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Sera Lewise Young

  • 1771 Citations
20052023

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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. 

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Cornell University

… → 2008

Research interests

  • Food insecurity
  • Household water insecurity
  • Pica

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Grants

A New Way to Think About Water: Household Water Insecurity

Young, S. L.

Carnegie Corporation of New York

8/1/19 → 7/31/21

Project: Research project

    • Monitoring human well - being after natural infrastructure installation

    Young, S. L.

    Nature Conservancy

    7/1/19 → 8/31/21

    Project: Research project

    • Global Security Act: Policy Analysis and Measurement

    Post, L. A. & Young, S. L.

    Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, Agency for International Development

    3/1/19 → 2/27/21

    Project: Research project

    • Convergence: RAISE: Systems Approaches for Vulnerability Evaluation and Urban Resilience (SAVEUR)

    Horton, D. E., Packman, A. & Young, S. L.

    National Science Foundation

    9/15/18 → 8/31/21

    Project: Research project

    • RCN: Building a Community of Practice for Household Water Insecurity Research

    Young, S. L.

    Texas A&M University System, National Science Foundation

    7/1/18 → 6/30/23

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    Cash water expenditures are associated with household water insecurity, food insecurity, and perceived stress in study sites across 20 low- and middle-income countries

    the Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Research Coordination Network, May 10 2020, In : Science of the Total Environment. 716, 135881.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations

    Development of a cumulative metric of vaccination adherence behavior and its application among a cohort of 12-month-olds in western Kenya

    Benzaken, C. L., Miller, J. D., Onono, M. & Young, S. L., Apr 16 2020, In : Vaccine. 38, 18, p. 3429-3435 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • HIV infection, hunger, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and depressive symptoms are associated with exclusive breastfeeding to six months among women in western Kenya: a longitudinal observational study

    Tuthill, E. L., Miller, J. D., Collins, S. M., Widen, E. M., Onono, M. & Young, S. L., Jan 16 2020, In : International breastfeeding journal. 15, 1, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Household water insecurity is strongly associated with food insecurity: Evidence from 27 sites in low- and middle-income countries

    Household Water Insecurity Experiences – Research Coordination Network (HWISE-RCN), Jan 1 2020, In : American Journal of Human Biology. 32, 1, e23309.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 6 Scopus citations

    Knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behavior related to green infrastructure for flood management: A systematic literature review

    Venkataramanan, V., Lopez, D., McCuskey, D. J., Kiefus, D., McDonald, R. I., Miller, W. M., Packman, A. I. & Young, S. L., Jun 10 2020, In : Science of the Total Environment. 720, 137606.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article