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CAITLIN EICHER CASPI, SCD

PROFESSIONAL ADDRESSES

UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity University of Connecticut

1 Constitution Plaza Department of Allied Health Sciences

Hartford, CT 06103 358 Mansfield Rd. U-1101

860-380-1016 Storrs, CT 06269

caitlin.caspi@uconn.edu

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Degree Institution Date Degree

Granted

BA Brown University

Psychology

2002

ScM Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Society, Human Development and Health

2008

ScD Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Society, Human Development and Health

2012

Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Minnesota 2012 – 2014

Academic Appointments

University of Connecticut, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

Director of Food Insecurity Initiatives 2020 - present

University of Connecticut, Department of Allied Health Sciences

Associate Professor with Tenure 2020 - present

University of Minnesota, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Associate Professor with Tenure 2020

Assistant Professor 2014 – 2020

Postdoctoral Associate 2012 – 2014

University of Minnesota, Healthy Eating & Activity Across the Lifespan (HEAL Center)

Associate Director 2018 – 2020

University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health

Affiliate Assistant Professor 2016 – 2020

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Center for Community-Based Research

Research Assistant 2006 – 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Sydney Kimmel Center for Prostate & Urologic Cancers

Research Study Assistant 2003 – 2006

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HONORS AND AWARDS FOR RESEARCH WORK, TEACHING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT,

AND SERVICE

NIH Loan Repayment Program, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

3rd Renewal Award 2020 – 2021

2nd Renewal Award 2018 – 2020

1st Renewal Award 2015 – 2017

Initial Award 2013 – 2015

Medical School Dean’s Recognition Award for Research 2018

National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Award 2017

1st place Central Region, Project breakFAST

NIH Training Institute for Dissemination & Implementation Research in Health travel award 2014

Citation Abstract Winner, Society of Behavioral Medicine 2013

NIH/NCI R25 Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012 – 2014

Cancer-Related Health Disparities Career Development and Training Program

University of Minnesota

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health 2012

NIH/NCI R25 Predoctoral Fellowship 2010 – 2012

Cancer Prevention and Control Career Development and Training Program

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Harvard-Manchester Initiative on Inequality & Social Change travel award 2010

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Grants and Contracts

Current

1. Principal Investigator

R01DK118664-01

NIDDK

A Natural Experiment Evaluating the Effect of a Minimum Wage Increase on Obesity and Diet

Related Outcomes

4/1/18 – 3/31/23

$527,145 (average direct costs per year)

This natural experiment will test the effect of a $15 an hour city minimum wage policy on health

outcomes over 5 years in a cohort of low-wage workers in Minneapolis, MN, compared with

workers in a control community (Raleigh, NC).

2. Principal Investigator

R01HL136640-02

NIH/NHLBI

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A Multilevel Intervention in the Hunger Relief Network to Improve Diet Among Adults

Experiencing Food Insecurity

4/15/17 – 3/31/22

$428,350 (average direct costs per year)

This group-randomized study will evaluate the health impact of an intervention to transform the

hunger relief system; outcomes include the nutritional quality of food in pantries, client diet and

cardiovascular health.

3. Principal Investigator

Minnesota Hunger Solutions Subcontract

2019 Minnesota Statewide Food Pantry Survey 10/1/19 – 9/30/20

$49,086 (direct costs)

This needs assessment collects measures on food pantry clients and managers across the state to

assess client food pantry usage, food insecurity, and food pantry capacity; it is a follow up of a

2017 survey conducted by our team that yielded over 4000 responses from clients.

4. Principal Investigator

RIDGE (Tufts/UConn Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics)

SNAP and work-related policies: an in-depth analysis of low-wage worker perspectives and

behaviors

6/1/19 – 11/30/20

$39,887 (direct costs)

The study proposed is an in-depth analysis of low-wage workers related to SNAP and work-

related policies in order to understand perspectives about current and future eligibility for SNAP

benefits in two policy contexts (Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC).

Completed

1. Co-Principal Investigator (with Cutts D)

Healthy Food Healthy Lives Institute Planning Grant Program for Community-University

Partnerships

Developing an HCMC-Open Arms-U of M Collaborative Research Team

7/1/17 - 1/31/18

$10,000 (total direct costs)

This planning grant convened three partners and produced a pilot grant proposal to test an

intervention medically-tailored home-delivered meals to congestive heart failure patients.

2. Principal Investigator

Healthy Food Choice Behavior Research Grants

USDA-Duke-UMN Behavioral Economics Center for Research

Behavioral Economics Approach to Improving the Selection of Healthy Food Among Food

Pantry Clients

10/1/16 – 9/30/2017

$40,000 direct costs

This pilot study used a behavioral economics approach to evaluate in the impact of changes in the

food pantry setting on client dietary outcomes (Healthy Eating Index-2010 scores).

3. Co-Principal Investigator (with Cutler G)

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Child Health Collaborative Grant Award/ CTSI

Evaluating an EMR-based Process to Identify Food Insecurity Among Pediatric Emergency

Department Patients and Improve Connection to Community Services

7/1/2016 – 6/30/2018

$100,000 (direct costs per year)

This study implements an electronic medical record-based screen for food insecurity in pediatric

emergency department patients, and uses an RCT to test strategies to improve connection to

community resources to increase levels of food security.

4. Co-Investigator

PI: Berge J/ Nanney MS

R01 HL113235

NHLBI/NICHHD/NCI

Improving Rural High School Breakfast Environments

5/1/2016 – 2/6/2018

$449,072 (average direct costs per year)

This intervention study implemented best practice strategies to expand and promote the school

breakfast program and test the impact on student participation rates, total diet and body mass

index using a group-randomized design.

5. Co-Investigator

PI: King R

Target Foundation/Second Harvest Heartland (subcontract)

Measuring the Healthfulness of Food Sourced through Second Harvest Heartland

4/1/2016 – 3/31/2017

$31,252 direct costs

This study used a measure nutritional quality previously shown to correlate well with the USDA’s

Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI), and adapted it to align with existing food bank tracking

systems.

6. Co-Principal Investigator (with Kratchmer L)

Target Foundation/The Food Group (subcontract)

Measuring the Healthfulness of Foods across the Hunger Relief Industry

2/15/2016 – 2/14/2017

$67,000 annual direct costs

This study tested the implementation of a measure to nutrition quality in food pantries, previously

shown to correlate well with the USDA’s Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI).

7. Co-Investigator

PI: Laska M

R01DK104348

NIH/NIDDK

Impact of a Local Staple Food Ordinance on Food Choices and Calories Purchased

12/1/2014 – 11/30/2018

$466,669 (average direct costs per year)

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a local policy change (i.e., the Minneapolis

Staple Food Ordinance) that establishes minimum stocking criteria for a wide array of healthy

foods as a requirement of food store licensing.

8. Co-Investigator

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PI: Laska M

U48DP005022-01S1

CDC [Special Interest Project of the UMN Prevention Research Center]

Impact of a Local Food Ordinance on Healthy Food Access

9/1/2014 – 8/30/2019

$52,000 (direct costs per year)

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a local policy change (i.e., the Minneapolis

Staple Food Ordinance) that establishes minimum stocking criteria for a wide array of healthy

foods as a requirement of food store licensing.

