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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
- Food insecurity
- Household water insecurity
- Pica
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RCN: Building a Community of Practice for Household Water Insecurity Research
Texas A&M University System, National Science Foundation
7/1/18 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
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Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security
Post, L. A., Lorenzo Redondo, R., Lundberg, A. L., Ozer, E. A. & Young, S. L.
Kansas State University, Agency for International Development
2/1/22 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
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A New Way to Think About Water: Household Water Insecurity
Carnegie Corporation of New York
8/1/19 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
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Monitoring human well - being after natural infrastructure installation
7/1/19 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
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Global Security Act: Policy Analysis and Measurement
Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, Agency for International Development
3/1/19 → 12/6/21
Project: Research project
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A novel measure of developing countries' agricultural and food policy readiness
Oehmke, J. F., Young, S. L., Heinemann, A. W., Rukuni, M., Lyambabaje, A. & Post, L. A., Oct 2022, In: World Development. 158, 105920.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The syndemic effects of food insecurity, water insecurity, and HIV on depressive symptomatology among Kenyan women
Boateng, G. O., Workman, C. L., Miller, J. D., Onono, M., Neilands, T. B. & Young, S. L., Feb 2022, In: Social Science and Medicine. 295, 113043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Water Insecurity in the United States: Quantifying an Invisible Crisis
Young, S. L. & Miller, J. D., May 1 2022, In: Journal of Nutrition. 152, 5, p. 1183-1184 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Water Insecurity is Associated with Lack of Viral Suppression and Greater Odds of AIDS-Defining Illnesses Among Adults with HIV in Western Kenya
Nagata, J. M., Miller, J. D., Cohen, C. R., Frongillo, E. A., Weke, E., Burger, R., Wekesa, P., Sheira, L. A., Mocello, A. R., Otieno, P., Butler, L. M., Bukusi, E. A., Weiser, S. D. & Young, S. L., Feb 2022, In: AIDS and behavior. 26, 2, p. 549-555 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Water sharing is a distressing form of reciprocity: Shame, upset, anger, and conflict over water in twenty cross-cultural sites
Household Water Insecurity Experiences Research Coordination Network, Jun 2022, In: American Anthropologist. 124, 2, p. 279-290 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations