Koch P, Crabtree, M. (2008). Using Science to Empower Students. National Science Teacher Association. Boston, MA.

Koch P, Crabtree, M. (2008). Learning Progressions for Students’ Understandings of the Connections Between Human and Ecologcical Systems. National Science Teacher Association. Boston, MA.

Koch P, Crabtree, M. (2008). Keeping the Cardiovascular System Pumping. National Science Teacher Association. Boston, MA.

Koch P. (2007). Keeping the Cardiovascular System Pumping. National Science Teacher Association Regional Meeting, Detroit, MI.

Koch P. (2007). Connecting Natural and Human Systems Through Food Literacy. National Science Teacher Association Regional Meeting, Detroit, MI.

Koch P. (2007). QuESTA—Making Science Process Successful. National Science Teacher Association Regional Meeting, Detroit, MI.

Koch P. (2007). Bighting, Stepping and Hunting. National Science Teacher Association Regional Meeting, Detroit, MI

Koch P. (2007). Cafeteria as Lab: Waste Analysis Studies. National Science Teacher Association Regional Meeting, Detriot, MI.

Lee H, Contento IR, Saulberli W, Koch PA, Calabrese Barton A. (2007). Using Science Education Middle Schoolers Toward More Healthful Food Choices: An Outcome Evaluation of Choice, Control, & Change (C3). Society for Nutrition Education, Chicago, IL

Koch P. (2007). Getting the Kids Connected. Schools, Food, and Gardening: Cultivating a Healthy Future Baum Forum and Teachers College Program in Nutrition, New York, NY.

Koch P, Crabtree M., and Monaco S. (2007). Curriculum Spotlight: Linking Food and the Environment. Schools, Food, and Gardening: Cultivating a Healthy Future, Baum Forum and Teachers College Program in Nutrition, New York, NY.

Roberts K, McLane K, and Becker E. (2007). Cultivating the Work in NYC Spotlight on Bronx Green Middle School. Schools, Food, and Gardening: Cultivating a Healthy Future, Baum Forum and Teachers College Program in Nutrition, New York, NY.

Koch P, Parker L. (2007). Research: School Food and Food Systems. Schools, Food, and Gardening: Cultivating a Healthy Future, Baum Forum and Teachers College Program in Nutrition, New York, NY

Koch P, Mallya A, Crabtree M. (2007) Keeping the Cardiovascular System Pumping. National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.

Koch P, Rutherford S, Schwartz J, Barlow Z., and Calabrese Barton A. (2007). Connecting Natural and Human Systems Through Food Literacy. National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.

Koch P, and Calabrese Barton, A. (2007). QuESTA—Making Science Process Successful. National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.

Koch P, Rutherford, S, Feltes S. (2007). Bringing up Bookworms: Linking Children’s Literature and Plant Science. National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.

Koch P, Crabtree M, and Brown K. (2007). Making Visual Literacy Part of Science Literacy. National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.

Koch P. (2007). LiFE Curriculum Overview. Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). New York, NY

Crabtree M, Beal, D. (2006). Food Systems Literacy: Connecting Natural and Human Systems. North American Association for Environmental Education, Minneapolis, MN.

Koch P. (2006). Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Schools and Food, Innovations, Opportunities and Wellness, Baum Forum, New York, NY

Koch P. (2005). Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) A Science and Nutrition Program Studying Food Systems and Preventing Overweight. Food and Nutrition Service, National Nutrition Education Conference 2, USDA Washington, DC.

Dadds M, Contento IR, Koch PA, Calabrese Barton A. (2005). Adolescent Perspectives on Being Overweight. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Orlando, FL.

Contento IR Koch PA, Calabrese Barton, A, Dadds, M. (2004). Enhancing Critical Thinking: Impacts of a Food System Education Curriculum on 5th and 6th Graders. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Salt Lake City, UT.

