Research & Practice

Student Projects

NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

  • United Way of King County DoorDash Delivery Program: Analysis and Recommendations

    In this project, students worked with the United Way of King County (UWKC) to evaluate and assess its UWKC-DoorDash Program, a food delivery service which delivers healthy meals to families and helps relieve

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Kaitlin Benjamin, Jenn Dearden, Amy Ervin, Kate Evans, Beth Faw, Norma Garfias Avila, Sarah Haack, Trey Hill, Evelyn Morris, Ana Portilla, Olivia Ramoino, Rachel Ross, Kaitlin Sandberg, Allie Seroussi, Jen Urban and Chelsea Whealdon

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science, RDN Training

    Year: 2021

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  • City of Seattle Farm to Table Design Project

    In this project students worked with the Seattle Human Services Department and Farm to Table program leadership (both at the City and with Farmstand Local Foods) in order to learn more from program

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Diana Aguilera, Cairo Archer, Jessa Engelken, Josh Floberg, Anna Fogel, Lexie Garrity, Molly Knowling, Dani Ladyka, Dorothy Nguyen, Sarah Perlin, Maryann Ruiz, Lauren Sawyer, Allie Seroussi, Stephanie Winterbauer, Kazue Yoshida

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science, RDN Training

    Year: 2020

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  • FINI Grocery Store Rx Program Assessment of Program Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation & Maintenance

    Students partnered with Washington State Department of Health to provide a comprehensive assessment of the​ Grocery Store Rx​ program​ assessing program reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation,

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Laura Blasi, Meredith Blumenthal, Emahlea Jackson, Kelsey Kinderknecht, Veronica Lenoski, Ivory Loh, Erin McDonnell, Anna Mowell, Merideth Murray, Divya Pahwa, Sophia Riemer, Shira Stern, Laura Tripp, Kelly Wolffe, Sara Woolcock

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science, PhD, RDN Training

    Year: 2019

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  • FINI Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program: A Comparison of Clinical Implementation Strategies, Perceived Patient Experiences, and Voucher Redemption Rates

    Prepared by University of Washington students in NUTR 531 during winter quarter 2018. Evaluates the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription program by analyzing prescription issuance and voucher issuance and

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Rochelle Adriano, Nicole Cramer, Madison Delmendo, Jenny Goodyear, Imashi Fernando, Mary Heid, Jeani Hunt-Gibbon, Lindsay Lau, Cecile Marshall, Casey McCoy, Evelina Miropolsky, Tucker Reiley, Caitlin Robinson, Sonni Tadlock, Samantha Tengs, Samuel Vinci, Jessica Wolf, and Alicia Yang

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science, RDN Training

    Year: 2018

  • Understanding Barriers to Accessibility in Washington State Farmers Markets

    Presented March 9, 2017 by students in NUTR 531 Public Health

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

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    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science

    Year: 2017

  • Cost, Quality, and Availability: Comparing Winter Produce in Supermarkets & Farmers Markets

    Produced March 2016 by students in NUTR 531 Public Health

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Christine Benson, Emily Conner, Sarah Craven, Kelly Finan, Molly Haas, Terry Hawk, Cathy Huang, Monica Lazarus, Lauren Mozer, Kim Polacek Ortiz, Lauren Rice, Gaelen Ritter, Julian Whitford, Amanda Spoden, and Jess Fowler

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science

    Year: 2016

  • Time for Lunch at School

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Kayla Bell, Theresa Bergholz, Jamie Clayton, Toni Fiordalis, Danielle Hamilton, Shelly Johnson, Sophie Kauffman, Tiffany Ku, Megan Morris, Emma Partridge, Kelsey Schmidt, Toi Sennhauser, Francesca Simonella, Tori Sorenson, Kaiulani Swan, Katty Tseng, Lisa Weigle, and Mei Yook (Lisa) Woo

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science

    Year: 2015

  • Drinking Water Access Project

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

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    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science, RDN Training

    Year: 2013

  • Washington State Dept. of Agriculture Farm-to-School Project

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Kelly Ahern, Elizabeth Aong, Carrie Dennett, Sepideh Dibay Moghadam, Melissa Edwards, Erin Enriquez, Isabel Kanholm, Srilekha Karunanithi, Jessica Kim, Young Mee (Mya) Kwon, Zhongyuan Liu, Kimberly McLaury, Marina Mednik-Vaksman, Shelly Najjar, Allison Parker, Diana Reid, Cole Schindler, Laura Tobias, Krista Ulatowski, Seth Yoder, and Marc Zimmerman.

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science, PhD, RDN Training

    Year: 2012

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  • WIC Family Food Access Project

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Sarah Bailey, Elisabet Eppes, Emily Faerber, Kailee Farnum, Bridget Igoe, Jamie Kowatch, Richard Lau, Juli Louttit, Kelly Peterson, Katie Potestio, Sarah Shimer, Lola Stronach, Angela Tam, and Amanda Wood.

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science

    Year: 2011

  • Policy Analysis of Standards for Institutional Purchasing of Food by State Government

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Molly Acheson, Kara Breymeyer, Elena Dan, Yvette Fierce, Julianne Gibson, Nelly Gozdek, Dara Kimmel, Rachel Myhre, Charlotte Neilson, Russell Owen, Barbra Pullar, Jennifer Ross, Heather Snively, Cynthia Spencer, Jason Williams, and Casey Wilson

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science

    Year: 2010

  • Evaluating King County School Nutrition Wellness Policies

    Project Type(s): NUTR 531 Public Health Nutrition Project

    Author(s): Amanda Buhl, Anna Carroll, Joyce Chen, Amy Hendrickson, Lisa Higgins, Meghan Lyle, Kate Murphy, Sandi Navarro, Mari Obara, Elizabeth Payne, Shauna Pirotin and Ophelia Woo

    Program(s): Master of Public Health, Master of Science

    Year: 2009