Michelle L Kaiser
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle L Kaiser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle L |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaiser |
| SIGNATURE | KAISER M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4950-7796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Innovative Nutrition Policies and Programs to Reduce Low-Income Children’s Sodium Intake in the United States
Globally, high sodium intake is the leading dietary risk factor of morality. Most Americans, including children, consume too much sodium compared with the federal guidelines. Socioeconomic and racial disparities place children, many of color, from low-income households and neighborhoods, at higher risk of consuming foods high in sodium. Preferences in sodium levels are determined during childhood and can be challenging to modify in adulthood. Thu…
Community-based solidarity movements in response to food and climate injustice
Food insecurity and climate change are coupled challenges facing modern society. While climate change directly causes weather fluctuations, with consequences for food security and sovereignty, current global food systems threaten the climate and environment. We ask: how can social work learn from and support community-based models that challenge oppressive structures, honour traditional and alternative ways of knowing, and work towards the equita…
Sexual Violence against Adults Aged 50 Years and Older and Implications for Prevention
At-risk older adults and older survivors of sexual violence (SV) remain largely absent from SV prevention and intervention, owing to ageism and sexism, as well as other intersectional forms of prejudice, including among service providers (e.g., social workers, healthcare professionals, practitioners in SV organizations, and practitioners who serve older adults). This study explored perceptions, knowledge and experiences with SV against adults 50 …
Neighbors’ Perceptions of University Engaged “Research”
We investigate community members’ perceptions of their engagement with university researchers’ engaged research conducted in their neighborhoods. Analyzing interviews, first, we find perceptions are not simply developed from singular experiences, personal experiences, or even research experiences. Most interviewees did not, or could not, clearly distinguish engaged research from other university activities. They also regarded the university as a …
Perspectives of community members on community-based participatory research
Anchor institutions are a part of a complex urban governance regime influencing policy, investment and programming in urban neighborhoods. Anchor land-grant educational institutions are questioning their role in conducting impactful research in and with the community. We find growing evidence of interest in community-based participatory research (CBPR) by universities and funders. Utilizing a systematic literature review we analyze peer-reviewed …
Ballot Earth
Elected Office as a Social Work Career Trajectory
Social workers are ethically bound to engage in political action. Serving in elected office is one influential way they can fulfill this responsibility. The purpose of this study was to identify ways social work education and professional organizations can support elected office as a social work career trajectory. Nine political social workers who held or campaigned for elected office in a Midwestern state were interviewed. Thematic analysis was …
Individual and Community Engagement in Response to Environmental Challenges Experienced in Four Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods
Low-income urban communities, and the individuals that live within them, continue to face disproportionate interconnected social, economic, and environmental challenges related to their built, natural, and social environments. The aim of our phenomenological research study was to elevate the experiences of residents living in low-income urban neighborhoods in terms of their communities' environmental challenges. Our objectives were to (1) identif…
Explaining Racial Inequality in Food Security in Columbus, Ohio
Food insecurity is a leading public health challenge in the United States. In Columbus, Ohio, as in many American cities, there exists a great disparity between Black and White households in relation to food insecurity. This study investigates the degree to which this gap can be attributed to differences in food shopping behavior, neighborhood perception, and socioeconomic characteristics. A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method is used to analyze …
Redefining Food Security in a Community Context
Large numbers of households experiencing the effects of food insecurity threaten a community's viability. Although hunger has been viewed as a social problem, research focused on household-level food security tends to primarily focus on the household economics. This thematic overview of academic and grey literature (a) describes community food security (CFS) research and indicators related to accessibility, affordability, community self-reliance,…
An analysis of differences in predictors of food affordability between rural and urban counties
This study addresses the extent to which county-level poverty, housing affordability, food store availability and access, and average SNAP benefits predict food affordability in Missouri counties using an ordinary least squares regression model. Emphasis was given to the difference between rural and urban counties. Bivariate analysis shows food affordability differs significantly between rural and urban counties. Multivariate analysis reveals the…
Food Security
Coupled with the obesity epidemic, food insecurity presents a public health and social crisis. The United States' industrialized food system embodies an unsustainable network of production and unequal distribution of food creating threats to both the natural environment and human development. Ecological, economic, and social systems are interdependent and their relationships to food security are complex and dynamic. Social workers have a unique s…
Food Security
Coupled with the obesity epidemic, food insecurity presents a public health and social crisis. The United States' industrialized food system embodies an unsustainable network of production and unequal distribution of food creating threats to both the natural environment and human development. Ecological, economic, and social systems are interdependent and their relationships to food security are complex and dynamic. Social workers have a unique s…
Redefining Food Security in a Community Context
Large numbers of households experiencing the effects of food insecurity threaten a community's viability. Although hunger has been viewed as a social problem, research focused on household-level food security tends to primarily focus on the household economics. This thematic overview of academic and grey literature (a) describes community food security (CFS) research and indicators related to accessibility, affordability, community self-reliance,…
An analysis of differences in predictors of food affordability between rural and urban counties
