Leah R Carpenter

Biographic Data

ID6263014
NAMELeah R Carpenter
GIVEN NAMESLeah R
FAMILY NAMECarpenter
SIGNATURECARPENTER L R
AFFILIATIONSSwanson Center
ORCID0000-0003-3432-7223
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • Development of three new multidimensional measures to assess household food insecurity resilience in the United States

    Open AccessEric E Calloway, Leah R Carpenter et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Introduction This study aimed to develop and test novel self-administered measures (Absorptive capacity, Adaptive capacity, and Transformative capacity) of three aspects of a household's resilience to financial shocks (e.g., job loss) that can increase food insecurity risk. Methods Measures were piloted in a convenience sample of households at risk for food insecurity in the United States. The survey included the new measures, validation variable…

  • Key Informant Interviews to Inform Nutrition and Physical Activity Recovery Efforts in Child Care Settings amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States

    Open AccessAllison M Nitto, David Berrigan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic created a series of challenges for children's health, including several challenges related to nutrition and physical activity in child care settings. Thus, this study explored: 1) how COVID-19 impacted nutrition and physical activity in child care settings and how to address these challenges moving forward; 2) potential best practices in child care that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic worth continuing; and 3) f…

  • Equitable Partnerships between Community-Based and Traditional Public Health Organizations

    Eric E Calloway, Alethea Chiappone et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2022Cited by: 1

    The purpose of this brief report was to qualitatively explore barriers to fostering equitable partnerships between community-based organizations (CBOs) and traditional public health (TPH) groups, and to provide interviewee-driven recommendations. We conducted semi-structured interviews from February to June 2019 with representatives from CBOs (n = 9), TPH groups (n = 12), and the Praxis Project (n = 2). We used thematic analysis with a priori cat…

  • Development of new measures to assess household nutrition security, and choice in dietary characteristics

    Open AccessEric E Calloway, Leah R Carpenter et al.ARTICLEAppetite2022Cited by: 13References: 63

    The purpose of this study was to preliminarily develop novel self-administered measures to assess nutrition security and choice in dietary characteristics. Measures were piloted in a convenience sample of households at risk for food insecurity in the United States. The survey included the new measures, construct validation variables (household food security, self-reported general health, and dietary variables), and demographic questions. Explorat…

  • The Future of the Small Rural Grocery Store

    Courtney A Pinard, Hollyanne E Fricke et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2016

    This study adds to the literature around food access in rural communities, and can inform future implementation strategies to work with storeowners to improve healthy food access

  • A workplace farmstand pilot programme in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Open AccessFarryl Bertmann, Farryl MW Bertmann et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective To explore the feasibility of a workplace farmstand programme through the utilization of an online ordering system to build awareness for local food systems, encourage community participation, and increase local fruit and vegetable availability. Design A 4-week pilot to explore feasibility of workplace farmstand programmes through a variety of outcome measures, including survey, mode of sale, weekly sales totals and intercept interviews…