9. Co-Principal Investigator (with Berg A)

Program in Health Disparities Research, Community-University Pilot Grants

A Toolkit for Culturally Relevant Foods & Services in Twin Cities Food Shelves

7/1/2013 – 6/30/2014

$19,128 (total direct costs)

This study worked with a local food bank to develop and test a toolkit for culturally-relevant

foods and services in hunger relief.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

*indicates student/trainee † indicates community partner

1. *Winkler M, Lenk K, Erickson D, Caspi C, Laska M. Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in

Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood

Socioeconomic Status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Accepted July 25, 2020.

2. Shanafelt A, Sadeghzadeh C, *Chapman L, De Marco M, Harnack L, †Gust S, †Jackson M,

Caspi C. Recruitment of low-wage workers for a time-sensitive natural experiment to evaluate a

minimum wage policy: Challenges and lessons learned. Field Methods. Accepted June 2, 2020.

3. Yan S, Caspi C, Trude A, Gunen B, Gittelsohn J. How urban food pantries are stocked and food

is distributed: Food pantry manager perspectives from Baltimore. Journal of Hunger and

Environmental Nutrition. 2020. Epub Ahead of print Feb 24, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1729285

4. Lenk K, Winkler M, Caspi CE, Laska MN. How do food shopping patterns vary by food security status among frequent small store shoppers? Translational Behavioral Medicine. Accepted

1/10/20.

5. Caspi CE, Winkler MR, Lenk KM, Harnack LJ, Erickson DJ, Laska MN. Store and

neighborhood differences in retailer compliance with a local staple foods ordinance. BMC Public

Health, 2020;20(1):172.

6. Grannon KG, Wang Q, Berge J, Nanney MS, Caspi C. Do high school students participate in

second chance breakfast programs? Journal of School Health. 2020; 90(2):119-126.

7. Long CR, Narcisse MR, Rowland B, Faitak B, Caspi CE, Gittelsohn J, McElfish PA. Written

nutrition guidelines, client choice distribution, and adequate refrigerator storage are positively

associated with increased offerings of Foods to Encourage in a large sample of Arkansas food

pantries. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019; S2212-2672(19)31121-9.

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8. Laska MN, Caspi CE, Lenk K, Moe SG, *Pelletier JE, Harnack LJ, Ericson DJ. Evaluation of the

first U.S. staple foods ordinance: Impact on nutritional quality of small and non-traditional food

store offerings, customer purchases and home food environments. International Journal of

Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2019; 16(1):83.

9. *Obidike OJ, Rogers CR, Caspi CE. Examining colorectal cancer risk awareness and food shelf

use among health center patients. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2019;

6(5):1021-1029.

10. Caspi CE, †Canterbury M, Grannon K, Bain J, Bohen L, Peterson H, Kottke T. A behavioral

economics approach to improving healthy food selection among food pantry clients. Public Health

Nutrition. 2019; 22(12):2303-2313.

11. Hearst ME, *Jimbo-Llapa F, Wang Q, Grannon K, Nanney MS, Caspi CE. Breakfast is Brain

Food? The effect on GPA of a rural group randomized to promote school breakfast. Journal of

School Health, 2019; 89(9):715-721.

12. Shanafelt A, Magliocco B, Milbrath K, Nanney MN, Caspi CE. An economic analysis of updating

and expanding school breakfast program offerings in high schools. Journal of School Health, 2019.

89 (5): 417-422.

13. *Winkler M, Lenk K, Caspi CE, Harnack L, Erickson D, Laska MN. Variation in the food

environment of small and non-traditional stores across racial segregation and corporate status.

Public Health Nutrition, 2019; 22(9):1624-1634.

14. Nanney MS, Leduc R, Hearst M, Shanafelt A, Wang Q, Shroeder M, Grannonn K, Kubik M Caspi

C, Harnack L. A group randomized intervention trial increases participation in the School Breakfast

Program in 16 rural high schools in Minnesota. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,

2019; 119(6):915-922.

15. Caspi CE, Grannon KY, Wang Q, Nanney MS, King RP. Refining and implementing the Food

Assortment Scoring Tool (FAST) in food pantries. Public Health Nutrition, 2018; 21 (14), 2548-

2557.

16. *Barnes TB, Caspi CE, Lenk K, Erickson D, Laska MN. Perceptions of a healthier neighborhood

food environment linked to greater fruit and vegetable purchases at small and non-traditional food

stores. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2019;14(6):741-761.

17. Berge J, † Adamak M, Caspi CE, Grannon KY, Loth K, Trofholz A, Nanney MS. The Mastery

Matrix for Integration Praxis: The Development of a Rubric for Integration Practice in

Addressing Weight-Related Health Disparities. Preventive Medicine, 2018; 111:78-86.

18. Lenk KM, Caspi CE, Harnack L, Laska MN. Customer characteristics and shopping patterns

associated with healthy and unhealthy purchases at small and non-traditional food stores. Journal

of Community Health, 2018; 43(1):70-78.

19. Larson N, Wang Q, Grannon K, Wei S, Nanney MS, Caspi CE. A low-cost, grab-and-go

breakfast intervention for rural high school students: changes in School Breakfast Program

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participation among at-risk students in Minnesota. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior,

2018; 50(2):125-132.

20. Caspi CE, *Pelletier J, Harnack L, Erickson D, Lenk K, Laska MN. Pricing of staple food items

at supermarkets versus small food stores. International Journal of Environmental Research and

Public Health, 2017; 14, 915.

21. Caspi CE, Lenk K, *Pelletier J, *Barnes T, Harnack L, Erikson D, Laska MN. Association

between store environment and customer purchases in small grocery stores, gas-marts,

pharmacies and dollar stores. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,

2017; 14:76.

22. Taillie LS, *Grummon A, Fleishhacker S, Grigsby-Toussaint D, Leone L, Caspi CE. Best practices

for using natural experiments to evaluate retail food and beverage interventions and policies.

Nutrition Reviews, 2017; 75(12):971-989.

23. Caspi CE, Wang Q, Shanafelt A, Larson N, Wei S, Nanney MS. School breakfast program

participation and rural adolescents’ purchasing behaviors in food stores and restaurants. Journal

of School Health, 2017; 87(10):723-731.

24. Berge J, †Adamek M, Caspi C, Loth K, Shanafelt S, Stovitz S, Trofholz A, Young K, Nanney MS.

Healthy Eating and Activity Across the Lifespan (HEAL): a call to action to integrate research,

clinical practice, policy and community resources to address weight-related health disparities.

Preventive Medicine, 2017; 101:199-203.

25. Caspi CE, Lenk K, *Pelletier JE, *Barnes T, Harnack L, Erikson D, Laska MN. Food and

beverage purchases in small grocery stores, gas-marts, pharmacies and dollar stores. Public

Health Nutrition, 2017; 20(14):2587-2597.

26. Larson N, Davey CS, Caspi CE, Kubik MY, Nanney MS. School-based obesity prevention

policies and practices and weight control behaviors among adolescent boys and girls. Journal of

the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2017; 117(2):204-213.

27. Caspi CE, *Friebur R, Davey CS, Nanney MS. Results of a pilot intervention to improve dietary

outcomes among adults experiencing food insecurity. Journal of Hunger and Environmental

Nutrition, 2017; 12(1):77-88.

28. Caspi CE, Tucker-Seeley R, Adamkiewicz G, Stoddard A, Sorensen G. Food hardship and

obesity in a sample of low-income immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2017;

19:130-137.

