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Curriculum Vitae: Kaiser 1

Last Updated 06/08/2015

MICHELLE L. KAISER, MSW, MPH, PhD The Ohio State University

College of Social Work

1947 College Road

325-V Stillman Hall

Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: 614-688-8363

Fax: 614-92-7522

Email: [email protected]

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

Assistant Professor

The Ohio State University, College of Social Work

2012-current

Courses: SWK6201, Social and Economic Justice (Fall 2012, 2013)

SWK3201, Social and Economic Justice (Spring 2013, 2014)

Faculty Field Liaison for BSSW, MSW1, MSWII (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013,

Spring 2014)

Independent Study (Fall 2013)

EDUCATION

University of Missouri-Columbia

School of Social Work Doctor of Philosophy, May 2012

Dissertation: Cultivating a Landscape for Food Justice: An Exploratory Study of Community

Food Security Measurement to Inform Community-Based Intervention Strategies

Dissertation Committee: Michael Kelly, PhD, MSSW (Chair); Majorie Sable, DrPH, MPH,

MSW; ManSoo Yu, PhD, MA, MSW; Dale Fitch, PhD, MSSW; J. Sanford (Sandy) Rikoon, PhD


Public Health Program

MPH, Health Promotion and Policy Concentration, May 2011

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Gillings School of Global Public Health

Graduate Certificate in Public Health Core Concepts, August 2008

University of South Carolina-Columbia

College of Social Work

MSW, May 2004

University of Iowa-Iowa City

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Social Work

BA, Social Work, May 2001

Research Thesis: Appalachia: Social Problems and Empowerment Practice



Thesis Adviser: Susan Murty, PhD, MSW

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Community food security, food security measurement, health disparities among vulnerable and

underserved populations, economic, environmental and social justice, social determinants of

health, food systems analysis, community food assessments, regional and local food production

outcomes, access and affordability of health foods, community development, obesity and related

chronic health problems, interdisciplinary research teams, community-based participatory

research, service-learning pedagogy.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Food Security in Social Work, Community Food Security Immersion, Environmental Justice in

Social Work, Community Social Work, Poverty and Social Policy, Social Work and Social

Welfare, Social Planning and Administration, Social Work Practice with Organizations, Health

Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, Research Methods in Social Work, Research Methods

in Public Health

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES)


Research Assistant, June 2011-June 2012

Provided research leadership and support to the Unite for Healthy Neighborhoods Food Asset

Mapping Team, a division of the City of Columbia’s $400,000 Robert Wood Johnson Healthy

Kids, Healthy Communities grant, managed by the PedNet Coalition.

Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security


Research Assistant, June 2011-June 2012

Provided research support for a Mizzou Advantage project to expand the current Missouri

Hunger Atlas to a statewide Food Justice Atlas.

University of Missouri Department of Rural Sociology


Research Assistant, May 2010-June 2012

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture sponsored Agriculture and Food Research

Initiative federal grant: A Food Systems Approach to Obesity in Food Pantry Clients in

Missouri.

University of Missouri School of Social Work


Research Assistant for Dr. Dale Fitch, August 2009-May 2011



Provided research support for Title IV-E Child Welfare grant program evaluation.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The Ohio State University College of Social Work

Columbus, Ohio

SWK6201, Social and Economic Justice (Masters)

SWK3201, Social and Economic Justice (BSSW)

SWK1130-Honors, Intro to Social Work in a Contemoorary Society (Honors Undergrad Course)

SWK5194-Group Studies: Follow the Tomato: Community Food Strategies to Address Social

and Environmental Injustice (Interdisciplinary Undergrad/Masters Course)


Columbia, Missouri

Graduate Instructor for SOC_WK1115 Social Welfare and Social Work

Spring 2011 (90 students), Fall 2011 (51 students)


Columbia, Missouri

Teaching Assistant for SOC_WK4740 Community and Organizational Dynamics

January 2010-May 2010 (50 students)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC

Interim Assistant Dean of Service-Learning, July 2008-July 2009

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Asheville, NC

Family Selection Coordinator, September 2004-July 2008

University of South Carolina Office of Community Service, Columbia, SC

America Reads Coordinator/Graduate Assistant, August 2003-May 2004

Appalachia Service Project, Johnson City, TN

Kentucky Regional Field Coordinator/Program Manager, May 2001-May 2003

PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Accepted



Kaiser, M.L., Himmelheber, S., Miller, S., & Everson, A.H. (2015). Cultivators of Change:

Food Justice in Social Work Education. Social Work Education: The International

Journal. Submitted December 2014 (Status: Accepted, In Press)

Kaiser, M.L., Williams, M.L., Basta, N., Hand, M.D., & Huber, S. (2015). When vacant lots

become urban gardens: Characterizing the perceived and actual food safety risks.

Journal of Food Protection. ( Accepted on 6/6/15; Status: In Press)

Sweeney, G., Hand, M.D., Kaiser, M.L., Clark, J.K., Rogers, C., & Spees, C.K. (2015). The

state of food mapping: Academic literature since 2008 and review of on-line GIS-based

food mapping resources. Journal of Planning Literature. (Status: Accepted, Minor

Revisions on 5/25/15)

Clark, J.K., Kaiser, M.L., Hicks, R., Hoy, C., Rogers, C., Spees, C.K. (2015). Community-

university engagement via a boundary object: The case of food mapping in Columbus,

Ohio. Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education. (Status: Accepted, In Press).

