Workshop on Research Gaps—
Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger
Committee on National Statistics
Food and Nutrition Board
April 8–9, 2013
National Academy of Sciences Main Building, Room 125
2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
This workshop will provide a forum for expert discussion of research gaps and opportunities to advance understanding of the causes and consequences of child hunger and food insecurity in the United States. The workshop is requested by the Economic Research Service and the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which have a mandate from Section 141 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 to pursue a research program on this important topic.
Monday, April 8 | |
8:30–9:00 a.m. | Introductions |
Constance Citro, Committee on National Statistics, National Academy of Sciences Mary Bohman, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Steven Carlson, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture James Ziliak, University of Kentucky |
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9:00–10:15 | Session 1: Individual and Household Determinants of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger |
Moderator: Susan Parish, Brandeis University |
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Speaker: Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Sanders Korenman, Baruch College, City University of New York |
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Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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10:15–10:30 | Break |
10:30–11:45 | Session 2: Contextual Factors Linked to Child Food Insecurity and Hunger |
Moderator: Susan Parish, Brandeis University |
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Speaker: Scott Allard, University of Chicago |
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11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
12:45–2:00 | Session 3: Individual and Family Coping Responses to Hunger |
Moderator: Sonya Jones, University of South Carolina |
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Speaker 1: Mariana Chilton, Drexel University |
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Speaker 2: Kathryn Edin, Harvard University |
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Discussant: Colleen Heflin, University of Missouri |
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2:00–2:15 | Break |
2:15–3:15 | Session 4: Community Responses to Hunger |
Moderator: Sonya Jones, University of South Carolina |
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Speaker: Katherine Alaimo, Michigan State University |
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Discussant: Joel Berg, New York City Coalition Against Hunger |
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3:15–3:30 | Break |
3:30–4:45 | Session 5: Public Policy Responses to Hunger |
Moderator: Judith Bartfeld, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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Speaker: David Ribar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
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Tuesday, April 9 | |
8:30–9:15 a.m. | Session 6: Health and Developmental Correlates of Child Food Insecurity from Pregnancy to Adolescence, Part 1 |
Moderator: Deborah A. Frank, Boston University |
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Speaker 1: Barbara Laraia, University of California, Berkeley |
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Speaker 2: Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Yale School of Public Health |
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Discussant: Alison Jacknowitz, American University |
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9:15–9:30 | Break |
9:30–10:45 | Session 7: Health and Developmental Correlates of Child Food Insecurity from Pregnancy to Adolescence, Part 2 |
Moderator: Deborah A. Frank, Boston University |
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Speaker: John Cook, Boston University |
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Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University |
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Hilary Seligman, University of California, San Francisco |
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10:45–11:00 | Break |
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Session 8: Measurement and Surveillance of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger |
Moderator: Judith Bartfeld, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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Speaker 1: Ed Frongillo, University of South Carolina |
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Discussant 1: Mark Nord, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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Speaker 2: Elizabeth Adams, Oregon Health Sciences University |
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Discussant 2: Maureen Black, University of Maryland, Baltimore |
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12:30–1:00 | Wrap-Up |
Speaker: James Ziliak, University of Kentucky |
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Open Discussion |