Farm-to-Hospital Project

Led research study of the NC farm-to-hospital system in partnership with Food Insight Group. Prepared literature review, conducted qualitative interviews with key informants, designed and distributed survey instrument to quantify existing system conditions, and created a systems-level SWOT analysis.

Full report available for download here.

360° Video Study

Researcher for a feasibility study jointly conducted by behavioral scientists at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Participants at the two study sites used 360° video cameras to capture their cravings for food, alcohol, and tobacco. Developed materials and coded videos for both sites, and recruited participants and collected data for the UNC group. Additionally, wrote methods section for academic article summarizing the study’s findings.

Research Briefs

Researched a range of topics related to Counter Tools’ work supporting community-driven health promotion and policy change (e.g. participatory GIS, citizen science, health impact assessment, and asset mapping). Published research briefs for the organization to use with clients, grant funders, and community stakeholders. Written in narrative, quasi-literature review format for non-academic, external audiences.

Measures of The Food Environment

Conducted a data extraction on the validity of existing measures of the food environment. Analyzed articles identified in Lytle and Sokol’s 2017 systematic review to further explore the psychometric validity of the measures referenced. Used Qualtrics to capture validity types mentioned (e.g. construct, content, face), food environments studied, and study designs used for each article.