Kaiser, M.L. & Hermsen, J. (2015). Food acquisition strategies, food security, and health status

among families with children using food pantries. Families in Society: The Journal of

Contemporary Social Services. 96(2), 83-90. DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.2015.96.16

Kaiser, M.L. (2015). [Book Review] Darrin Nordahl’s Public Produce : Cultivating our parks,

plazas, and streets for healthier cities. (2014). Journal of Planning Literature, 30, 49-50.

DOI: 10.1177/0885412215569157.

Cafer, A. & Kaiser, M.L. (2014.) An analysis of differences in predictors of food affordability

between rural and urban counties. Journal of Poverty. (Accepted 9/8/14: Status: In press)

Remley, D., Kaiser, M.L., & Osso, T. (2013). A case study of promoting nutrition through

choice pantry development. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 8(3), 324-

336.

Kaiser, M.L. (2013). Prioritizing health and community food security through the Farm

Bill. Public Health in Social Work, 28 (5), 509-519. (Accepted 2011.)

Kaiser, M.L. & Kelly, M. (2013). The fragile industrial food system. Professional

Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education.16(1), 48-

61.

Fitch, D., Kaiser, M.L., & Parker-Barua, L. (2012). Student, curricular and public

agency needs: A focus on competency achievement. Systemic Practice and Action

Research, 25(5), 417-439.

Kaiser, M.L. (2011). Food security: An ecological-social analysis to promote social

development. Journal of Community Practice, 19, 62-79.



Kaiser, M.L. (2010). [Review of the book Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in

the Era of Oil Scarcity: Lessons from Cuba]. Professional Development: The

International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 13(2), 73-74.

Revise and Resubmit

Submitted, Under Review

Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Food security vs. community food security: An exploration of how moving

beyond household indicators to community indicators is crucial for social work. Journal

of Community Practice. (Submitted 2/4/15; Status: Under Review).

Kaiser, M.L., Rogers, C., Hand, M.D., Hoy, C., & Stanich, N.A. (2015). Finding our compass:

The process of building our community-university food mapping team. Journal of

Community Engagement and Scholarship (Submitted 3/1/15; Status: Under Review).

Several manuscripts in process

Technical Report

Kaiser, M.L., et al. (2015). Mapping the Food Environment to Inform Multi-Dimensional

Intervention Strategies to Enhance Community Health and Well-Being. Descriptive Report.

Cafer, A., Dawdy, J., Foulkes, M., Heflin, C., Hermsen, J., Kaiser, M.L., Lucht, J., Raedeke, N.,

Rikoon, S., & Scott, J. (2013). Missouri Hunger Atlas. Interdisciplinary Center for Food

Security, University of Missouri. Columbia, Missouri.

http://foodsecurity.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Missouri-Hunger-Atlas-

2013-5-5-14-Full-Version.pdf

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Accepted

Panel

Kaiser, M.L., Ahlqvist, O., Clark, J., Habash, M., Hoy, C., Hanlon, B., Hicks, R., Kerrick, B.,

Kleinhenz, M., Nasar, J., O’Kelly, M., Rogers, C., Spees, C., Stanich, N.A., Taylor, C.,

Warnock, N., Elmer, J., Fontanella, S., Hand, M.D., & Sweeney, G. (2014). Mapping the

food environment to inform community health intervention strategies: A community-

university partnership. International Association for Research on Service-Learning and

Community Engagement: Reaping what we sow: Growing a culture of community

engagement. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA: September 29-October 2, 2014.

[under review; panel presentation]

Kaiser, M.L., Himmelheber, S., & Miller, S. (2013). Setting the Table: Food Justice in the



Classroom, in the Field, and through Service-Learning. Council on Social Work

Education 59th

Annual Program Meeting. Dallas, TX. October 31-November 3, 2013.

Kadolph, J., Kaiser, M.L., & Lawrence, L. (2011). Pedagogical Strategies: Connecting

the Natural Environment to Social and Economic Justice Issues. Council on

Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. October 27-30,

2011.

Paper

Kaiser, M.L., & Stout, M. (2015). Mapping the food environment to inform community health

intervention strategies: A community-university partnership. American Public Health

Association. Chicago, IL: October 31-November 4, 2015.

Hand, M.D., & Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Education on Community Food Security Promotion

through Service-Learning: A systematic review. (Poster). Council on Social Work

Education. Denver, Colorado: October 15-18, 2015.

Kaiser, M.L., & Stanich, N.A. (2015). Follow the Tomato: Using Service-Learning to Explore

Community Food Security Strategies. Agriculture and Human Values Conference,

Pittsburgh, PA: June 24-28, 2015.

Weier, R.C., Foraker, R..E, Shoben, A.B., Kaiser, M.L., Maras, J.E., Tucker, K.L., and Paskett,

E.D. Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) of Cardiovascular Health: a Comparison of Boston Puerto

Rican Health Study (BPRHS) and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

(NHANES) Data. The Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities Annual

Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2015.

Kaiser, M.L. & Hand, M.D. (2015). Engaging university students in policy through poverty

simulations interventions: A pilot study. Bachelor Program Directors Conference, Kansas

City, MO: March 6, 2015.

Kaiser, M.L., Hand, M.D., & Stanich, N., et al. (2014). Mapping the food environment to

inform community health intervention strategies: A community-university partnership.

International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA: September 29-October 1, 2014.

