Associate Professor and Food Systems Director, Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health, University of Washington. Opinions are my own.
Seattle, WA
Joined January 2020
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Sharing out our new pub: “Food systems governance should be preceded by food systems diplomacy” in @NatureFoodJnl Really enjoyed working with an amazing group of scholars: Divya Garg, @MarieSpiker @Glenn_College @sartorialfoodie nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
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Introducing Civil Eats’ Food Policy Tracker, your go-to source for daily federal food and farm updates.
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What's the future of #foodsystems education? DEOHS faculty Sarah Collier, @MarieSpiker, @JenOtten and colleagues just published this call for collaboration among food systems programs in higher ed to train the future workforce. @frontiersin @uwepidemiology frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Vegan vs Omnivore - Twins study
So excited our study of identical twins comparing vegan and omnivore diets is making a splash! Check out this super fun video by Lisa Kim of @StanfordMed to see which diet – and twin – fared better. #Nutrition #Research
youtu.be/IvXo-RQGdls?si=52Os…
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New Winter course taught by Nutritional Sciences faculty @JenOtten, Sarah Collier & @MarieSpiker: Learn about sustainability of meat production and consumption in the United States, with an emphasis on environmental impacts and animal welfare. Register: myplan.uw.edu/course/#/cours…
ALT Photo of cows. Text: Winter 2024. ENV H 490 / NUTR 490 3 credits. Sustainable Animal Agriculture: Complexities and Tradeoffs. Instructors: Sarah Collier, Jennifer Otten, and Marie Spiker.
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Congrats to DEOHS Assoc. Prof. @jenotten on joining the Committee on Securing Nutrition Equity Across the Food Environment, part of @iha_tamu @chicagocouncil @globalagdev's task force to develop a national roadmap for responsive ag solutions. @uwsph bit.ly/3I0nReE
Phenomenal @UWDEOHS @uwsph thesis student @noah_janzing successfully defended today!! His thesis was amazing and he brought such great energy to our lab and will be missed. Congrats Noah!
#knowingfood23 #afhvs23 #foodsystems #foodstudies view from my dorm room accommodations at Boston University for the AFHVS/#ASFS conference. So fun to see everyone and hear the rich and interdisciplinary content!
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“The US emergency food system is chronically underfunded,” said DEOHS Assoc. Prof. @jenotten. “When an emergency comes along, public investments are often not enough because the infrastructure hasn’t been built.” New in @uwsph Public Health Magazine: deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blo…
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Show me a congressional district anywhere in the country—urban or rural, red state or blue—and I’ll show you working families struggling to put food on the table.
It's time to correct the record on SNAP.
My op-ed for @thehill: thehill.com/policy/future-of…
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1 in 8 people in the U.S. used SNAP benefits in 2022. As food prices soar and SNAP resources shrink, Washingtonians are finding new ways to help neighbors in need. WATCH: youtu.be/6qRxr7Z7Gq4
@RepJayapal @MarieSpiker @NWHarvest @UDistFoodBank @MiaGregerson33 @callananseattle
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NEW: Results are out for the fourth wave of a @wafood_survey. I interviewed the lead researcher @JenOtten who says higher grocery costs are the most challenging bill to afford for food-insecure households, topping rent or utilities.
#KOMONews
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Food insecurity is a national problem that needs long-term solutions. #WaLeg st.news/3JkIQKx
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Thank you @SeaTimesOpinion: #HB1784 needs swift action but also #FoodInsecurity outlook requires long term response and #CollectiveAction #waleg @WAHouseDems @WaHouseGOP @WaSenate @WaSenateGOP
#SHB1238 #HB1559 #SHB1447 #HB1477 #SB5486 #budget #EndHunger @NWHarvest – at Seattle, WA
Food insecurity is a national problem that needs long-term solutions. #WaLeg st.news/3JkIQKx
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We’re 50% done with WA’s legislative session. Hunger still haunts nearly half of must vulnerable households & while we’re on track for early action relief #waleg must also consider 2 yr outlook for #Hunger
#TANF #SchoolMeals #WorkingFamiliesTaxCredit crosscut.com/investigations/…
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“It’s clear that there are populations that are experiencing late-pandemic effects, long term,” said @UWDEOHS Associate Professor @JenOtten. “We need to figure out how to meet the needs of these populations, because we’re not fully recovered.” bit.ly/3IVCVLw
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Substitute bill will extend access to healthy school meals w/out cost, stigma, or barriers to an additional 91k students. It’s a setback from this year’s goal but is still incremental progress to #SchoolMeals4All shown to have overwhelming community support #SHB1238 #waleg – at Seattle, WA
Washington is considering increasing the number of students eligible for free meals at schools throughout the state — although the latest proposal falls short of an initial push for free #schoolmeals4all students. crosscut.com/politics/2023/0…