Faculty

Katherine Alaimo, Associate Professor

Ph.D., Cornell University, 2000
M.S., Cornell University, 1997

302C G.M. Trout FSHN Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 138
Lab: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 167
Fax: (517) 353-8963
E-mail: alaimo@msu.edu

Research Interests: 

U.S. hunger and its consequences for children; community food security; urban agriculture, community gardens, and school gardens; promoting healthy eating and physical activity through policies, programs and community design; community-based participatory research.

Instructional Activities:

HNF 150 – Introduction to Human Nutrition

Outreach Focus:

Community Nutrition

Recent Publications:

Alaimo K, Packnett E, Miles R, Kruger D.  Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Urban Community Gardeners. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2007.

Grogan-Kaylor A, Woolley M, Mowbray C, Reischl T, Glister M, Karb R, MacFarlane P, Gant L, Alaimo K.  Predictors of Neighborhood Satisfaction.  Journal of Community Practice. 2007.

Alaimo K, Bassett E, Wilkerson R, Smiley M, Warbach J, Hines A, Guzmán L, Mosack J, and Petersmarck K. "Design Guidelines For Active Michigan Communities: Imagining, Creating, and Improving Communities for Physical Activity, Active Living, and Recreation." Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Community Health. 2006.

Alaimo K. "Food insecurity in the United States: An overview." Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 20(4):281-98, 2005.

Alaimo K and Hassler D, eds. "From Seeds to Stories: The Community Garden Storytelling Project of Flint." Flint Urban Gardening and Land Use Corporation and Prevention Research Center of Michigan. 2003.

Alaimo K, Olson CM, Frongillo EA, Jr. "Family food insufficiency is associated with dysthymia and suicidal symptoms in adolescents: Results from NHANES III." J. Nutr. 132:719-725, 2002.

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