Kaiser, M.L., Hand, M.D., & Williams, M.L. (2014). Perceptions of urban agriculture programs:

Voices from community residents. Society for Study of Social Problems. San Francisco,

CA: August 16, 2014.

Kaiser, M.L. & Cafer, A. (2014). Contributions to chronic pantry use: A survey of Missouri

food pantry clientele. Rural Sociological Society 77th Annual Meeting: Equity,

Democracy, and the Commons: Counter-narratives for Rural Transformation. New

Orleans, LA: July 30-August 3, 2014. [paper]



Kaiser, M.L., Hand, M.D., & Williams, M.L. (2014). Perceptions of urban agriculture

programs:

Voices from community residents. Society for the Study of Social Problems 64th Annual

Meeting: Fifty Years Later: From a War on Poverty to a War on the Poor. San Francisco,

CA: August 15-17, 2014. [paper]

Kaiser, M.L. (2013). Cultivating a Landscape for Food Justice: An Exploratory Study of

Community Food Security Measurement to Inform Community-Based Intervention

Strategies. Society for the Study of Social Problems: In Pursuit of Justice Annual

Meeting: Re-Imagining Social Problems: Moving Beyond Social Constructionism. NY,

NY: August 9-11, 2013.

Kaiser, M.L. (2012). An Exploratory Study of Community Food Security Measurement to

Inform Community-Based Intervention Strategies. Society for Social Work and Research

17th

Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. January 16-20, 2013.

Cafer, A. & Kaiser, M.L. (2012). Food affordability and spatial inequality: Addressing the

hunger gap in rural Missouri. The Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting: Local

Solutions to Inequality. July 26-29, 2012. Chicago, Illinois.

Kaiser, M. L. (2012). Using Food Environment Indicators to Measure Community Food

Security. University of Missouri Graduate Professional Council Annual

Research and Creative Arts Forum. Columbia, Missouri. March 17, 2012. (Accepted,

but did not present).

Kaiser, M. L. (2012). Cultivating a Landscape for Community Food Justice By Using Food

Environment Indicators. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting,

Washington, DC. November 9-12, 2012.

Fitch, D., & Kaiser, M.L. (2011). An Empirical Investigation of the Viable Systems Model in

Three Service Agencies. Society for Social Work and Research 16th

Annual Conference,

Washington, DC. January 11-15, 2012.

Fitch, D., & Kaiser, M.L. (2011). An Empirical Investigation of Employee Engagement

in a Public Child Welfare Agency Council on Social Work

Education. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta,

Georgia. October 27-30, 2011.

Fitch, D., Kaiser, M.L, & Parker-Barua, L. (2010). Meeting State Expectations and Curricular

Needs by Focusing on Competency Assessment. Council on Social Work Education

Annual Program Meeting, Portland, Oregon, October 16, 2010.

Poster

Hand, M.D. & Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Exploring the promotion of social and economic justice



through community gardens: A review of the physical, mental, and social benefits. The

Society for Social Work and Research 19th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA:

January 14-18, 2015.

Kaiser, M.L. & Hand, M.D. (2014). Promoting social and economic justice through community

gardens: A systematic review. Council on Social Work Education 60th Annual Program

Meeting. Tampa, FL: October 23-26, 2014. [poster]

Kaiser, M.L., Varanese, E., Nagarajan, M., & Deri, M. Food Fellows: Engaging students and

community agencies in collaborative food systems projects. (Poster). Engagement

Scholarship Consortium Conference: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. October 7-8, 2014.

Kaiser, M.L., Rogers, C., Kerrick, B., & Stanich, N.A. (2014). Mapping the food environment

to inform community health intervention strategies. (Poster). Engagement Scholarship

Consortium Conference: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. October 7-8, 2014.

Kaiser, M.L., Varanese, E., Nagarajan, M., & Deri, M. (2014). Engaging students and

community agencies in collaborative food system projects. . International Association for

Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Annual Conference.

(Poster). New Orleans, LA: September 29-October 1, 2014.

Kaiser, M.L. (2013). Using a New Method of Measuring Community Food Security to Inform

Practice and Policy. American Public Health Association 141st Annual Meeting: Think

Local, Act Global: Best Practices Around the World. Boston, MA. November 2-6, 2013.

Kaiser, M.L. (2012). Disparities in Household Food Security Status Among Households Using

Different Food Provisioning Strategies. Society for Social Work and Research 17th

Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. January 16-20, 2013.

Kaiser, M.L. (2011). Household Food Security and Food Provisioning Strategies in U.S.

Food Pantry Users. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting,

Atlanta, Georgia. October 27-30, 2011.

Workshops

Kaiser, M.L., Marquis, C., & Boarde, J.E. (2014). The faces of hunger in 2014: Household

decisions, community response, and policy impacts. 5h Annual Cuyahoga County

Conference on Social Welfare. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH: March 27,

2014. [Invited presentation; workshop].

Kaiser, M.L., Lee, S., Massey, V., & Glass, G. (2011). Follow the tomato: Mapping your

community’s food system for a healthier community. Missouri Association of Social

Welfare. Osage Beach, Missouri. November 3-4.

Kaiser, M.L., Vancil, A., Hermsen, J., & Rikoon, S. (2011). Harvesting hope for food

justice in Missouri. Missouri Association of Social Welfare. Osage Beach,

Missouri. November 3-4.



National Webinar

Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Beyond the sociodemograhics: Measuring community food security.

Appalachian Foodshed Project: Cultivating Community Food Security National Webinar.

