group, "EFNEP-Related Research, Program Evaluation and Outreach."
Director of the Dakota Food Rx produce prescription program.

Awards and Honors

Honors Community Builder Award, SDSU Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College, 2024
Early Career Professional Abstract Award, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Higher Education Division, 2023
Excellence in Outreach and Service Award, Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, 2023
Excellence in Extension Award for a Team (accepted on behalf of the NC3169 multistate research group)
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
APLU Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, 2022

Grants

Dr. Bastian has helped secure over $2.7 million in research and Extension funding for SDSU, including funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Dakota Community Foundation, Frozen Food Foundation and the Center for Nutrition and Health Impact (formerly the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition).

Areas of Research

Nutrition education
Youth and adolescent nutrition
Dietary assessment
Local foods
Program evaluation
SNAP-Ed/EFNEP
Farm to School
Community-based research
Food security

Publications

Bastian G.E. Exploring Sociodemographic and Chronic Disease Factors Associated with Chronic, Seasonal, Intramonthly, and Intermittent Presentations of Food Security Instability. (2024) J Acad Nutr Diet. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.12.002 (in press)
Quick V., Errickson L.B., Bastian G.E., Chang G., Davis S., Capece A., Schoolman E.D. (2022) Preserving farm freshness: Consumer preferences for local value-added products at urban farmers markets. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development. 11(2):1-22. DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.004
Bastian G.E., Buro D., Palmer-Keenan D.M. (2021) Recommendations for Integrating Evidence-Based, Sustainable Diet Information into Nutrition Education. Nutrients. 13(11):4170. DOI: 10.3390/nu13114170

Department(s)

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School of Health and Human Sciences
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SDSU Extension
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Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Laboratory