29. Larson N, O’Connell M, Davey CS, Caspi CE, Kubik MY, Nanney MS. Disparities in supports

for student wellness promotion efforts among secondary schools in Minnesota. Journal of

Adolescent Health, 2017; 87(2): 90-97.

30. Caspi CE, *Friebur R. Modified ground-truthing: an accurate and cost-effective food

environment validation method for town and rural areas. International Journal of Behavioral

Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016; 13:37.

31. *Barnes T, *Pelletier J, Erickson DJ, Caspi CE, Harnack L, Laska MN. Healthfulness of foods

advertised in small and nontraditional urban stores in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, 2014.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 2016; 13:E153.

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32. *Pelletier JE, Caspi CE, Harnack L, Erikson D, Laska MN. Successful customer intercept survey

recruitment outside small and midsize food retailers. BMC Public Health, 2016; 16:1050.

33. Caspi CE, †Lopez AM, Nanney MS. Geographic access to food shelves among racial/ethnic

minorities and foreign-born residents in the Twin Cities. Journal of Hunger and Environmental

Nutrition 2016; 11 (1):29-44.

34. Laska M, Caspi C, *Pelletier J, *Friebur R, Harnack L. Lack of healthy food in small- to mid-

sized retailers participating in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Preventing

Chronic Disease. 2015;12:E135.

35. Caspi CE, Davey CS, Nelson TF, Larson N, Kubik MY, Coombes B, Nanney MS. Disparities

persist in nutrition policies and practices in Minnesota secondary schools. Journal of the Academy

of Nutrition and Dietetics 2015; 115(3):419-425

36. Allen JD, Caspi CE, Yang M, Tamers S, Stoddard A, Leyva B, Tucker-Seeley R, Sorensen G.

Pathways between acculturation and health behaviors among residents of low-income housing:

The mediating role of social/contextual factors. Social Science and Medicine 2014; 123:26-36.

37. Caspi CE, *Pelletier JE, Harnack L, Erikson D, Laska MN. Differences in healthy food supply

and stocking practices between small grocery stores, gas-marts, pharmacies and dollar stores.

Public Health Nutrition. 2014;19(3):540-7.

38. Larson N, Davey CS, Coombes B, Caspi CE, Kubik MY, Nanney MS. Food and beverage

promotions in Minnesota schools: secular changes, correlates, and associations with students’

dietary behaviors. Journal of School Health 2014; 84(12):777-85.

39. Caspi CE, Dennerlein J, Kenwood C, Stoddard A, Hopcia K, Hashimoto D, Sorensen G. Results

of a pilot intervention to improve health and safety for healthcare workers.” Journal of

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013; 55:1449–1455.

40. Caspi CE, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Tucker-Seeley R, Sorensen G. The social

environment and walking behavior among low-income housing residents. Social Science and

Medicine 2013; 80: 76-84.

41. Caspi CE, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Sorensen G. The food environment and diet: A

systematic review. Health and Place 2012; 18 :1172–1187.

42. Caspi CE, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Adamkiewicz G, Sorensen G. The relationship between

diet and perceived and objective access to supermarkets among low-income housing residents.

Social Science and Medicine 2012; 75:1254-1262.

43. Sapag JC, Poblete FC, Eicher C, Aracena M, Caneo C, Vera G, Martínez M, Hoyos R,

Villarroel L, Bradford E. Tobacco smoking in urban neighborhoods: Exploring social capital

as a protective factor in Santiago, Chile. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2010; 12(9):927-36.

44. Morris M, Huang D, Kelly WK, Slovin S, Stephenson R, Eicher C, Delacruz A, Curley T,

Schwartz L, Scher HI. Phase 1 trial of high-dose exogenous testosterone in patients with

castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer. European Urology 2009; 56(2): 237-244.

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45. Morris M, Kelly WK, Slovin S, Ryan C, Eicher C, Heller G, Scher HI. A Phase II trial of

bortezomib and prednisone for castration resistant metastatic prostate cancer. Journal of

Urology 2007; 178(6): 2378-84.

46. Feltquate D, Nordquist L, Eicher C, Morris M, Smaletz O, Slovin S, Curley T, Wilton A,

Fleisher M, Heller G, Scher HI. Rapid androgen cycling as treatment for patients with prostate

cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2006; 12(24) 7414-21.

Articles Submitted for Publication

*indicates student/trainee † indicates community partner

1. *McGuire C, Gollust S, De Marco M, *Durfee T, Wolfson J, Caspi C. Health and voting behavior

among low-wage populations: Evidence from two U.S. cities. Frontiers in Political Science.

2. Caspi C, Davey C, Bliss Barsness C, Wolfson J, Peterson H, Pratt R. Healthy Eating Index-2015

scores in the hunger relief system: total and subcomponent scores diminish from the pantry

environment to client dietary intake. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

3. Rivera G, Jama S, Bailey N, Gordon N, Bliss Barsness C, Caspi C, Pratt R. The experience of food

pantry users in Minnesota: Qualitative finding from a statewide survey. Public Health Reports.

4. Caspi C, De Marco M, *Durfee T, Abayomi O, *Chapman L, Wolfson J, Myers SL, Harnack LJ.

A natural experiment to evaluate the effect of minimum wage policy on obesity-related

health behaviors and body mass index. Observational Studies.

5. Trofholz A, Loth K, Caspi C, †Adamak M, Berge J. Integration as a Tool for Interprofessional

Work: A Synthesis of the Literature Regarding How to Use Integrative Strategies to Address

Complex Public Health Problems. Revise and resubmit Journal of Interprofessional Education &

Practice.

Chapters in Books

1. Eicher C, Kawachi I. Social Capital and Community Design. In Frumkin H, Jackson D &

Dannenberg A (Eds.) Making Healthy Places: A Built Environment for Health, Well-Being,

and Sustainability. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2011.

Role: defined the intellectual content, conducted the literature review, and led the writing of

the chapter.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Laska MN, The STORE Study Team. The Minneapolis Staple Foods Ordinance Evaluation

Study: Data brief prepared for Minneapolis City Council. University of Minnesota, October

2018.

2. Caspi CE, The SuperShelf Team, Minnesota Hunger Solutions. 2017 Minnesota Food Shelf

Client Survey. Data brief prepared for Minnesota hunger relief agencies. June 2018. Available

at: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f39055_bef6da4661794468bce8b8c4e34e3174.pdf.

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3. Caspi CE, The SuperShelf Team. SuperShelf Pilot Study Results. Report prepared for

Minnesota hunger relief agencies. September 2017. Available at:

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/022142_cfa5ff98c8f04dd196cb79915ade019b.pdf

4. Nanney MS, The Project breakFAST Team. Project breakfast: The Final Report. University of

Minnesota Medical School, April 2017. Available at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ky2z9eBiCqvqnWRsiM3YzL-SOGMemaVu/view

5. Pelletier JE, Caspi CE, Laska MN. Healthy food access in small stores: Lessons learned from

WIC. Research brief prepared for Minneapolis City Council and Minneapolis Health

Department, May 2014.

6. Caspi, CE, Adamkiewicz G, Allen JD, Stoddard A, Tucker-Seeley R, Wallace L, Sorensen G.

Final Summary Report on the Health in Common study prepared for the Cambridge Housing

Authority (CHA), December 2012.