April 17, 2014. Archived here: http://www.appalachianfoodshedproject.org/events.html

[invited]

Under Review

Kaiser, M.L., Huber, S.A., & Hand, M.D. (2015). Not all food environments are created equal:

The case of an urban Appalachian community. Society for Social Work and Research.

Washington, DC: January 13-17, 2016.

OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Nagarajan, M., & Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Examining the nutrition status and its implications on

health conditions and food security of food pantry clients. Ohio State Undergraduate Fall

Research Forum. Columbus, Ohio: September 18, 2014.

Nagarajan, M., & Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Examining the nutrition status and its implications on

health conditions and food security of food pantry clients. Ohio State Undergraduate

Denman Research Forum. Columbus, Ohio: March 25, 2015.

Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Follow the Tomato. Ohio State University Outreach and Engagement

Forum. Columbus, Ohio. May 6, 2015.

Nagarajan, M. & Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Food Fellows. Ohio State University Outreach and

Engagement Forum. Columbus, Ohio. May 6, 2015.

Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Mapping the food environment to inform multi-dimensional intervention

strategies to enhance community health and well-being. Ohio State University Outreach

and Engagement Forum. Columbus, Ohio. May 6, 2015

Varanese, E., & Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Food Fellows: Engaging Students and Community

Agencies in Collaborative Food Systems Projects. OSU Extension Annual Conference

and Research Colloquium. Columbus, Ohio: December 9-11, 2014.

Kaiser, M.L. & Nagarajan, M. (2014). Food Fellows: Engaging students in meaningful

community-university experiences. 2nd Annual Ohio State University Office of

Outreach and Engagement Forum. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; May 1, 2014.

[poster] Archived: http://outreach.osu.edu/assets/14ForumPDFs/Food%20Fellows.pdf



INVITED CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND GUEST LECTURES

Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Understanding food insecurity in the U.S.: Real people making decisions

about what food to put on the table. April 14, 2015. Guest Lecturer for Dr. Diane

Habash’s Health Science 4300 course. (Evaluation by 47 students: Overall average of

9.59/10 (SD=0.74; Informative/Contemporary for health interests:9.72; Invoked Interest

and Meaning: 9.57; Learned Something Relevant: 9.61; Learned something intangible:

9.59; Encourage this presentation style: 9.57; Organization, Content, Delivery: 9.42;

Speaker should be invited back: 9.68)

Kaiser, M.L. & Hand, M.D. (2014). Understanding Food insecurity in the United States. Dr.

Chris Taylor and Natalie Ridgeway’s MEDDIET4500 Health Promotion and Community

Nutrition. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH: March 19, 2014. [invited]

2nd Year STEP Panel. Royer Student Activities Center. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH:

March 5, 2014. [invited]

Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Choose Your Own Adventure: Experiencing Food Through a Simulation

Activity. Baker Residence Hall. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH: October 25,

2014. [invited]

Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Choose Your Own Adventure: Experiencing Food Through a Simulation

Activity. Siebert Residence Hall. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH: January

29, 2014. [invited]

Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Food security basics and health. Discussion leader. Dr. Frank Begun’s

First Year Medical Student Group. Columbus, OH: February 16, 2014. [invited]

Kaiser, M.L. (2013). Community Food Security, Food Mapping, & Food Fellows. Dr. Theresa

Early’s SWK8101 Research & Professional Development Seminar. The Ohio State

University, Columbus, Fall 2013.

Food Accessibility, Affordability, and Availability: Food Security, Poverty, and Health

Simulation. Dr. Amy Acton’s PUHLTH 3191 Undergraduate Internship in Public

Health. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. February 25, 2013.

Hunger in the U.S. Bradley Patterson Hall’s “Night of Misery” event. The Ohio State

University, Columbus. February 1, 2013.

Food Security Simulation and Panel. Eminence Fellows Special Program. The Ohio State

University, Columbus. January 24, 2013.

I am a Social Worker. Oh wait, I am a Researcher: The Multiple Roles of Social Work

Researchers in Academia. Dr. Theresa Early’s SWK8101 Research & Professional

Development Seminar. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Fall 2012.



Malnutrition and Food Security. Dr. Jeff Sharp’s RS5530 Sociology of Agriculture and Food

System. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Fall 2012.

Community Food Security. Dr. Rene Olate’s SWK7550 Community Practice & Development.

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Fall 2012.

Food Security and Nutrition. Dr. Chris Taylor’s MEDDIET4500 Health Promotion and

Community Nutrition. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Fall 2012.

Food Security. Dr. Alex Gunz’s MKTG4750 Marketing, Society, and Government.

University of Missouri, Columbia. Fall 2010.

Housing Justice Issues. Dr. Joan Hermsen’s Social Justice Freshman Interest Group.

University of Missouri, Columbia. Fall 2010 and 2011.

Diversity and Social Justice. Dr. Dianne Orton’s SOC_WK1115 Social Welfare and

Social Work. University of Missouri, Columbia. September 15-16, 2010.

Vulnerable Populations Within Systemic Structures. Dr. Kalea Benner’s SOC_WK4720

Variations in Human Behavior. University of Missouri, Columbia. February 18, 2010.

Health and Social Work. Lecture for Dr. Dianne Orton’s SOC_WK1115 Social Welfare

and Social Work. University of Missouri, Columbia. November 19, 2009.

Affordable Housing in Western North Carolina. Lecturer, Dr. Lucy Lawrence’s “Eco-

Social Lifeways in Costa Rica” course at Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North

Carolina, Spring 2008.

