Special thanks to General Mills Foundation for their support of Megan’s placement at University of Buffalo Food Systems Planning & Healthy Communities Lab.
“Equity and Activism: The Massachusetts Ave. Project”
Megan Smith of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Equity and Activism: The Massachusetts Ave. Project” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Megan completed her field work with University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning … Read more
Lessons on Refugee and Immigrant Livelihood from the West Side Bazaar
Cassandra Granville of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Lessons on Refugee and Immigrant Livelihood from the West Side Bazaar” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Cassandra completed her field work with University at … Read more
University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning & Healthy Communities Lab
The Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab (‘the UBFood Lab’), a research group led by Dr. Samina Raja, housed … Read more
Sarah King
Sarah King holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Washington and a Master of Public Health in Global Health from Boston University with an emphasis on managing disasters and complex emergencies. Her Master’s thesis examined unconditional cash transfers as a substitute for standard emergency feeding … Read more
Grace Heymsfield
Grace Heymsfield graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 with a Masters of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences. For her public health practicum, Grace went to Malawi to study care groups promoting nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life. Following graduation, Grace completed her Registered Dietitian’s training through … Read more
Laura Strickler
2nd Class, 1995-1996 Field Placement: Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (Binghamton, NY)
Lower Food Security in Upper Manhattan?: A Survey of Residents of Washington Heights and Inwood
Lower Food Security in Upper Manhattan?: A Survey of Residents of Washington Heights and Inwood presents the findings from 290+ resident surveys conducted in Washington Heights and Inwood about food security. City Harvest is using this community input to guide its … Read more
Thomas Furstenberg-Carroll
18th Class, 2011-2012 Field Placement: City Harvest (New York, NY) Tom led the resident surveys component of City Harvest’s community food assessment of the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods in New York City. He designed, conducted, and analyzed resident surveys, … Read more
Kate Callahan
18th Class, 2011-2012 Field Placement: City Harvest (New York, NY) Kate coordinated an assessment to guide the expansion of Healthy Neighborhoods—an initiative that works to improve access to, demand for, and availability of affordable fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods—into a … Read more
Remy Trupin
3rd Class, 1996-1997 Field Placement: Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (Binghamton, NY) Policy Placement: US Conference of Mayors (Washington, DC)
Emily Patterson
3rd Class, 1996-1997 Field Placement: Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (Binghamton, NY) Policy Placement: Food Research and Action Center (Washington, DC)