Boynton C, Bateman C. (2004). LiFE: Linking Food and the Environment. California Science Teacher Association, Santa Clara, CA.

Upadhyay B. (2003). Thinking about Theory: an elementary school teacher's perspective during curriculum implementation phase; Presented at International History, Philosophy & Science Teaching; Winnipeg, Canada.

Upadhyay B, Contento IR, Calabrese Barton, A, & Koch P (2003). Implementing the LiFE (Linking Food and the Environment) Curriculum: Elementary School Teachers' Classroom Experiences. Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) & Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS), Austin, TX.

Beckford-Smart M, Calabrese Barton A, Contento I, Koch P, Dadds M. (2003). Teacher sense-making of reform based curriculum: A case study of three elementary school teachers. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Hagiwara S, Calabrese Barton A. (2003). Role in School: A study of parental involvement in LiFE. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Beckford-Smart M, Calabrese Barton A, Contento I, Koch P, Dadds, M. (2003). Teacher sense-making of reform based curriculum: A case study of LiFE. Penn Ethnography Forum, Philadelphia, PA.

Hagiwara S, Calabrese Barton A, Contento I, Koch P, Dadds, M. (2003). Rethinking "Inclusion" in Science Education: An Immigrant Latina Claiming Her Role in Her Child's Education. American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Hagiwara S, Calabrese Barton A, Contento I, Koch, P. (2002). Parental engagement in the LiFE Program: Findings from two years of LiFE. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA.

Calabrese Barton A, Contento I, Koch, P. (2002). Linking Food and the Environment. A panel presentation at the Annual meeting of Project Investigators, SEPA, Houston, TX.

Koch PA, Contento IR, Calabrese Barton A, Islas A, Helfand S, Hagiwara S, Trudeau, M. (2001). Effects of a Food System Education Curriculum (LiFE) on Students' Knowledge and Attitudes. Society for Nutrition Education Oakland, CA.

Hagiwara S, Contento IR, Calabrese Barton A, Islas A, Koch PA. (2001). Food System Education with Hispanic Parents: Impacts on Knowledge and Attitudes. Society for Nutrition Education Oakland, CA.

Contento IR. (2001). Nutrition education: past, present and future.  Keynote speech at Society for Nutrition Education Annual Meeting (LiFE program was highlighted as an example of forward-thinking nutrition education). Oakland, CA.

Calabrese Barton A, Contento I, Koch P. (2000). Linking Food and the Environment: A focus on invocative assessment of curricula. A panel presentation at the Annual meeting of Project Investigators, SEPA, W. Virginia.

Hinden T, Calabrese Barton A. Trudeau M, Contento I, Yang, K. (1999). Inner-city mothers’ and grandmothers’ scientific literacies with regard to food and society. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Boston, MA.

Koch P, Calabrese Barton A. Trudeau M, Contento I, Yang, K. (1999). Investigating underprivileged urban children’s scientific and nutritional literacies with regard to food and its connection to society, technology and ecology. National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Boston, MA.

Islas A, Contento, IR, Koch PD, Hagiwara S. Barton, A.C. (1999). Food choice criteria in elementary school age children incorporating ecological concerns. Association for the Study of Food in Society, Agriculture Food and Human Values Society, and International Food Choice Joint Meeting, Toronto, Canada.

Koch PD, Hindin TJ, Contento IR, Yan, K, Barton, AC. (1998). Investigating upper elementary inner-city school children’s perceptions about food and its connection to society, technology and ecology. Association for the Study of Food in Society, and Agriculture Food and Human Values Society Joint Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Koch PD, Hindin TJ, Contento IR, Yang K, Barton, AC. (1998). Toward Sustainable Diets: Investigating upper elementary inner-city school children’s perceptions about food and its connection to society, technology and ecology. Society for Nutrition Education, Albuquerque, NM.

Koch PD, (1998). Good for me, good for us, good for the planet. Society for Nutrition Education, Albuquerque, NM.