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Kathrine E. Wright, Ph.D., MPH

Ph.D. Alumna, Social and Behavioral Health
Kathrine Wright

Summary

Kathrine E. Wright earned her Ph.D. in Public Health from the 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, in August 2020.  Her research focuses on food insecurity and food inequity and the role these two constructs have in creating health disparities. Wright utilizes a CBPR approach to address cultural level factors that may alleviate food insecurity and associated poor health outcomes. Her dissertation research incorporated anthropological theories and concepts through a public health lens to understand how cultural food security impacts cultural identity and well-being. She believes that a multi-disciplinary approach that combines public health and anthropology is needed to tackle particular food insecurity aspects not widely addressed.

Faculty mentors

Awards

  • Public Health Doctoral Student of the Year, School of Public Health, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, 2017

Selected publications

  • Wright, K. E., Lucero, J. E., Ferguson, J. K., Granner, M. L., Devereux, P. G., Pearson, J. L. & Crosbie, E. (2021). The impact that cultural food security has on identity and well-being in the second-generation U.S. American minority college students. Food Security.
  • Wright, K. E., Lucero, J. E., Ferguson, J. K., Granner, M. L., Devereux, P. G., Pearson, J. L. & Crosbie, E. (2021). The influence of cultural food security on cultural identity and well-being: A qualitative comparison between second-generation American and international students in the United States. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 1-27. 
  • Crosbie, E., Pomeranz, J. L., Wright, K. E., Hoeper, S. & Schmidt, L. (2021). State preemption: An emerging threat to local sugar-sweetened beverage taxation. American Journal of Public Health, 111(4), 677-686.
  • Wright, K. E., Lucero, J. E. & Crosbie, E. (2019). “It’s nice to have a little bit of home, even if it’s just on your plate”: Perceived barriers for Latinos accessing food pantries. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1-18.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Public Health with specialization in Social and Behavioral Health, 2020
  • MPH with an emphasis in Public Health Nutrition, Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine, 2016
  • B.S. in Kinesiology with a specialization in Health Promotion & Fitness Leadership, Michigan State University, 2013