Presentations

Invited Oral Presentations

Includes webinars for professional associations

*indicates student † indicates community partner

National

1. Caspi CE. Invited panelist, NCI Diet Assessment Resources, American Society of Nutrition

Annual Meeting. Planned for Seattle, WA. June 2020. Presentation cancelled due to COVID-

19.

2. Caspi CE. Food Bank Interventions to Improve Diet and Health among Low-Income

Populations, American Society of Nutrition Annual Meeting. Planned for Seattle, WA. June

2020. Presentation cancelled due to COVID-19.

3. Caspi CE. SuperShelf: Transforming food pantries to bring good food to all. Partnership for a

Healthier America Quarterly Webinar: Healthy Pantry Programs, March 2020.

4. Caspi CE. Invited presenter and panelist, Social determinants of health in healthcare delivery.

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Washington D.C., June, 2019.

5. Caspi CE. Minimum wage as a policy to address hunger. Hunger Free Communities Summit,

Minneapolis, MN, October, 2018.

6. Grannon KY, Caspi CE. SuperShelf transformed to bring good food to all: A HEAL case

study. Hunger Free Communities Summit. Minneapolis, MN, Oct 2018.

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7. Caspi, CE. A natural experiment evaluating the effect of a minimum wage increase on obesity

and diet-related outcomes. NIH Obesity Policy Research Grantees Meeting, Webinar,

September, 2018.

8. Caspi, CE. SuperShelf: a community-based intervention to improve healthy food access,

appeal, and selection in food pantries. Harvard School of Public Health/ Dana-Farber Cancer

Institute, Center for Community-Based Research, Boston, October, 2017.

9. Caspi, CE. Nutrition-focused initiatives in Minnesota food pantries. Nutrition and Obesity

Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN), Hunger Safety Net Webinar, September,

2017.

10. Caspi, CE. Results of a behavioral economics intervention to improve healthy food selection

among food pantry clients. Behavioral Economic Center for Research 2017 Conference,

Washington, DC, August, 2017.

11. Caspi, CE. Staple foods ordinance in Minneapolis: Early impact results. Promising policy

solutions for obesity prevention and control: Implementation and impact. Obesity Society

Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November, 2016.

Regional and Local

1. Caspi CE, Gordon N. Results of the 2019 Statewide Food Shelf Client Survey. Minnesota

Office of Economic Opportunity and Food Shelf Executive Directors. July 2020.

2. Caspi CE, Gordon N. Results of the 2019 Minnesota Statewide Food Shelf Client Survey.

Minnesota Food Security Work Group. July 2020.

3. Cutler G, Caspi CE. Addressing food insecurity in the pediatric emergency department using

the electronic medical record. Children's Minnesota Annual Research Conference. Planned for

Minneapolis, MN, April 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19.

4. Caspi CE, †Cutler G. Results from a study addressing food insecurity using the electronic

medical record in the pediatric emergency department. Research in Child Health Dinner Forum.

Minneapolis, MN, December 2019.

5. Caspi CE, Bohen L. What is SuperShelf? University of Minnesota - Nutrition Experiential

Learning and Advocacy (NELA) student organization. Minneapolis, MN, October 2019.

6. Caspi CE, Gordon N, Bohen L. The SuperShelf initiative. Fairview Community Benefits Team

Lunch and Learn, St. Paul, MN, August 2019.

7. Caspi CE, Gordon N. Evaluating the SuperShelf initiative. Foundation for Essential Needs

(FFEN) Board of Directors meeting, Minneapolis, MN, April 2019.

8. Caspi CE. Policy, community, and clinical approaches to addressing food insecurity.

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Grand Rounds, Minneapolis, MN,

January 2019.

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9. Ahmed H, Berge J, Caspi CE, Grannon K, Loth K, Shanafelt A. Marilyn "Susie" Nanney: The

Impact and Legacy of her Research on the Field, Community, and Colleagues. Department of

Family Medicine and Community Health Grand Rounds, Minneapolis, MN, September 2018.

10. Caspi, CE, †Roessler C. The SuperShelf initiative. United States Department of Agriculture,

Food and Nutrition Service Health Care Partners team, September 2018.

11. Caspi, CE. What is the SuperShelf initiative? Second Harvest Heartland Food Partner

Conference, St. Cloud, MN, September 2018.

12. Caspi, CE. A partnership to promote healthy food shelves. Keystone Community Insights

Breakfast Panel, St. Paul, MN, June 2018.

13. †Canterbury M, Caspi CE, † Rychner A, Evaluating the SuperShelf initiative. Midwest Region

Produce Cooperative Summit, Golden Valley, MN, April 2018.

14. Caspi, CE. Food pantry redesign incorporating behavioral economics. Ramsey County

Community Health Services Advisory Committee, St. Paul, MN, January 2018.

15. †Canterbury M, *Johnson J, Caspi, CE. Evaluating the SuperShelf Initiative. HealthPartners

Research Leadership Team, Bloomington, MN, November 2017.

16. †Canterbury M, †Schmidt S, Hesse, N, Caspi CE. Transformers. The Food Access Summit.

Duluth, MN, October 2017.

17. †Canterbury M, Caspi CE, †Rychner A. Evaluating the SuperShelf Initiative. Second Harvest

Heartland Food Bank, Lunch & Learn, St. Paul, MN, October 2017.

18. †Canterbury, M, Gordon N, Caspi CE. SuperShelf: Food Shelf Applications. Channel One

Agency Meeting. Rochester MN, Sept 2017.

19. Caspi, CE, †Schmidt S. SuperShelf: Transforming food shelves to bring good food to all.

Feeding America Cluster Agency Relations Meeting, August 2017. Webinar available at:

https://youtu.be/RxZIwfdo5wU.

20. Caspi, CE, †Cutler G. Addressing food insecurity using the electronic medical record in the

pediatric emergency department. Research in Child Health Dinner Forum. Minneapolis, MN,

May 2017.

21. Caspi, CE. Place matters. African American Leadership Forum, Baraza: A Black Women’s

Health Gathering, Minneapolis, MN, October 2012.

Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentations

*indicates student † indicates community partner

International

1. Caspi CE. A Natural Experiment to Evaluate the Effect of Minimum Wage Policy on Obesity-

Related Health Behaviors and Body Mass Index. Association for Public Policy Analysis and

Management. Planned for Toronto, CA. Presented virtually due to COVID-19, July 2020.

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2. Pratt R, Gordon N, Bohen L, Bliss Barsness C, Canterbury M, Hagen A, Peterson H, Caspi

CE. Staff and volunteer experience of participating in a behavioral economics intervention to

transform food pantries. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

(ISBNPA). Planned for Auckland, New Zealand. June 2020. Presentation cancelled due to

COVID-19, June 2020.

3. Gordon N, Pratt R, Bliss Barsness C, Davey C, Wolfson J, Peterson H, Caspi CE. SuperShelf:

Can food pantries adopt a more nutrition-focused and client-centered approach? International

Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). Planned for Auckland, New

Zealand. June 2020. Presented virtually due to COVID-19.

4. Laska MN, Caspi C, Lenk K, Moe S, Pelletier J, Harnack L, Erikson D,. Evaluation of the first

U.S. staple foods ordinance: Impact on nutritional quality of small and non-traditional food

store offerings, customer purchases and home food environments. International Society of

Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). Prague, Czech Republic. June 2019.

5. Nanney MS, Grannon KY, Caspi CE, Loth K, Trofholz A, †Adamek, M, Shanafelt A, Berge J.

Integrating research, clinical practice, policy and community resources to address nutrition and

physical activity related health disparities. Half-day workshop. International Society of

Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). Hong Kong, China. June 2018.

6. Caspi CE, Grannon K, Wang Q, Nanney MS. School breakfast consumption and sleep among

high-school students. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

(ISBNPA). Victoria, CA, June, 2017.

7. Hearst M, *Jimbo-Llapa F, Wang Q, Grannon K, Nanney MS, Caspi, CE. Breakfast is Brain

Food? The effect on GPA of a rural group randomized trial to promote school breakfast.

International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). Victoria, CA,

June, 2017.

8. Laska MN, Caspi C, *Pelletier J, *Friebur R, Harnack L. Assessment of healthy food

availability in small- to mid-sized SNAP-participating retailers in the U.S.: The need for

supply-side policies to help improve dietary quality in low-income customers.. Oral

presentation at International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual

Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland. June 2015.

National

1. Caspi CE, Davey C, Wolfson J, Bliss Barsness C, Gordon N, Peterson H, Pratt R. The

contribution of food pantry food to client dietary patterns. Healthy Eating Research Annual

Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2020.

2. Winkler M, Caspi C, Laska MN, Harnack L. Measuring Food & Beverage Purchases in

Small and Non-Traditional Stores using Customer Intercepts and the Nutrition Data

System for Research. Healthy Eating Research Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2020.

3. Caspi CE, Davey C, †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Grannon K, Gordon N, Wolfson J, Pratt R.

SuperShelf: Evaluating a multicomponent intervention in the hunger relief system. American

Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2019.

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4. Caspi, CE, De Marco M, *Durfee T, Shanafelt A, Myers S, Wolfson J, Harnack L. Minimum

wage policy as a means of addressing obesity-related health outcomes. American Public Health

Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2019.

5. Gordon N, Bohen L, †Canterbury M, Grannon K, Caspi CE. SuperShelf: Increasing healthy,

appealing food access for food insecure families. Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference,

Anaheim CA, July 2019.

6. *Rolando D, Peterson H, Caspi CE. Make up your mind: Comparing the stated and revealed

nutritional choices of food pantry clients. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association,

Washington, D.C. August 2018.

7. Caspi CE, Carlson S, †Canterbury M, Grannon K, Peterson H, Nanney S. A behavioral

economics approach to improving healthy food selection among food pantry clients. Healthy

Eating Research Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, April 2018. 8. Caspi CE, Lenk K, *Winkler M, Harnack L, Erickson D, Laska MN. Post-Implementation

Compliance with the Minneapolis Staple Foods Ordinance in High-Risk Stores. American

Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, November 2017. 9. Caspi CE, Grummon A, Fleischhacker S, Grigsby-Toussaint D, Leone L, Smith-Taillie LS.

Evaluating retail food and beverage policies and interventions: Utilizing natural experiments.

Healthy Eating Research, St, Paul MN, April 2017.

10. Caspi CE, Shanafelt A, Wang Q, Larson N, Hearst M, Nanney MS. Can school breakfast

program participation change rural adolescents' purchasing behaviors in food stores and

restaurants? American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver CO, November

2016.

11. Caspi CE, *Pelletier J, Harnack L, *Barnes T, Laska MN. Customer purchases in small, non-

traditional urban food retailers. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, March 2016.

12. †Klingler K, Caspi CE, *Pelletier J, Harnack L, Erickson D, Laska MN. Adoption of the

Minneapolis Staple Food Ordinance: A novel policy to improve healthy food availability in

small food stores. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL,

November 2015.

13. Laska MN, *Pelletier J, Caspi C, Harnack L, †Klingler K, Beatty T, Erickson D. Evaluating

the impact of a local Staple Food Ordinance on fruit and vegetable availability. The Obesity

Society, Boston, MA, November 2014.

14. Caspi CE, Allen JD, Yang M, Tamers S, Stoddard A, Leyva B, Tucker-Seeley R, Sorensen G.

Pathways between acculturation and health behaviors among residents of low-income housing:

The mediating role of social/contextual factors. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia,

PA, April 2014.

15. Larson N, Davey CS, Coombes B, Caspi CE, Kubik M, Nanney MS. Promotions for healthy

and unhealthy foods in Minnesota schools. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual

Conference, October 2013.

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16. Tucker-Seeley R, Adamkiewicz G, Caspi CE, Harley A, Yang M, Stoddard A, Sorensen G.

Food insecurity and obesity among residents in low-income housing. 2012 Summit on the

Science of Eliminating Disparities, Washington DC, November 2012.

17. Hopcia K, Eicher C. Integrating Health Protection and Health Promotion: New Approaches to

Worker Well-Being. Pre-conference workshop at American Psychological Association

conference on Work, Stress and Health, Orlando, FL, May 2011.

Regional and Local

1. Grannon K, †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Gordon N, Caspi CE. Mission Possible: Better eating

for food insecure populations. Minnesota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2019 Annual

Meeting, Bloomington, MN, April 2019.

2. †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Gordon N, Grannon K, Caspi CE. The SuperShelf Initiative: Cross-

sector partnerships driving systems level and community level change in hunger relief

Wisconsin Hunger Summit, Wisconsin Dells, WI, March 2019.

3. Caspi CE, †Kratchmer L, †Grannon K, †Schmidt S, King R, Kennan P, Wilder P, Nanney S.

Measuring the nutritional quality of food across the hunger relief system. Promoting Health

Equity Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 2016.

4. Caspi, CE, † Klingler K, Laska M. Baseline findings from the STORE (STaple foods

ORdinance Evaluation) Study. Minnesota Policy Conference, St. Paul, MN, October 2015.

Poster Presentations

*indicates student † indicates community partner

International

1. Hearst M, Yang J, Caspi CE, Laska MN. The availability of cultural foods in convenience

stores and non-traditional food stores serving Black/African American, Asian, Hispanic and

East African residents. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Prague, Czech Republic, June 2019.

2. Caspi CE, Grannon K, Wang Q, King R, Nanney MS. Implementing a Food Assortment

Scoring Tool (FAST) in food pantries to monitor nutritional quality. International Society of

Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Victoria, CA, June 2017.

3. Grannon K, Wang Q, Nanney MS, Caspi CE. Giving breakfast a second chance: Improving

school breakfast participation through second chance breakfast. International Society of

Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Victoria, CA, June, 2017.

4. Caspi CE, *Friebur R, Davey CS, Nanney MS. Results of a pilot intervention to improve

dietary outcomes among food insecure adults. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and

Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 2014.

5. Caspi CE, Davey CS, Kubik MY, Larson N, Nanney MS. Rural schools in Minnesota have

fewer policies and practices that promote healthy eating. International Society of Behavioral

Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, Ghent, Belgium, May 2013.

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6. Shaffer D, Abrey L, Beekman K, Morris M, Eicher C, Kelly WK, Slovin SF, Solit D, Rosen N,

Scher HI. A phase I/II trial to assess tolerability and efficacy of RAD001 with gefitinib in

patients with glioblastoma multiforme and castrate metastatic prostate cancer. European Cancer

Conference, Paris, France, October 2005.

National

1. †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Gordon N, Grannon K, Hesse N, †Riley L, †Schmidt S, Caspi CE. A

Tool to Measure Implementation of a Healthy Food Pantry Transformation Intervention.

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, November

2018.

2. Lenk K, *Winkler M, Caspi CE, Laska M. Association between food shopping behaviors and

food insecurity. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. San Diego,

CA, November 2018.

3. Bohen L, †Canterbury M, Gordon N, Grannon K, Hesse N, †Schmidt S, †Riley E, Caspi

C. SuperShelf – Transforming Food Shelves to Bring Good Food to All: Results from the 2017

Pilot Project. National Health Outreach Conference, Bloomington MN, May 2018.

4. *Johnson JA, †Canterbury M, †Riley L, Kottke T, Grannon, Caspi C. Assessing the Cost

Sustainability of a Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve the Availability of Healthy

Food to Food Shelf Customers: A Feasibility Analysis. Health Care Systems Research Network

Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2018.

5. †Schreiber L, †Anfinson A, Shanafelt A, Marczak M, †Jenkins T, Gold A, Caspi CE.

Minnesota Food Charter’s Shared Measurement Team: A Model for Shared Measurement.

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, November, 2017.

6. Larson N, Davey CS, Caspi CE, Kubik M, Nanney MS. School-based obesity prevention

policies and practices and unhealthy weight-control behaviors among adolescent boys and girls.

Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, San Diego, CA, July/August, 2017.

7. Larson N, *O’Connell M, Davey C, Caspi CE, Kubik MY, Nanney MS Disparities in supports

for student wellness promotion efforts among secondary schools in Minnesota. Annual Meeting

of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Washington D.C, March 2016.

8. Caspi CE, *Friebur R. Developing an accurate and cost-effective food environment validation

method. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2015.

9. *Barnes TL, *Pelletier JE, Erickson DJ, Caspi CE, Harnack LJ, Laska MN. Healthfulness of

food advertising and product placement in small urban food stores. The Obesity Society annual

meeting, San Diego, CA, November 2015.

10. Caspi CE, †Lopez AM, Nanney MS. Geographic access to emergency food among

racial/ethnic minorities and foreign-born residents in the Twin Cities. American Public Health

Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2013.

11. Slovin SF, Carducci MA, Beekman KW, Pili R, Eicher C, Kelly WK, Morris MJ, Shaffer D,

Eisenberger M, Scher HI. The men's cycle plus docetaxel in prostate cancer patients with rising

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PSAs in the non-castrate state. American Society of Clinical Oncology, Orlando FL, May

2005.

12. Morris MJ, Beekman KW, Kelly WK, Slovin SF, Shaffer D, Eicher C, Chu E, Curley T,

Delacruz A, Scher HI. Phase II study of bortezomib for castrate metastatic prostate cancer (PC).

American Society of Clinical Oncology, Orlando FL, May 2005.

13. Morris MJ, WK Kelly, Slovin S, Sauter N, Eicher C, Regan K, Curley T, DeLaCruz A, Reuter

V, Scher HI. Phase I Trial of Exogenous Testosterone (T) for the Treatment of Castrate

Metastatic Prostate Cancer (PC). American Society of Clinical Oncology, New Orleans, LA,

June 2004.

Regional and Local

1. * Kihara M, Gordon N, Bliss Barsness C, Bohen L, Canterbury M, Riley L, Yang L, Caspi CE.

SuperShelf: Creating Welcoming Environments for Communities to Access Appealing, Healthy

Food. Regional Medical Education Conference, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, November

2019.

2. *Hagan A, Davey C, Bliss Barsness C, Gordon N, Caspi C. 2017 Minnesota Food Shelf Client

Survey: Urban and Rural Analysis of Differences in Food Access, Food Security, and Health,

University of Minnesota Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN,

August 2019.

3. * Coleman M, Davey C, Grannon K, Caspi C. Assessing the Cardiovascular Health of Food

Shelf Clients in Minnesota via the Life’s Simple 7 Metric. National Conference for Healthy

African American Men, Minneapolis, MN, March 2019.

4. Caspi CE, † Cutler G. Project FEED: Addressing Food Insecurity Using the Electronic Medical

Record in the Pediatric Emergency Department. University of Minnesota Clinical and

Translational Science Institute, Power of Partnerships Poster Session, St. Paul, MN, February

2019.

5. †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Gordon N, Grannon K, Hesse N, † Schmidt S, † Riley E, Caspi, CE.

A Tool to Measure Implementation of a Healthy Food Pantry Transformation Intervention,

Power of Partnerships Poster Session, St. Paul, MN, February 2019.

6. †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Gordon N, Grannon K, Hesse N, † Schmidt S, † Riley E, Caspi

C. SuperShelf: Partnership and Shared Values Lead to Transformational Change in Food

Shelves. University of Minnesota Extension Program Conference, Brooklyn Park, MN,

October 2018.

7. *Loo C, Caspi CE, *Rolando D, Peterson H, Wolfson J, Pratt R. Analyzing the Current State of

Minnesota Food Shelves Prior to Transformation in the SuperShelf Intervention. University of

Minnesota Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, August 2018.

8. *Coleman M, Davey C, Grannon K, Caspi C. Assessing the Cardiovascular Health of Food

Shelf Clients in Minnesota via the Life’s Simple 7 Metric, University of Minnesota Summer

Undergraduate Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, August 2018.

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9. *Abdallah I, Shanafelt A, Caspi C. A Midpoint Analysis: Examining the Effectiveness of the

Advertisement and Outreach Strategies Employed by the Wage$ Study. University of

Minnesota Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, August 2018.

10. †Canterbury M, Bohen L, Gordon N, Grannon K, Hesse N, † Schmidt S, † Riley E, Caspi,

C. SuperShelf: Transforming food shelves to bring to good food to all. University of Minnesota

Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Power of Partnerships Poster Session, St. Paul,

MN, February 2018.

11. †Cutler G, Caspi C, Kharbanda A, Frenn K, Cutts D, Hendrickson M. Project FEED:

Addressing Food Insecurity Using the Electronic Medical Record in the Pediatric Emergency

Department. University of Minnesota CTSI 2017 Poster Session and Awards Ceremony,

Minneapolis, MN, September 2017.

12. Caspi CE, Lenk K, *Pelletier J, *Barnes T, Harnack L, Erickson D, Laska MN. The

contribution of small, non-traditional food retailers to the urban food environment. Promoting

Health Equity Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 2016.

13. *Adams O, Caspi CE, Nanney MS. Examining Dietary Disparities among Food Insecure

Immigrants. University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Power of

Partnerships Poster Session, St. Paul, MN, February 2014.

14. *Adams O, Caspi CE, Nanney MS. Examining Dietary Disparities among Food Insecure

Immigrants. University of Minnesota Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium,

Minneapolis, MN, August 2013.

Other Key Activities and Accomplishments

Research Seminars

*indicates student † indicates community partner

1. Caspi CE, Cutler G. Project FEED: Addressing food insecurity using the electronic medical

record in the pediatric emergency department. Department of Family Medicine and Community

Health Faculty Research Meeting, University of Minnesota, February 2020.

2. Caspi CE. Community-based approaches to addressing food insecurity. Epidemiology and

Community Health Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, February 2018.

