Jen Stephenson, Msph Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

I collected and managed qualitative data, designed Qualtrics surveys for data collection, prepared research manuscripts and writing for the Baltimore Urban food Distribution (BUD) study, which is a systems intervention that leverages a mobile application to address supply-side challenges. Additionally, I conducted qualitative and quantitative data collection and co-authored R01 and R34 grants with our research team for a food resiliency/emergency preparedness study called the Support Application for Food Pantries (SAFPAS). SAFPAS aims at using a mobile application to support food pantries in recruiting and managing volunteers, communicating with volunteers, clients, and city agencies in Baltimore, and helping pantry clients make healthier food choices during normal and emergency operations. I conducted a scoping review with a fellow colleague for food security screening and referral practices to promote health equity in hospital systems through secured funding from the Urban Health Institute.

Created topical briefs on nutrition and early child development and stunting. Utilized intervention mapping to highlight the most impactful nutrition interventions for stunting based on strength-of-evidence appraisals.Conducted a thematic analysis of Stronger Foundation for Nutrition members on how to catalyze the impact of nutrition giving in the philanthropic sector.

San Angelo, Texas, United States

Built the capacity of hunger and poverty coalitions during the COVID-19 pandemic and winter storm Uri in rural areas as a member of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) VISTA team, developed community resources, and facilitated coalition meetings and community outreach in multiple settings (college, senior citizen housing, adolescent, faith-based) in the West Texas region. I gathered community and statewide food security data from all 254 TX counties and co-wrote resource manuscripts for BCHP on food insecurity, food resiliency, and coalition building while organizing county-level descriptive statistics for the development of BCHP TX county reports. Additionally, I planned and organized the virtual West Texas Hunger Summit that garnered over 150 attendees from 7 different states.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

- Worked with Dr. Meghan Slining on the effectiveness of physical activity and nutrition policies in early childcare settings. - Collected data at lower income child care centers throughout Upstate SC in order to assess tailored technical assistance for the improvement of health outcomes. - Examined the importance of establishing quality nutrition and physical activity policies and the effects of teacher behavior on children's health. - Collaborated with my research team to effectively recruit childcare centers. - Organized macronutrient data for summer feeding programs served to children in Greenville, SC.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

- Collected data for LiveWell Greenville about food waste in summer school programs

Greenville, South Carolina Area

- Learned about community health policies and engagement and how to implement strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity health behaviors in the community.- Engaged with community health coalitions and gave health input in meetings with the SC Department of Social Services (DSS), non-profit organizations (LiveWell Greenville) and other community health leaders.

- Collected observational data about nutrition and physical activity levels in early childhood centers for the Health Science/Public Health department.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

- Interned with the The Furman University Eats Lean (FUEL) community health internship.- Taught nutrition and wellness lessons with under-resourced populations.- Planned cooking demonstrations and worked in a non-profit warehouse organizing donations.

Msph, Human Nutrition

B.S. Health Sciences, Health, Cum Laude