This study addresses the extent to which county-level poverty, housing affordability, food store availability and access, and average SNAP benefits predict food affordability in Missouri counties using an ordinary least squares regression model. Emphasis was given to the difference between rural and urban counties. Bivariate analysis shows food affordability differs significantly between rural and urban counties. Multivariate analysis reveals the…
Perspectives of community members on community-based participatory research
Anchor institutions are a part of a complex urban governance regime influencing policy, investment and programming in urban neighborhoods. Anchor land-grant educational institutions are questioning their role in conducting impactful research in and with the community. We find growing evidence of interest in community-based participatory research (CBPR) by universities and funders. Utilizing a systematic literature review we analyze peer-reviewed …
Neighbors’ Perceptions of University Engaged “Research”
We investigate community members’ perceptions of their engagement with university researchers’ engaged research conducted in their neighborhoods. Analyzing interviews, first, we find perceptions are not simply developed from singular experiences, personal experiences, or even research experiences. Most interviewees did not, or could not, clearly distinguish engaged research from other university activities. They also regarded the university as a …
Food Security
Coupled with the obesity epidemic, food insecurity presents a public health and social crisis. The United States' industrialized food system embodies an unsustainable network of production and unequal distribution of food creating threats to both the natural environment and human development. Ecological, economic, and social systems are interdependent and their relationships to food security are complex and dynamic. Social workers have a unique s…
An analysis of differences in predictors of food affordability between rural and urban counties
This study addresses the extent to which county-level poverty, housing affordability, food store availability and access, and average SNAP benefits predict food affordability in Missouri counties using an ordinary least squares regression model. Emphasis was given to the difference between rural and urban counties. Bivariate analysis shows food affordability differs significantly between rural and urban counties. Multivariate analysis reveals the…
Redefining Food Security in a Community Context
Large numbers of households experiencing the effects of food insecurity threaten a community's viability. Although hunger has been viewed as a social problem, research focused on household-level food security tends to primarily focus on the household economics. This thematic overview of academic and grey literature (a) describes community food security (CFS) research and indicators related to accessibility, affordability, community self-reliance,…
Individual and Community Engagement in Response to Environmental Challenges Experienced in Four Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods
Low-income urban communities, and the individuals that live within them, continue to face disproportionate interconnected social, economic, and environmental challenges related to their built, natural, and social environments. The aim of our phenomenological research study was to elevate the experiences of residents living in low-income urban neighborhoods in terms of their communities' environmental challenges. Our objectives were to (1) identif…
Explaining Racial Inequality in Food Security in Columbus, Ohio
Food insecurity is a leading public health challenge in the United States. In Columbus, Ohio, as in many American cities, there exists a great disparity between Black and White households in relation to food insecurity. This study investigates the degree to which this gap can be attributed to differences in food shopping behavior, neighborhood perception, and socioeconomic characteristics. A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method is used to analyze …
Elected Office as a Social Work Career Trajectory
Social workers are ethically bound to engage in political action. Serving in elected office is one influential way they can fulfill this responsibility. The purpose of this study was to identify ways social work education and professional organizations can support elected office as a social work career trajectory. Nine political social workers who held or campaigned for elected office in a Midwestern state were interviewed. Thematic analysis was …
Sexual Violence against Adults Aged 50 Years and Older and Implications for Prevention
At-risk older adults and older survivors of sexual violence (SV) remain largely absent from SV prevention and intervention, owing to ageism and sexism, as well as other intersectional forms of prejudice, including among service providers (e.g., social workers, healthcare professionals, practitioners in SV organizations, and practitioners who serve older adults). This study explored perceptions, knowledge and experiences with SV against adults 50 …
Neighbors’ Perceptions of University Engaged “Research”
We investigate community members’ perceptions of their engagement with university researchers’ engaged research conducted in their neighborhoods. Analyzing interviews, first, we find perceptions are not simply developed from singular experiences, personal experiences, or even research experiences. Most interviewees did not, or could not, clearly distinguish engaged research from other university activities. They also regarded the university as a …
Perspectives of community members on community-based participatory research
Anchor institutions are a part of a complex urban governance regime influencing policy, investment and programming in urban neighborhoods. Anchor land-grant educational institutions are questioning their role in conducting impactful research in and with the community. We find growing evidence of interest in community-based participatory research (CBPR) by universities and funders. Utilizing a systematic literature review we analyze peer-reviewed …
Ballot Earth
Innovative Nutrition Policies and Programs to Reduce Low-Income Children’s Sodium Intake in the United States
Globally, high sodium intake is the leading dietary risk factor of morality. Most Americans, including children, consume too much sodium compared with the federal guidelines. Socioeconomic and racial disparities place children, many of color, from low-income households and neighborhoods, at higher risk of consuming foods high in sodium. Preferences in sodium levels are determined during childhood and can be challenging to modify in adulthood. Thu…
Community-based solidarity movements in response to food and climate injustice
Food insecurity and climate change are coupled challenges facing modern society. While climate change directly causes weather fluctuations, with consequences for food security and sovereignty, current global food systems threaten the climate and environment. We ask: how can social work learn from and support community-based models that challenge oppressive structures, honour traditional and alternative ways of knowing, and work towards the equita…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Food security (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Food insecurity (4 works)