Research Projects

Evaluation of Farm-to-Food Assistance Policies and Programs
This project studies regional and local farm-to-food assistance value chains to better understand how they contribute to an equitable, nurturing, and sustainable food system.

NYCP Farm Share and Food MD
This study is evaluating the impact of Farm Share, a subsidized CSA program at New York Common Pantry (NYCP) and their complementary produce prescription program (Food MD).

SNAP Online Grocery Access
This research project aims to understand and address online grocery access barriers and facilitators among SNAP eligible NY residents.

FRIENDS: Food Research Initiative on the Experience of Nutrition Diversity and Security
This mixed method study aims to understand the lived experience with food among income-eligible food assistance beneficiaries and its association to nutrition security.

BienEstar
This project examines the implementation and preliminary effectiveness of a multi-component childhood obesity prevention program in early childhood education and school settings in Puerto Rico.

HENRI-NYC: Health Equity and Nutrition Research Initiative-NYC
The overarching goal of this project is to improve the measurement precision of residential urban food environments in New York City (NYC) to better predict diet and health outcomes at the community and individual level.