Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, Nutrition in Public Health, 1982.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA., Ph.D. Biochemistry 1972
University of Washington, Seattle, WA., B.S., Chemistry, 1965

RISK COMMUNICATION: understanding consumer perception of processed food safety with an emphasis on how bacterial contamination prior to arrival in the supermarket affects consumer expectations of safety; consumer perception of the safety of food ingredients and of foods developed using biotechnology; the role of uncertainty and personal experience in perception of safety.

FOOD CHOICE: the role of food preferences in negotiation of foods served at common meals; the development of food negotiation patterns in families; the effect of divorce on family food patterns; the effect of diagnosis of diabetes on family food patterns.

EVALUATION: measuring the impact of instructional programs and materials related to family food choices and food safety; validity and reliability of instruments

Consumer food safety issues,
Nutrition: Diet and Chronic Disease/nutrition labeling,
Genetically modified organism food issues

J. Lynne Brown, Patricia A. Adams, Laura S. Sims and D. Lynne Kaltreider. 1990. Comparing nutrition programs conducted by public health and cooperative extension personnel. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 90:59-64.

J. Lynne Brown and Robin Griebler. 1993. Reliability of a short and long version of the Block food frequency form for assessing changes in calcium intake. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 93:784-789.

Ann Fisher, Robert King, Donald J. Epp, J. Lynne Brown and Audrey N. Maretzki. 1994. Evaluating alternatives for communicating about food risk. Journal of Applied Communications 78(2):1-11.J.

Lynne Brown. 1996. Effect of Delivery Method on Impact of Learn-at-home Lessons at Worksites. Journal of Nutrition Education 28 (3):140 - 148.

J. Lynne Brown and Nancy Ellen Kiernan. 1998. Using formative evaluation to improve an osteoporosis prevention program. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences 90 (2), 23-29.

J. Lynne Brown and Nancy Ellen Kiernan. 1998. A Model for Integrating Program Development and Evaluation. Journal of Extension 36 (3), June research 5, 7 pages.

J. Lynne Brown. 1998. Use Bacterial Contamination of Food to make microbiology relevant to middle school students. Pennsylvania Science Teachers' Association (PASTA) Exchange 21 (2), 13-1

J. Lynne Brown and Nancy Ellen Kiernan. 2001. Assessing the subsequent effect of a formative evaluation on a program. Evaluation and Program Planning. 24, 129-143.

J. Lynne Brown and Daisy Miller. 2002. Gender role preference and family food chores. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 34, 100-108.

J. Lynne Brown and Daisy Miller. 2002. Couple's gender role preference and management of family food preferences. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 34, 215-223.