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We evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based, educational theater program (i.e., MyPlate Musical) on nutrition/exercise knowledge of elementary student performers and viewers. Data were collected in four elementary schools with high percentages of Latinos and students eligible for free/reduced price meals. In Schools 1–3, pretest and posttest data were used from a total of 425 viewers and 220 performers. At School 4, 267 viewers and 75 performers served as their own control. Results indicated that student performers and student viewers of the theatrical performances had increased general nutrition/exercise knowledge and MyPlate knowledge from pretest to posttest and the effects were stronger in the treatment group than the control group. Educational theater appears to be a viable method to increase nutrition/exercise knowledge.

Small retail businesses are particularly vulnerable to turbulence caused from the COVID-19 pandemic. To consider what actions retailer owners/managers can take to maneuver during such trying times, this study investigated leadership qualities associated with managing during times of crisis. Through in-depth interviews with 12 small retail leaders, thematic data analysis revealed an emergence of contingent leadership, including an internal focus on cash flow and employees and an external focus on preserving key stakeholder relationships. Retail leaders displayed a resilient mindset, showing passion, agility, innovation, and relationship development. A conceptual model is proposed to further illustrate findings from the study.

This study used a qualitative approach to unveil consumer perceptions and adoption intention toward virtual fitting rooms for their online apparel shopping. Two focus group interview sessions were conducted with a total of 21 students at a southeast university in the U.S. (12 females and 9 males; age range 23 to 31 years). The qualitative data were analyzed according to the desirability–feasibility framework, and five central categories emerged: utilitarian benefits, experiential benefits, social benefits, technical concerns, and personal concerns. Additionally, several subcategories emerged belonging to one of the two key dimensions, either perceived desirability or feasibility.

This exploratory study aimed to understand students’ experience with loneliness and COVID-19 during the reopening of campuses in Fall 2020. College students (n = 237) at a northwestern university completed online surveys that included the Three Item Loneliness Scale and items related to COVID-19 (diagnosis, quarantine, concern, feelings of safety, and commitment to following public health interventions) in November 2020. In total, 64% of the sample reported being lonely. Students who were lonely were also more likely to report higher concern about COVID-19 and more commitment to following the public health interventions than students who were not lonely.

The annual survey of graduate programs in family and consumer sciences at U.S. universities and colleges was conducted during the summer of 2021. The goal was to compile a listing of theses and dissertations completed in 2020 in family and consumer sciences. Representatives at institutions with identified family and consumer sciences programs were e-mailed requests for information regarding completed theses and dissertations. Twenty-five institutions reported a total of 137 theses and 174 dissertations completed in 2020. This report includes the submitted information on theses and dissertations separated into 16 subject categories.

This study develops a panic buying model that explains its driving forces and adverse consequences. The data were collected from 415 U.S. nationwide consumers during the outbreak of the current pandemic and analyzed through structural equation modeling. Results indicated that although social learning through traditional media did not significantly affect consumers’ fearfulness toward product shortage or panic buying, social learning through social media exerts significant effects on both. The results also provide empirical evidence that consumers’ panic buying can trigger them to experience more negative emotions, which proves why such abnormal buying behaviors are an essential matter to be addressed.

The annual collection of graduate student degree completion and research was initiated with an e-mail to 165 universities and colleges in the United States in June 2021. This invitation requested information on family and consumer sciences graduate programs, specifically degrees and research completed in 2020. Twenty-five institutions responded reporting a total of 137 master’s theses, 174 doctoral dissertations, and 578 non-thesis master’s degrees completed in family and consumer sciences in 2020. This article reviews the degree completion as well as trends in topics of theses and dissertations completed within family and consumer sciences programs.