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Title: Increasing Dignity in Food Assistance

Description: 1 in 5 families with children in the US are food insecure. While food assistance is a critical safety net for these families, many policies and practices within the food assistance system promote stigma and discrimination against participants, resulting in less effective services and perpetuating inequities. In this talk, we will discuss how families experience stigma within the food assistance system and strategies to increase dignity and better address food insecurity in the US.

Biography: Dr. Kate Bauer is an Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health and Director of the newly established Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health Policy at the University of Michigan. Dr. Bauer’s research focuses on understanding social influences on children’s eating, with particular attention to supporting effective parenting and healthy food environments for young children. Understanding the causes and impacts of food insecurity has been a consistent thread running through her work given the physical, mental, and emotional strain that food security places on parents and children.

Dr. Bauer received a BA with High Honors in Psychology from Oberlin College, an MS in Health and Social Behavior from the Harvard School of Public Health, and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota