Slashing the Stigma: A Look at the Evidence on the Relationship Between Stigma and Food Inequalities with Dr. Allison Karpyn and Dr. Valerie Earnshaw
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On this episode of the E4E podcast, we are joined by Dr. Allison Karpyn and Dr. Valerie Earnshaw. Dr. Allison Kapryn is the Co-Director of the University of Delaware at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and Professor in the Department of the Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her work includes program evaluation methods, topics related to hunger, obesity, school food, supermarket access, and food insecurity. Dr. Valerie Earnshaw is an associate professor at the University of Delaware. Her work focuses on addressing associations between stigma and health inequities across the lifespan, particularly how stigma undermines health outcomes and what moderates these relationships. Today, Allison and Valerie will be discussing their research on the role of stigma in food inequalities, as well as the policy, practice, and research implications of that relationship.

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Allison Karpyn:

UD Faculty Page: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/allison-karpyn/)

email: [email protected])

Twitter: @AllisonKarpyn)

Allison’s Work:

- Pandemic-Era WIC Participation in Wilmington, Delaware: Participants’ Experiences and Challenges. - Center for Research in Education & Social Policy)

- Halverson, M. M., & Karpyn, A. (2022). WIC Participants’ Perceptions of the Cash-Value Benefit Increase during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients, 14(17), 3509.

Allison was on two other episodes of the E4E podcast:

- Increasing food security: a look at the importance of nutritional equity for students and families with Dr. Allison Karpyn (S01 - E06)

- Beyond More Benefits: A Look at the Evidence on the Effects of Increased Cash Value Benefits During The COVID-19 Pandemic on WIC-Participating Delaware Families (S04 - E01)

Valerie Earnshaw:

UD Faculty Page: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/valerie-earnshaw/)

Personal Website: https://earnshawlab.org/)

email: [email protected])

Valerie’s Work:

- Implementing Stigma Reduction Tools via a Popular Teletraining Platform to Reduce Clinician Stigma and Disparities in HIV Testing, Prevention, and Linkage to Care in Malaysia

- Bamgbose Pederson, A., Earnshaw, V. A., Lewis-Fernández, R., Hawkins, D., Mangale, D. I., Tsai, A. C., Thornicroft, G. (in press). Religiosity and stigmatization related to mental illness among African-Americans and Black immigrants: cross-sectional observational study and moderation analysis. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

Valerie also co-hosts the podcast, Sex, Drugs & Science

@sexdrugsscience on Instagram for updates