3. Caspi CE. Obtaining support for a food insecurity research agenda. Department of Family

Medicine and Community Health Faculty Meeting, University of Minnesota, January 2018.

4. Caspi CE. Policy, community, and clinical approaches to addressing food insecurity. Public

Health Nutrition Research Panel, University of Minnesota, November 2017.

5. Caspi CE, Grannon K. Current interventions in Minnesota food shelves. Program in Health

Disparities Research, University of Minnesota, April 2017.

6. Caspi CE. Towards an integrated approach to addressing food insecurity. Department of

Family Medicine and Community Health Research Seminar, University of Minnesota, January

2017.

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7. Caspi CE, Grannon K, †Krachmer L, †Schmidt S. Measuring the nutritional quality of food

across the hunger relief system. Center for Health Equity Works In Progress Seminar,

University of Minnesota, May 2016.

8. Caspi CE. What role do small and non-traditional food retailers play in the urban food

environment? Baseline findings from the Staple Foods Ordinance Evaluation (STORE) study.

Program in Health Disparities Research, University of Minnesota, April 2016.

9. Caspi CE. Improving food access in community settings. Department of Family Medicine and

Community Health Research Seminar, University of Minnesota, April 2014.

10. Caspi CE. The neighborhood food environment and diet in low-income housing residents,

Program in Health Disparities Research, University of Minnesota, April 2013.

11. Caspi, CE. Neighborhoods and health: Streets, services and the social environment in low-

income housing residents. Social Change: A Harvard - Manchester Initiative, Manchester,

United Kingdom, University of Minnesota, June 2010.

12. Caspi CE. Neighborhood level analysis in the Health in Common Study: A spatial analysis of

walkability and GIS indicators of the neighborhood service environment. Center for

Community-Based Research, University of Minnesota, September 2009.

Community and Public Presentations

*indicates student † indicates community partner

1. Caspi CE. The WAGE$ study: Evaluating the effect of the Minneapolis minimum wage on

health. 800 West Broadway Community Partners Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, April 2018.

2. Caspi CE, Myers S. A natural experiment evaluating the effect of a minimum wage increase on

obesity and diet-related outcomes. Minneapolis Urban League & Partners Luncheon,

Minneapolis, MN, March 2018.

3. Caspi CE. The WAGE$ Study: Evaluating the effect of the Minneapolis minimum wage on

health. Minneapolis Health Department Community Leadership Team Meeting, Minneapolis,

MN, February 2018.

4. Caspi CE, Shanafelt A. Health impacts of the Minneapolis minimum wage ordinance.

Minneapolis Public Health Advisory Council, Minneapolis, MN, February 2018.

5. Caspi CE. The SuperShelf Evaluation Study. SuperShelf Partners Kickoff meeting.

Minneapolis, MN, May 2017.

6. Caspi CE, Grannon K. Launching the Food Assortment Tracking Tool (FAST) for food

pantries. Food Shelf Lunch & Learn, Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center,

Minneapolis, MN, February 2017.

7. *Pelletier J, Laska M, Caspi CE, Examining the impact of the Staple Foods Ordinance, on

small- to mid-sized stores in Minneapolis. STORE Advisory Committee Meeting, Minneapolis,

MN, July 2015.

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8. Caspi CE. Less healthy food and beverage practices in Minnesota. Audio presentation

available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DF4rkPaYzgMOy1TQBnbHQSRX0guZe1-

XVrSpS3TXvq4/view, February 2013.

Media Appearances

1. Meyerson N. (2020, June 9). Groceries were hard to find for millions. Now it’s getting even

worse. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/business/food-deserts-coronavirus-

grocery-stores/index.html

2. Cierzan N. (2019, November 6) Food shelves could be healthier, and UMN researchers are trying

to help. Minnesota Daily. Retrieved from https://www.mndaily.com/article/2019/11/n-umn-

partnership-transforms-food-shelves-across-minnesota-to-promote-healthy-behaviors

3. Wigdahl, H. (2019, January 22) Kare 11 News. Healthy 'SuperShelf' model growing at food

shelves. Retrieved from https://www.kare11.com/article/news/healthy-supershelf-model-growing-

at-food-shelves/89-9227034a-b0b2-4217-aa45-6d145c378b56

4. Perry, S. (2018, August 6). New survey shatters stereotypes about Minnesota’s food shelf users.

MinnPost. Retrieved from https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2018/08/new-survey-

shatters-stereotypes-about-minnesotas-food-shelf-users/

5. Gomez, F.N. (2018, 25 September). Studying the Relationship Between Wage Increases and

Health. Workday Minnesota.org. Retrieved from

https://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/studying-relationship-between-wage-increases-and-

health

6. Olson, J. (2018, April 5). Minneapolis’ minimum wage increase offers rare research opportunity.

The Star Tribune. Retrieved from http://m.startribune.com//minneapolis-minimum-wage-

increase-offers-rare-research-opportunity/478879783/

7. Olson, J. (2018, April 4). Losing your midlife nest egg is linked to risk of earlier death. The Star

Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.startribune.com/wealth-shock-is-bad-for-your-

health/478689903/

8. Griffith, M (2018, March 29). UMN researchers to examine relationship between minimum wage,

health. Minnesota Daily. Retrieved from https://www.mndaily.com/article/2018/03/ad15

9. Lash, D. (2011, 21 August). Where fast food flourishes. The Morning Call. Retrieved from

http://articles.mcall.com/2011-08-20/news/mc-allentown-greasy-mile-20110820_1_fast-food-

chains-fast-food-options-fast-food

Community Tools and Resources

1. Caspi CE, Grannon K, Janowiec M, Krachmer L, Wang Q, Nanney MS, King K. Food

Assortment Scoring Tool. Program in Health Disparities Research, August 2017. Available at:

https://www.healthdisparities.umn.edu/research-studies/hitt-4-health.

2. Wolfson J, Benson S, De Marco M, Harnack LJ, Myers SL, Durfee T, Caspi CE. WAGE$

study interactive data dashboard. https://jwolfson.shinyapps.io/wages-dashboard/

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TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Course/Lecture List

Courses/instructional units

GCC 3028/5028 Harnessing the power of research, community, clinic, and policy to build a

culture of health, Co-Instructor, Fall 2019.

PubH 7200: Matchmaking in Public Health: Intentional Integration Across Research, Clinical

Practice, Community, and Policy to Promote Health Equity, Contributing Instructor, Summer

2018.

PubH 3950/6900: From Kid to Community: Personal, Social and Environmental Influences on

Youth Obesity, Guest Lecture: Non-traditional Food Store Environments and Customer

Purchases, Summer 2017.

PubH: 6094: Obesity and Eating Disorder Interventions, Guest Lecturer: Policy Approaches to

Obesity Prevention, Spring 2017.

PubH: 6914: Community Nutrition Interventions, Guest Lecture: Local Policy Efforts to Improve

Nutrition, Spring 2017.

PubH3905/6905: Nutrition in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Guest Lecture: Food

Insecurity, Obesity and Nutrition, Fall 2016-2017.

PubH6389: Nutritional Epidemiology, Guest Lecture: Measures of the Food Environment, Fall

2014-2017.

Curriculum Development

GCC 3028/5028 Harnessing the power of research, community, clinic, and policy to build a

culture of health.

