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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: kaiser.267@osu.edu
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
University of Missouri-Columbia
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
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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)
University of Missouri-Columbia
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
University of Missouri-Columbia
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
University of Missouri-Columbia
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
University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Assistant for Dr. Dale Fitch, August 2009-May 2011
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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)
University of Missouri School of Social Work
Columbia, Missouri
Graduate Instructor for SOC_WK1115 Social Welfare and Social Work
Spring 2011 (90 students), Fall 2011 (51 students)
University of Missouri School of Social Work
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
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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). Communityuniversity 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), 324336.
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), 4861.
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.
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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-Atlas2013-5-5-14-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 communityuniversity 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
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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]
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 “EcoSocial 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. 9amNoon. (Evaluation Score of 4.7/5; 102 respondents/150 attendees).
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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
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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
Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University
Funding: New Faculty Initiative ($3000)
Principal Investigator, 2012-2013
Food Mapping Team
Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University
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;
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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).
Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University
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
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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 CommunityBased 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
Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University
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)
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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.
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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
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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, 20122013
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 SocietyHonors 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/researchersmap-city-residents-access-to-food.html
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Blog posting: http://nourishingontario.ca/blog/2015/01/13/mapping-the-food-environmentproject/
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/expertcomment/2012/0508-expert-available-government-cuts-to-food-assistance-programswould-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.
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