Housing Issues as They Relate to Race, Class, and Gender in Western North Carolina.

Lecturer, Dr. Laura Vance’s “Race, Class, and Gender” course at Warren Wilson

College, Swannanoa, North Carolina, Fall 2007.

Affordable Housing Policies from a Systems Perspective. Lecturer, Dr. Miriam

`Freeman’s “Social Welfare Policies and Services” course at Warren Wilson College,

Swannanoa, North Carolina, Fall 2007.

Habitat for Humanity: Building and Sharing. Lecturer, North Carolina Center for the

Advancement of Teaching seminar, Cullowhee, NC, July 2005.

INVITED COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Understanding Food Security. Ohio State University College of Social

Work Community Engagement Conference. Columbus, Ohio: September 12, 2014. 9am-

Noon. (Evaluation Score of 4.7/5; 102 respondents/150 attendees).



Kaiser, M.L. (2014). Understanding Food insecurity in the US: Real people making decisions

about what food to put on the table. Continuing Education Workshop. Ohio State

University College of Social Work, Columbus, Ohio: April 9, 2014. [invited]

Cultivating Compassion on Campus and in the Community. Special Guest Speaker, Cleveland

State University Academic Association for Food Policy & Research Think Local Food

Hub Launch Event. Cleveland, OH: April 16, 2013.

Faculty Hiring Process. Panelist, Ohio State University College of Social Work Doctoral

Student Organization. Columbus, OH: January 23, 2013.

Advice from the Dissertation Stage. Panelist, Ohio State University College of Social Work

Doctoral Student Organization. Columbus, OH: October 10, 2012.

Drama And Trauma: Child Abuse and Relationship Violence. Speaker, Appalachia

Service Project Staff Training. Jonesville, VA, May 24, 2009.

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Affordable Housing Options. Speaker, Affordable

Housing Coalition of Asheville-Buncombe County Department of Housing and Urban

Development Certified Homeownership Education course, Asheville, NC, multiple dates

from 2005-2008.

Community Agencies Serving People Speaking English as a Second or Other Language.

Panelist, Carolina TESOL (Teaching English as a Second or Other Language) Annual

Conference, Asheville, North Carolina, November 2007.

Affordable Housing Issues in Western North Carolina. Speaker, Buncombe County

Department of Social Services Community Talks session, July 2006.

Keynote speaker, Appalachia Service Project Summer Staff Training. Jonesville,

Virginia, May 2006.

Affordable Housing Problems and Programs in Buncombe County. Invited speaker,

Buncombe County Department of Social Services Lunch and Learn, Asheville, North

Carolina, February 2005.

Bonner Foundation Annual Student Congress Speaker. Guilford College, Greensboro,

North Carolina, Fall 2002.

Photography presentation representing my University of Iowa independent study about

empowerment-based practices in Central Appalachia. Adviser: Carol Coohey. Iowa

City, Iowa, Fall 2000.

FUNDED RESEARCH



Follow the Tomato: Exploring Community Food Security Strategies to Address Social and

Environmental Justice Issues in the Food System

Principal Investigator, May 2014-June 2015

Co-I: Nicholas Stanich, Franklinton Gardens

Collaborator: Vicki Fitts

Ohio State University Service-Learning Initiative Service-Learning Course Development Grant:

$3000

Principal Investigator, June 2013-May 2014

Mapping the Food Environment to Inform Multi-Dimensional Intervention Strategies to Enhance

Community Health and Well Being

Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University

Funding: Innovation Initiative ($50,000): Submitted April 25, 2013

Core Leadership Team (Collaborators): Karl “Ola” Ahlqvist, PhD, OSU College of Arts and

Sciences, Department of Geography; OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis,

Director Morton O’Kelly, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography;

Jill Clark, PhD, MS, Glenn School of Public Affairs; Richard Hicks, MPH, Columbus

Public Health, Director, Health Planning; Casey Hoy, PhD, College of Food, Agriculture,

and Environmental Sciences, Agroecosystems Management Project; Local Matters,

Executive Director Michael Jones; Matt Kleinhenz, PhD, MS, College of Food,

Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science;

Mid-Ohio Foodbank, CEO and President, Matt Habash, MPA, MBA; Jack Nasar, PhD,

College of Engineering, City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School of Architecture;

Kirwan Institute, Christy Rogers, PhD, Moritz College of Law; Nicholas Stanich, MS,

Franklinton Gardens; Chris Taylor, PhD, RD, LD, College of Medicine, Health Sciences

and Dietetics, Family Medicine

Principal Investigator, 2012-2013

Community Food Security Fellows (CFSF) Pilot Program Development


Funding: New Faculty Initiative ($3000)

Principal Investigator, 2012-2013

Food Mapping Team


Funding: Team Award ($2500)

Co-Investigators: Karl (Ola) Ahlqvist, PhD; Jill Clark, PhD, M.S.; Steven K. Clinton, MD, PhD:

Jennifer Cowley, PhD; Diane Habash, PhD, LD; Bernadette Hanlon, PhD; Nathan

Hilbert; Casey Hoy, PhD;Gail Kaye, PhD, RD, LD, LPCC; Matt Kleinhenz,PhD, M.S.;

