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Personal profile
About
My research focuses on how hunger and food insecurity affect health and wellbeing. In my research, I employ multiple methods to better understand how people navigate their food environments and experience poor food access. I am especially interested in how rural residents’ perceptions of their food environments can help local organizations best address their communities’ needs.
My teaching and research interests also include rural health, environmental health and justice, and quantitative and qualitative methods.
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
… → 2016
Applied Sociology of the Environment, M.A., University of Central Florida
… → 2010
Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, B.S., University of Central Florida
… → 2008
Disciplines
- Public Health
Projects
- 3 Active
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Mustard Seed Community Garden and Meal Share Program
MacNell, L. (PI), Beam, F. (CoI), Bunn, J. (CoI) & Workman, T. (CoI)
Council of Independent Colleges / AARP Intergenerational Connections: Students Serving Older Adults
1/1/17 → …
Project: Research project
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Exploring Race, Class, and Food Access across Different Geographic Scales
Bowen, S. (CoI) & MacNell, L. (CoI)
The RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies
1/1/15 → …
Project: Research project
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Contextualizing Family Food Decisions: The Role of Household Characteristics, Neighborhood Deprivation, and Local Food Environments
MacNell, L. (PI), Bloom, D. (CoI), Bowen, S. (CoI) & Winkler, R. (CoI)
USDA / University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research
1/1/14 → …
Project: Research project
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Struggling with the basics: food and housing insecurity among college students across twenty-two colleges and universities
Olfert, M. D., Hagedorn-Hatfield, R. L., Houghtaling, B., Esquivel, M. K., Hood, L. B., MacNell, L., Soldavini, J., Berner, M., Savoie Roskos, M. R., Hingle, M. D., Mann, G. R., Waity, J. F., Knol, L. L., Walsh, J., Kern-Lyons, V., Paul, C., Pearson, K., Goetz, J. R., Spence, M. & Anderson-Steeves, E. & 6 others, , 2023, In: Journal of American College Health. 71, 8, p. 2518-2529 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Supporting wellness at pantries (SWAP) nutrition stoplight system aids rural food pantry clients living with chronic disease in selecting nutritious options
Hampson, J. & MacNell, L., Sep 2022, In: Chronic Illness. 18, 3, p. 643-651 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“I have to be the example”: Motherhood as a lens for understanding physical activity among low-income women
MacNell, L., Hardison-Moody, A., Wyant, A., Bocarro, J. N., Elliott, S. & Bowen, S., 2022, In: Journal of Leisure Research. 53, 4, p. 575-594 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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College student sleep quality and mental and physical health are associated with food insecurity in a multi-campus study
Hagedorn, R. L., Olfert, M. D., Macnell, L., Houghtaling, B., Hood, L. B., Savoie Roskos, M. R., Goetz, J. R., Kern-Lyons, V., Knol, L. L., Mann, G. R., Esquivel, M. K., Hege, A., Walsh, J., Pearson, K., Berner, M., Soldavini, J., Anderson-Steeves, E. T., Spence, M., Paul, C. & Waity, J. F. & 6 others, , Sep 2021, In: Public Health Nutrition. 24, 13, p. 4305-4312 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Supporting wellness at pantries (SWAP) nutrition stoplight system aids rural food pantry clients living with chronic disease in selecting nutritious options
Hampson, J. & MacNell, L., Jun 1 2021, In: Chronic Illness. p. 643-651Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 2 Membership of network
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Rural Sociological Society (External organization)
MacNell, L. (Member)
2000 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Public Health Association (External organization)
MacNell, L. (Member)
2000 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Honors
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Graduate Student Mentor Award, Sociology Graduate Student Association
MacNell, L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Service Award, Sociology Graduate Student Association
MacNell, L. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellence by a Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Sciences, UCF
MacNell, L. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)