Engaged Faculty Research Grants
Food Research Initiative on the Experience of Nutrition Diversity and Security (FRIENDS)
Partnering with Cornell Cooperative Extension to better understand nutritional security in Upstate New York
The global food security crisis is often measured by individuals’ access to any food — no matter how healthful the food is — while nutritional security goes unaddressed. This project team seeks to change that. Gathering stakeholder input from adult recipients of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) programs in Upstate New York, the team is developing an evidence-based toolkit for addressing nutritional security, its determinants and prospective intervention targets for dissemination and translation through CCE programming. Undergraduate and graduate students are involved throughout the process, assisting with development, implementation and dissemination of the project.
Type: Public Purpose Research Grant
Topics: Education; Food and Agriculture; Health, Nutrition and Medicine
The Team
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Roger Figueroa, Division of Nutritional Sciences
College of Human Ecology
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Marlen Gonzalez, Department of Human Development
College of Human Ecology
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Reah Chiong, Division of Nutritional Sciences
College of Human Ecology
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Katherine Baker, Division of Nutritional Sciences
College of Human Ecology
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County
Engaged Faculty Research Grants
Enhancing student learning and demonstrate impact through community-engaged research.