Jack Nasar,PhD; David Norris, MA; Jason Reece; Christy Rogers, PhD; Dan Remley,

PhD, MSPH; Jeff Sharp, PhD, M.S.; Colleen Spees, PhD, RD, LD; Chris Taylor, PhD,

RD, LD

Collaborative Partners: Columbus Public Health: Autumn Trombetta, MS, RD, LD: Director of

Chronic Disease Prevention; Richard Hicks, MPH; Kate Robb, MPH;



Columbus Department of Development, South Side Neighborhood Pride Center: Jon

Lucas, LSW; Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Doug Wolf, MBA, MS, Obesity

Prevention Coordinator and Ihumoa Eneli, MD; American Community Garden

Association: Vicki Fitts, PhD, MSSA; Executive Director; Bob Leighty, Executive

Director, Parsons Ave. Merchants Association, President, South Side Learning &

Development Center Board; Mid-Ohio Food Bank: CEO Matt Habash, MBA, MPA;

Kerry McCarthy, MSW; OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis: Morton O’Kelly,

PhD, Julia Elmer, MPH, MBA, MS, PhD Student, and Shaun Fontanella, PhD Student;

Franklinton Gardens: Nick Stanich, MS Candidate

Co-Investigator, 2012-2013

Participation in Community Gardens to Improve Adherence to Self-Diabetes Care-A

Community-Based Approach to Diabetes Education

Principal Investigator: Steven Ing, MD

Co-Investigators: Michelle Kaiser, PhD, MSW, MPH; Phyllis Pyrie, PhD; Carla Miller, PhD;

Janet Buckworth, PhD; Caroline Rankin, YMCA of Central Ohio; Sharon Marshall, Ward

YMCA; Sarah Whitney, North YMCA; Connie Crump, Hilltop YMCA

Funding: FIC Team Award ($2500)

Co-Investigator, 2012

Food Security Initiative (Food Security Think Tank: Food, Hunger, Health, August 6, 2012).


Principal Investigator: Colleen Spees, PhD, Med, RD, LD

Co-Investigators: Matt Kleinhenz, PhD; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN; Diane Habash,

PhD, RD, LD; Michelle Kaiser, PhD, MSW, MPH; Steven K. Clinton, MD, PhD; Matt

Habash, MBA, MPA; Buhari Mohammed, MD

Funding: FIC Seed Grant ($2500)

Collaborative Investigator, 2012

Food Choices and Health Status of Food Insecure Families in Central Ohio

Principal Investigator: Colleen Spees, PhD, Med, RD, LD

Co-Investigator: Diane Habash, PhD, RD, LD; Kay Wolf, PhD, RD, LD; Steven Clinton, MD,

PhD

Collaborative Investigators: Matt Habash, MBA, MPA; Tom Gregoire, PhD, MSW; Michelle

Kaiser, PhD, MSW, MPH; Matt Kleinhenz, PhD

Funding: FIC ($25,000)

FUNDING SUBMISSIONS (PENDING OR NOT FUNDED)

Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Evaluating Community-Based Food Strategies in Franklinton to Address

Food Insecurity and Health. Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational

Sciences. Pilot and Collaborative Studies Program, Community Engagement Pilot Track #2.

$10,000. (Submitted November 2014; Made it to second round, was not selected –February 16,

2105.) Collaborator: Franklinton Gardens



Kaiser, M.L. & Rowe, J. (2014). Community Festival (ComFest) Grant. $3000. (Status: Not

Accepted). Franklinton Community Supported Agriculture Food Share Program. Collaborator:

Franklinton Gardens

Stanich, N.A., & Kaiser, M.L. (2015). Unearthing Franklinton’s Potential: Cultivating a Vibrant

Foodscape. United States Department of Agriculture Community Food Projects. $164,643.

Understanding How the Food Environment Impacts Community Food Security [Not

Funded]

Funder: The RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies: Advancing Social Sciences-Based Research on

Food Assistance and Nutrition Challenges in Rural America

Requested Amount: $34,841

Role: Principal Investigator

Timeframe: August 2014-December 2015

Co-Investigator: Bridget DeCrane, Mid-Ohio Foodbank Vice President of Agency and Program

Services

Co-Principal Investigator, 2012-2015 (Not Funded)

Re-envisioning Franklinton’s Food Environment: Testing the Effectiveness of a Community-

Based Meal Program on Influencing Healthy Food Choice of Children in Franklinton, a Food

Desert in Columbus, Ohio

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($120,000)

Concept Paper Submitted: July 2013

Principal Investigators: Nicholas Stanich, MS (Franklinton Gardens) and Michelle Kaiser, PhD,

MSW, MPH (Ohio State University)

OTHER RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Assessing the Real and Perceived Food Safety Risks of Urban Agriculture Programs

Role: Developing and Executing Focus Groups (Replacing two Co-PI’s who have left OSU)

Timeframe for my involvement: May 2013-September 2013

PI: Jeffrey LeJeune, College of Veterinary Medicine

Co-I’s: Nicholas Basta, College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences; Rosemary

Chaudry, College of Nursing; Barbara Polivka, College of Nursing


Funding: 2012-2013 Innovation Initiative ($50,000, extension to September 2013)

Connecting for Change

Role: Working with Shalom Zone to develop survey for use with Hilltop area farmers’ market

Timeframe for direct involvement at this time: May 2013-August 2013

PI’s: Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, Tamara Davis, Lisa Durham, Joe Guada, Byron Roush (all

College of Social Work); Julia Nelson (Greater Hilltop Shalom Zone)

Funding: OSU College of Social Work ($5000)