PubH 7200: Matchmaking in Public Health: Intentional Integration Across Research, Clinical

Practice, Community, and Policy to Promote Health Equity.

Faculty Development Activities regarding teaching

DFMCH Collaborative Scholarship Intensive (CSI) course

Guest presentation, Data blitz, 2018 - 2020

Guest presentation, Writing manuscript results, 2016

St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN

Courses/instructional units

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HLTH3150: Epidemiology, Guest Lecture: Social and Behavioral Epidemiology, Fall 2013-14,

Spring 2014

Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Courses/instructional units

INTD411: Seminar in Community and Global Health, Guest Lecture: Local Responses to Address

Food Insecurity, Spring 2020

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Courses/instructional units

SHH231: Community Intervention Research Methods, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2010-12.

SHH201: Society and Health, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2008-2009

ADVISING AND MENTORING

University of Minnesota

Undergraduate Student Activities

Undergraduate Research Projects (UROPS, directed research, lab participation, etc.)

Aubrey Hagen 2019-20

Ibrahim Abdalla 2018

Melvin Coleman 2018

Symone McClain 2016

Olufemi Adams 2013

Graduate Student Activities

Master’s Committees Served on

Julia Johnson 2016 – 2017

Sarah Orbuch 2016 – 2017

Ogechi (Jessica) Obidike 2016 – 2017

Ming Yi 2015 – 2016

Master’s Student Advisees

Ann Wang 2019- Present

Allison Rudnickas 2017 – 2019

Doctoral Committees Served on

Camilo Bohorquez Penuela 2018

Dominique Rolando 2017- 2019

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Graduate Research Assistantships (supported through research grants)

Thomas Durfee 2018 – 2020

Dominique Rolando 2017 – 2019

Nicole Bailey 2017 – 2018

Jessica Obidike 2016

Medical School Student Longitudinal Project Supervision

Michelle Kihara 2019 – Present

Other Mentoring Activities

Undergraduate Research Mentoring Seminars

Anatomy of a research career. Program in Health Disparities Research, Undergraduate

Research Program Seminar, July 2017.

Mentorship in a research career. Program in Health Disparities Research, Undergraduate

Research Program Seminar, July 2015.

Place matters. Program in Health Disparities Research, Undergraduate Research Program

Seminar, July 2013.

Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Master’s Theses Committee

Sally Yan 2019

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Doctoral Dissertation Committee

Leah Chapman 2019 – Present

MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS)

Member 2020- present

Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute, University of Minnesota

Board Member 2017 –2020

Minnesota Food Charter Network

Shared Measurement Action Team Member 2016 – 2017

University of Minnesota Healthy Weight Research Center (HWRC) 2015 – 2020

RWJF Health Eating Research (HER)

Healthy Food Retail Working Group Member 2016 – Present

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Methods Subgroup Co-Lead 2016 – 2018

Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan (HEAL) Center, University of MN

Associate Director 2018 – 2020

Founding Member 2015 – 2018

CDC Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) 2014 – Present

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 2014 – 2016

American Public Health Association (APHA) 2013 – Present

International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2013 – 2016

Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota 2012 – 2020

Program in Health Disparities Research (PHDR), University of Minnesota 2012 – 2020

Health Equity Work Group (HEWG), University of Minnesota 2012 – 2020

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2005 – 2006

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH

Service To The Discipline/Profession/Interdisciplinary Area(s)

Editorships/Journal Reviewer Experience*

*Date indicates year of first review

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, manuscript peer review 2020

Health Education and Behavior, manuscript peer review 2019

Psycohosomatic Medicine, manuscript peer review 2018

Intl J of Env Res and Pub Health, manuscript peer review 2017

BMC Public Health, manuscript peer review 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, manuscript peer review 2015

Urban Studies, manuscript peer review 2015

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, manuscript peer review 2014

Appetite, manuscript peer review 2013

Health & Place, manuscript peer review 2013

Public Health Nutrition, manuscript peer review 2013

Pediatric Obesity, manuscript peer review 2012

Preventing Chronic Disease, manuscript peer review 2012

Social Science and Medicine, manuscript peer review 2012

American Journal of Epidemiology, manuscript peer review 2011

Review panels for external funding agencies, foundations, etc.

External grant review

NIH R01 Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation, ad hoc reviewer 2015

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Internal grant review

Healthy Food Healthy Lives Institute, Community-University Pilot Grant s 2018

Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan (HEAL) Center 2016, 2017

Program in Health Disparities Research, Community-University Pilot Grants 2014 – 2016

Program review and session moderating

Planning Committee, Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan, Minneapolis, MN 2020

NIH R13-funded Inaugural Conference

Program reviewer, Hunger Free Communities Summit, Minneapolis, MN 2018

Symposium planning committee member, Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute 2017

Abstract reviewer, The Obesity Society (TOS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2017

Abstract reviewer, APHA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Food and Nutrition Section 2016

Session moderator, Promoting Health Equity Conference, Minneapolis, MN 2016

Abstract reviewer, SBM, Population Health and Advocacy Track, San Antonio, TX 2015

Abstract reviewer, APHA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2014

Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section

Session moderator, APHA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2014

Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section

Abstract reviewer, Science of Dissemination and Implementation Annual Conference 2014

Bethesda, MD

Committee memberships

Expert panelist, Establishing Evidence-Based Nutrition Guidelines and Best Practices 2019 - 2020

for Promotion of Healthy Foods and Beverages in Food Banks and Food Pantries,

RWJF Healthy Eating Research (HER)

Co-lead, RWJF Healthy Eating Research (HER), Healthy Food Retail Work Group 2016 – 2018

Methods subgroup

Member, RWJF Healthy Eating Research (HER), Healthy Food Retail Work 2016 – Present

Methods and Policy subgroups

Member, Minnesota Food Charter Network, Shared Measurement Team 2016 – 2017

Service to the University/Medical School/Department

University of Minnesota

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University-wide service

Member, Child Development Center-Lab School Integration Parent-Faculty 2019 – 2020

Advisory Team

Medical School Service and Intercollegiate Service

Grant reviewer, Community-University Partnership Grants, Healthy Foods 2018 – 2020

Healthy Lives Institute

Member, Symposium Planning Committee, Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute 2017 – 2018

Member, Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute Advisory Board 2017 – 2020

Reviewer, Food Policy Research Center 2014

Mentor, Undergraduate Research Program, Clinical & Translational Science Institute 2013

Member, Community Engagement Subcommittee, Health Equity Work Group 2012 – 2013

Department/Unit Service

Member, Search Committee for DFMCH Assistant Professor 2019

Member, Susie Nanney Travel Award Committee 2019

Member, DFMCH Resident/Faculty Awards Committee 2019

Member, Search Committee for Community Engagement Coordinator, Program in 2018

Health Disparities Research

Associate Director, Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan Center 2018 – Present

Founding member, Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan Center 2015 – 2018

Mentor, Undergraduate Research Program, Program in Health Disparities 2016, 2018, 2019

Research

Reviewer, Undergraduate Research Program, Program in Health Disparities 2016, 2018

Research

Grant reviewer, Community-University Partnership Grant Program, Program in 2014 – 2016

Health Disparities Research

Organizer, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health food drive 2014 – 2016

Reviewer, R25 Cancer-Related Health Disparities Career Development 2013 – 2014

Fellowship