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Research Interests
Focus is on reduction of maternal and child-undernutrition in the first 1000 days, especially in low-resource settings. Methodologically, draws on her training in medical anthropology, international nutrition, and HIV to take a biocultural approach to understanding how mothers in low-resource settings cope to preserve their health and that of their families.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Cornell University
… → 2008
Research interests keywords
- Food insecurity
- Household water insecurity
- Pica
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Piloting Accessible At-Home Tests for Detecting Lead in Drinking Water in Chicagoland
Young, S. L. (PD/PI), Gaillard, J.-F. (Co-Investigator) & Lucks, J. B. (Co-Investigator)
Environmental Protection Agency
10/1/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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Identifying the mechanisms of water insecurity on HIV treatment outcomes
Young, S. L. (PD/PI)
University of California, San Francisco, National Institute of Mental Health
7/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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To support the development of the In-WISE scale to measure water security in schools and healthcare facilities
Young, S. L. (PD/PI) & Young, S. L. (PD/PI)
1/1/24 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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To support the development of the In-WISE scale to measure water security in schools and healthcare facilities
Young, S. L. (PD/PI) & Young, S. L. (PD/PI)
1/1/24 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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Mental health, water, and food: Relationships between water and food insecurity and probable depression amongst adults in Mexico
Bose, I., Bethancourt, H. J., Shamah-Levy, T., Mundo-Rosas, V., Muñoz-Espinosa, A., Ginsberg, T., Kadiyala, S., Frongillo, E. A., Gaitán-Rossi, P. & Young, S. L., Feb 1 2025, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 370, p. 348-355 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of pica with cortisol and inflammation among Latina pregnant women
Kwon, D., Knorr, D. A., Wiley, K. S., Young, S. L. & Fox, M. M., May 2024, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 36, 5, e24025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Associations between food insecurity and child and parental physical, nutritional, psychosocial and economic well-being globally during the first 1000 days: A scoping review
Rosen, F., Settel, L., Irvine, F., Koselka, E. P. D., Miller, J. D. & Young, S. L., Jan 2024, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 20, 1, e13574.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Identifying ordinal categories for the Water Insecurity Experiences Scales
the Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scales (HWISE)-Research Coordination Network (RCN), Nov 1 2024, In: Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 14, 11, p. 1066-1078 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Self-reported anticipated harm from drinking water across 141 countries
Miller, J. D., Staddon, C., Salzberg, A., Lucks, J. B., Bruine de Bruin, W. & Young, S. L., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 7320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Prevalence and Covariates of Food Insecurity Across the First 1000 Days Among Women of Mixed HIV Status in Western Kenya: A Longitudinal Perspective
Alvarez, G. G. (Creator), Miller, J. D. (Creator), Santoso, M. V. (Creator), Wekesa, P. (Creator), Owuor, P. M. (Contributor), Onono, M. (Creator) & Young, S. L. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5432348, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Prevalence_and_Covariates_of_Food_Insecurity_Across_the_First_1000_Days_Among_Women_of_Mixed_HIV_Status_in_Western_Kenya_A_Longitudinal_Perspective/5432348
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Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale to assess exclusive breastfeeding
Boateng, G. O. (Contributor), Martin, S. L. (Creator), Tuthill, E. L. (Creator), Collins, S. M. (Contributor), Dennis, C.-L. (Contributor), Natamba, B. K. (Creator) & Young, S. L. (Contributor), figshare, 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4406063, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Adaptation_and_psychometric_evaluation_of_the_breastfeeding_self-efficacy_scale_to_assess_exclusive_breastfeeding/4406063
Dataset
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The determinants of dietary diversity and nutrition: ethnonutrition knowledge of local people in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Powell, B. (Creator), Bezner Kerr, R. (Contributor), Young, S. L. (Contributor) & Johns, T. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3758162, https://figshare.com/collections/The_determinants_of_dietary_diversity_and_nutrition_ethnonutrition_knowledge_of_local_people_in_the_East_Usambara_Mountains_Tanzania/3758162
Dataset
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Water borrowing PNAS replication data
Young, S. L. (Creator), Brewis, A. A. (Creator), Jepson, W. E. (Creator), Stoler, J. B. (Creator) & Wutich, A. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2019
DOI: 10.3886/e114962v2, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/114962/version/V2/view and one more link, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/114962/version/V1/view (show fewer)
Dataset
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Water borrowing replication data
Young, S. L. (Creator), Brewis, A. A. (Creator), Jepson, W. E. (Creator), Stoler, J. B. (Creator), Wutich, A. (Creator) & Rosinger, A. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2019
DOI: 10.3886/e114962, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/114962
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