NON-RESEARCH-RELATED FUNDING

Travel Grant, Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference

Michelle Kaiser & Elizabeth Veranese

Ohio State University Scholarship of Engagement Travel Mini-Grant, $2000

Academic Enrichment Grant ($13,900) with Jacquelyn Meshelemiah and Jennie Babcock for

SW1130H-Introduction to Social Work in Contemporary Society-Honors, Spring 2013

Obesity Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies development (Ohio State University Food Innovation

Center funding), 2012-present (PI: Michelle Battista)

SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP

Franklinton Gardens Board member, 2013-present

Franklinton Gardens volunteer, 2013-present

Westside Food Plan/Healthy Corner Store Initiative [contributor, participant]

Bahamas Methodist Habitat volunteer, 2013

Habitat for Humanity Mid-Ohio volunteer, 2012-present

Girls on the Run of Franklin County volunteer, Fall 2012 season

University of Missouri School of Social Work Doctoral Committee, elected as PhD

representative, 2011.

University of Missouri School of Social Work Alumni Association PhD representative,

2010.

University of Missouri Social Work Doctoral Student Association secretary, 2010.

Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville Buncombe County Board Executive

Committee (Secretary), June 2007-July 2008.

Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville Buncombe County Board member, September

2005-July 2008.

Affordable Housing Coalition Collective Action/Advocacy Committee and Manufactured

Housing Task Force, September 2006-July 2008.

Appalachia Service Project, On Call Counselor, Summer 2009.

Buncombe County Cooperative Extension Services Family and Consumer Sciences

Advisory Committee, May 2006-July 2008.

Buncombe County Earned Income Tax Credit Project POWER Committee, 2006.

Buncombe County Slavic Steering Committee, 2006-July 2008.

Warren Wilson College Social Work Advisory Board, 2007-2009.

Warren Wilson College Social Work Curriculum Committee, 2008.

South Carolina Social Work Month Planning Committee, 2004.

South Carolina Women’s History Month Planning Committee, 2004.

Columbia, South Carolina Area Hunger and Homelessness Coalition Hunger and

Homelessness Awareness Week Committee member, 2003-2004.

University of South Carolina Counseling and Human Development Center Advisory

Board, 2003-2004.

Board Member for LINKS, Low Income Housing Coalition of Eastern Kentucky, 2002.



Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training Participant and Mentor:

Individually raised $10,100. 2006 Disney World Marathon and 2008 Marine

Corps Marathon.

Girls on the Run Volunteer, Asheville, NC and Johnson City, TN. 2005-2008.

Asheville Buncombe County Literacy Council Adult Basic Education volunteer, 2005.

MANNA Food Bank volunteer, 2004-05, 2008.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters volunteer, 2002.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Contributing Editor

Social Work, 2011-present

Reviewer

Journal of Poverty, 2013-present

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2013-present

Journal of Community Practice, 2014-present

Journal of Agriculture and Human Values, 2014-present

Social Work in Health Care, 2015-present

Advisory Board Member

Cleveland State University Academic Association for Food Policy and Research, 2013-2014

Moderator and Co-Convener

National Research Symposium, Food Insecurity: Assessing Disparities, Consequences, and

Policies, Columbia, MO, October 17-19, 2012

Funding: University of Missouri Mizzou Advantage

University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security (J. Sanford “Sandy” Rikoon,

Joan Hermsen, Nikki Raedeke, Matt Foulkes, Mary Hendrickson, Colleen Heflin, Annie

Cafer, Jordan Dawdy, Ashley Vancil, Bill McKelvey)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

OSU College of Social Work College Advisory Committee, 2013-present

O’Leary Lecture Committee, 2013-present

Co-organized A Place at the Table film screening, panel, and World Café with Eminence

Fellows, Office of Outreach and Engagement, Hunger.FOOD.Health, and College of

Social Work, April 13, 2013

Denman Undergraduate Research Forum Judge, 2013, 2014.

Co-Sponsored CURA Roundtable for OSU campus and community with Center for Urban and

Regional Analysis and Agroecosystems Management Program , February, 2014

Ad hoc Campus Food Security Committee



Advising Consultant, Real Food Challenge Student Group

Block Owe Ad hoc Senate Committee [appointed by Ken Lee in April 2014; begins August

2014]

OSU College of Social Work Field Awards Committee, 2013

OSU College of Social Work Curriculum Committee, Electives and General Education, 2012-

2013

OSU College of Social Work Curriculum Committee, Advanced Practice Methods, 2012-2013

OSU College of Social Work Community Social Justice Specialization Committee, 2012-2013.

Graduate Faculty Representative for Dissertation for Liesel Seryak (Public Health). 12/13/12.

Co-developed new course, SW1130H-Introduction to Social Work in Contemporary Society-

Honors with Jacquelyn Meshelmiah and Jennie Babcock, Spring 2013

Assisting with development of an Obesity Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies Program,

2012-present (PI: Michelle Battista)

Assisting with development of a Campus Kitchens food recovery program, 2013-present

Mentorship:

Michelle Hand, Research Assistant, OSU College of Social Work, PhD Student, current

Robert Bennett, Teaching Assistant (unpaid) and advisor for Albert Schweitzer

fellowship, OSU College of Social Work, PhD student, current

Dr. Marium Hussain, Riverside Hospital Medical Residence, research, current

Meera Nagarajan, Undergraduate Honors Research, current

Food Fellows Student Group

PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS

ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and Social Administration) member,

off and on from 2003-present

APHA (American Public Health Association), 2010 to present

Community Food Security Coalition, 2011 to 2012 (group disbanded)

CSWE (Council on Social Work Education), 2010 to present.

