{"id":1171,"date":"2017-04-03T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T19:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/agricultural-and-human-sciences-new\/people\/ahcano-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:26:12","slug":"autumn-guin","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/agricultural-and-human-sciences\/people\/autumn-guin\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Cano-Guin, PhD, BCC, CFLC-E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Autumn Cano-Guin is the Quality Youth Program Specialist for NC 4-H Youth Development and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. A first-generation college graduate with 28 years of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation experience, Autumn is passionate about her work with youth, families, and communities. She teaches family life coaching, directs multiple grant programs, and provides leadership in developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining research-based and evidence- informed programs for youth, families, and communities. Autumn&#8217;s program areas in 4-H include high-quality youth development programs and curriculum with a focus on STEM and Healthy Living. She leads the 4-H PLWG Standing Committee on Youth Development Practice and is Past Chair of the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals\u2019 Research and Evaluation Committee. Autumn holds a B.S. in psychology, an M.S. in community psychology, and a Ph.D. in educational research and policy analysis. She is a Board Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing Education and a Certified Family Life Coach-Expert through the Family Life Coaching Association.<\/p>\n<h3>Programs and Initiatives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coach &amp; Evaluation Consultant, Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cyfar.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Team<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PI, NC 4-H Apple Community Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.ncsu.edu\/news\/north-carolina-4-h-partners-with-apple-to-teach-technology\/\">Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Co-PI, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youth Innovators Empowering Agriculture Across America<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span>Advancing Agriscience Pathways through National Juntos Consortium and Caminos a Carreras | Career Pathways Program<\/li>\n<li>Chair, 4-H PLWG Standing Committee on Youth Development Practice<\/li>\n<li>PI, Robots, Engineering &amp; Agriscience: Advancing STEM growth mindset in rural STEM education (NC&#160;State and NC A&amp;T Joint CYFAR SCP Proposal) <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/agricultural-and-human-sciences\/news\/ahs-and-4-h-colleagues-receive-1-2m-grant-from-cyfar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/agricultural-and-human-sciences\/news\/ahs-and-4-h-colleagues-receive-1-2m-grant-from-cyfar\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754686350143000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ske7MlTVuU_Y31N2hqROv\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Past Chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nae4hydp.org\/\">National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/a> Research &amp; Evaluation Committee<\/li>\n<li>Co-Chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/flcassociation.org\/\">Family Life Coaching Association\u2019s<\/a> Emerging Coaches Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Primary Teaching Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>AEHS 545: Family Communication and Coaching<\/li>\n<li>AEHS 547: Family Life Coaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Contributing Websites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cyfar.org\">Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu\">NC 4-H<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nc4hcurriculum.org\/\">NC 4-H Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/flcassociation.org\/\">Family Life Coaching Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Professional Honors\/Offices\/Recognitions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2025: Excellence in Peer Professional Development Award, NC Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2025: Jim Kahler Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Award; NC Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2025: Excellence in Workforce Development Programming Award, NC Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2025: Excellence in Peer Professional Development Western Regional Award, National Association of 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2024: Excellence in Peer Professional Development Idaho Award, National Association of 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2023: Certified Family Life Coach\u2014Expert, Family Life Coaching Association<\/li>\n<li>2023: Certified Mental Health First Aider, Adults<\/li>\n<li>2023: Certified Mental Health First Aider, Youth<\/li>\n<li>2022: Regional Award Excellence in Peer Professional Development, National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2022: State Award for Excellence in Peer Professional Development, Oregon Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2021: State Award for Excellence in Healthy Living Programming, NC Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2021: Susan Barkman Award for Research and Evaluation, NC Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals<\/li>\n<li>2021: Research Friend of Extension Award, NC Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li>2021: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Board Certified Coach (BCC), The Center for Credentialing &amp; Education (CCE). <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Selected Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cano-Guin, A. H.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (2025). Community-Based Organizations. In D. Kruenegel-Farr, M. Machara, and K. Allen, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Family Life Coaching Handbook: Coaching families to reach their full potential<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (pp. 248-251). Best Publishing by Farr.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ealy PL, Tyler-Mackey C, Ashurst K, Blue-Terry M, Cano-Guin A, Dierenfield C, Grant S, Harmon D, Payne PB, Wells-Marshall J and Perkins DF (2024) Using technical assistance to bridge the gap between policy, research, and implementation. <em>Front. Public Health<\/em>. 12:1347632. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1347632\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1347632<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burnette, T. &amp; Guin, A. (May 2023). Music Therapy Offers Tools for an Interdisciplinary Approach to Care for Youth Mental Health. CFLE Network, Spring 2023. <em>National Council on Family Relations<\/em>. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncfr.org\/cfle-network\/spring-2023\/music-therapy-offers-tools-for-interdisciplinary-approach-care-for-ymh\">https:\/\/www.ncfr.org\/cfle-network\/spring-2023\/music-therapy-offers-tools-for-interdisciplinary-approach-care-for-ymh<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Greenaway, H., Guin, A., Gonzalez, M., Kotzian, S., Chilcote, A., &amp; Toriello, P. (2022). Program Models in the Time of COVID: Design, Development, and Implementation. <em>Journal of Extension<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Ferarri, T. M., Guin, A. H. (May 2021). Advice for Writing a Journal Article \u2013 Journal of Youth Development Editors Weigh In. The Pulse, May 2021. <em>National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialists<\/em>. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nae4hydp.org\/news\/news.asp?id=564422\">https:\/\/www.nae4hydp.org\/news\/news.asp?id=564422<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guin, A. (2000). <em>Professional Development for North Carolina 4-H Educators Who Teach Science: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of 4-H Science Curricula Training<\/em> [Doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University]. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/repository.lib.ncsu.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1840.20\/38314\/etd.pdf?sequence=1\">https:\/\/repository.lib.ncsu.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1840.20\/38314\/etd.pdf?sequence=1<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gonzalez, M., Guin, A., Allen, K., Chilcote, A., Toriello, P., Mead, E. (2020). Best Practices for Engaging Communities of Color in Opioid Prevention Programs<em>. Journal of Extension<\/em>,<em>\u00a058<\/em>(3). Available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.joe.org\/joe\/2020june\/tt5.php\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.joe.org\/joe\/2020june\/tt5.php&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608223874953000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTfgXq9zann7xlwKxEGBqyr8m5VA\">https:\/\/archives.joe.org\/joe\/2020june\/tt5.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">McCarthy, K. J., Perkins, D. F., Roberts, M., Potter, S., Guin, A. G, Carroll, J. B., Deringer, N. C., &amp; Borden, L. M. (2020). Evaluation of a Coach-Based Technical Assistance Model: An Evolving Focus on Coachability and Goal Setting<em>.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 8<\/em>(2), 28-50.<\/li>\n<li>Guin, A., Allen, K., Barnes, J. (2018). Development and pilot evaluation of the Very Important Parents Program (VIP): An intensive parent education program for teens.\u00a0<em>Family Science Review, 22<\/em>(3), 103-123.<\/li>\n<li>Barnes, J., Guin, A., &amp; Allen, K. (2018). 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