Research & Practice

Student Projects

Undergraduate Internship

  • Data Science Intern at Cedar Street Capital LLC

    Analyzed data, designed menus, evaluated products, and solved problems together with nutritionists and economists related to real-world circumstances and challenges.  This included designing and

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Jingnan Yuan

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2020

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  • Social Media Intern at HONE

    Produced marketing content for a startup company related to their food product.  Observed how the complex components in the food system and the supply chain interacted with social and cultural interactions

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Fang-Wen Wen

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • Laboratory Assistant Internship at Chondrex, Inc.

    Assisted in research working on developing antibodies against and allergens such as gluten and developing antibody assay kits to fight against pathogenesis of dysbiosis and low immune function.  Connected to

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Mizuki Suda

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2022

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  • Internship at the University of Washington Farm

    Wrote weekly sections for a public newsletter discussing nutritional information, cultural relevance of foods, and recipes.  Used knowledge from the various food systems connected to the farm to evaluate and

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Gina Marie Joy Simon

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • Data analysis at Genetic Alliance

    Assisted in research being conducted between diet and PXE (pseudoxanthoma elasticum).  Offered participants information in various forms about dietary choices and helped them to make new meal plans.  This

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Ruby Price

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2022

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  • Internship at the Common Acre

    Developed working relationships with community partners who received harvested food and gained more knowledge about planning, growing, and contributing to local food security.  Learned about the organizations

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Tiana Powell

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • Fresh Food and Sustainability Intern and the UW Food Pantry

    Managed food that is provided to the UW pantry from food service and redistribed in order to reduce waste.  Worked with pantry customers towards alleviating the stress of food insecurity by providing a safe

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Julia M Meyer

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2020

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  • Internship at the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ)

    Gained experience in the nonprofit sector of food justice advocacy and policy work.  Evaluated current policy initiatives that directly impact food sovereignty and/or security and added to the research that

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Fotimakhon Ibrokhim

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • Food Security Internship at the University of Washington Farm

    Worked in collaboration with the UW Farm and UW Food Pantry, to explore food from not only a field experience in organic farming, but also management and evaluating data to better understand food security and

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Hsin-Yu Huang

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2022

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  • Outreach Intern for Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

    Gained hands-on experience with communication and outreach for food systems, nutrition, and health major. Collaborated with staff on information sessions and panels.  Wrote and delivered introduction of

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Christina Gonzalez

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • UW Farm Production Internship

    Created recipes for seasonal produce being distributed to the food pantry, as well as filmed and produced cooking videos for them with accessibility, flavor and convenience in

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Sophia Danielle Sulla Mathews

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • A How-To Guide: The Nutrition Education Internship

    Published accessible and sustainable recipes, and nutrition facts on The UW Farm’s newsletter, “The Weekly Dirt.” Created a guide for future interns that discussed the pillars of

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Tania Aronowitz

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2021

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  • UW Seattle Campus Food System

    Explored the relationship between alternative and mainstream food systems on campus and how both function as a whole to create the University of Washington’s Seattle campus food

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Fotima Ibrokhim

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2019

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  • Retail, Dietary Trends, and the Food System

    This project researched popular dietary trends and broader food purchasing decisions in the U.S. Examined the food system within a retail

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Kai-Yu (Carrie) Hsueh

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2019

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  • The Relationship Between the Use of Social Media and the Student Farm

    Conducted a review of the use of social media by UW Farm and made recommendations to further increase its positive

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Xiaotong (Cindy) Zhu

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2019

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  • Nutrition Education

    Researched and wrote The Nutrition Corner and This Week’s Recipe for the weekly UW Farm Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA)

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Huiyu (Stella) Zhou

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2019

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  • Food Pantry Liaison and Nutrition Education

    Served as UW Food Pantry liaison, providing gleaned produce and simple, inexpensive recipes for Food Pantry customers. Researched and wrote The Nutrition Corner and This Week’s Recipe for the UW Farm weekly

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Molly Evans

    Program(s): Food Systems Major

    Year: 2019

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  • Tools to Decrease Food Insecurity

    This internship at Harborview Medical Center resulted in food resource brochures that listed food banks, farmers markets, and school programs; included a map; and were color-coded to make each resource easier

    Project Type(s): Undergraduate Internship

    Author(s): Grayson Zacky

    Program(s): Nutrition Minor

    Year: 2018