NASW (National Association of Social Workers) member, off and on from 2001-present

The Ohio State University Food Innovation Center member, 2012-present

SSWR (Society for Social Work Research), 2010 to present

SSSP (Society for the Study of Social Problems), 2013-present

HONORS/AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESS MENTIONS

Nominated for The Outstanding Faculty Program for Fostering Student Learning through the

Ohio State University Department of Residence Life for The Glass Castle Discussion and

Poverty Simulation presentation. 2015 Faculty and Academic Partner Recognition

Reception, Ohio Union: April 22, 2015.

Columbus Monthly: http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2014/08/researchers-

map-city-residents-access-to-food.html

http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2014/08/researchers-map-city-residents-access-to-food.html

http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2014/08/researchers-map-city-residents-access-to-food.html



Blog posting: http://nourishingontario.ca/blog/2015/01/13/mapping-the-food-environment-

project/

https://cura.osu.edu/news/food-mapping-team-featured-oncampus

http://oncampus.osu.edu/osu-aims-to-improve-food-access-via-gis-mapping-survey/

Outstanding PhD Student, University of Missouri School of Social Work Alumni Organization,

2012.

MU New Bureau Expert Comment, May 2012. Government Cuts to Food Assistance Programs

Would Escalate Food Insecurity. Found at: https://nbsubscribe.missouri.edu/expert-

comment/2012/0508-expert-available-government-cuts-to-food-assistance-programs-

would-escalate-food-insecurity/

Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation: Kaiser, M.L., Hermsen, J., & Rikoon, J.S. (2012).

Household Food Security and Food Provisioning Strategies in U.S. Food Pantry Users.

University of Missouri College of Human Environmental Sciences, 2012.

Paper of the month, Urban Affairs Association, July 2011.

Found at: http://www.thecyberhood.net/content/pages/featured_papers.

MU News Bureau feature, May 2011.

Availability of local food key to improving food security, MU expert says. Found at:

http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2011/0509-availability-of-local-food-key-to

improving-food-security-mu-expert-says/ (over 20 international and national media hits).

Jane Bierderman-Fike Scholarship, University of Missouri School of Social Work, Fall 2009.

Accepted (but declined) Partners in Health Institute for Health and Social Justice

Internship Program, Boston, MA, Summer 2010.

University of Iowa Dean’s List, Fall 1999 - Spring 2001.

Larry Panther Undergraduate Student Volunteer Service Award. University of

Iowa School of Social Work. Awarded by director Dr. Salome Raheim, 2000.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

North Carolina Housing Counseling Certification, The Association of Housing

Counselors, 2006-2008.

OTHER WRITING

Kaiser, M. (2006). “The Walls of the Wells,” Appalachian Voices. In print and

Online. Boone, North Carolina: August 2006. (poetry)

Kaiser, M.L., Bethurem, E.M., & Neville, J. (2012). Columbia Area Community Food

Assessment. Unite 4 Healthy Neighborhoods Food Asset Mapping Team.

Kaiser, M.L., Bethurem, E.M., Neville, J., Glass, Jr., G., Lee, S., Massey, V., & Skala, K.

(2011). Assessing the Mid-Mo Farm System from Farm to Plate: Project Proposal.

https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=8XsgUnF2nW3vcvIwxOSelVSgAGzU7xdpkPGgxy5KKlS2BQRmfmzSCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AbgBvAHUAcgBpAHMAaABpAG4AZwBvAG4AdABhAHIAaQBvAC4AYwBhAC8AYgBsAG8AZwAvADIAMAAxADUALwAwADEALwAxADMALwBtAGEAcABwAGkAbgBnAC0AdABoAGUALQBmAG8AbwBkAC0AZQBuAHYAaQByAG8AbgBtAGUAbgB0AC0AcAByAG8AagBlAGMAdAAvAA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fnourishingontario.ca%2fblog%2f2015%2f01%2f13%2fmapping-the-food-environment-project%2f

https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=8XsgUnF2nW3vcvIwxOSelVSgAGzU7xdpkPGgxy5KKlS2BQRmfmzSCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AbgBvAHUAcgBpAHMAaABpAG4AZwBvAG4AdABhAHIAaQBvAC4AYwBhAC8AYgBsAG8AZwAvADIAMAAxADUALwAwADEALwAxADMALwBtAGEAcABwAGkAbgBnAC0AdABoAGUALQBmAG8AbwBkAC0AZQBuAHYAaQByAG8AbgBtAGUAbgB0AC0AcAByAG8AagBlAGMAdAAvAA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fnourishingontario.ca%2fblog%2f2015%2f01%2f13%2fmapping-the-food-environment-project%2f

https://cura.osu.edu/news/food-mapping-team-featured-oncampus

http://oncampus.osu.edu/osu-aims-to-improve-food-access-via-gis-mapping-survey/

https://nbsubscribe.missouri.edu/expert-comment/2012/0508-expert-available-government-cuts-to-food-assistance-programs-would-escalate-food-insecurity/



http://www.thecyberhood.net/content/pages/featured_papers

http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2011/0509-availability-of-local-food-key-to-improving-food-security-mu-expert-says/

http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2011/0509-availability-of-local-food-key-to-improving-food-security-mu-expert-says/

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