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Stephanie Grutzmacher, Ph.D.

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Stephanie Grutzmacher, Ph.D.

Stephanie Grutzmacher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
stephanie.grutzmacher@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-1610

Milam Hall

Milam Hall 118C

2520 SW Campus Way

2520 SW Campus Way

Corvallis, OR 97331

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Stephanie Grutzmacher, Ph.D. (May 2023)

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At OSU

Affiliation(s):

Health Promotion and Health Behavior

Transforming Academia for Equity

School of Biological and Population Health Sciences

Courses taught:

NUTR 423/523 Community Nutrition, H 520 Health Disparities, H 575 Evaluation of Health Promotion and Education Programs, H 620 Advanced Methods in Global Health Intervention and Practice, HHS 541 Global Food Security, H 333 Global Public Health

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Stephanie’s research aims to understand unique experiences of food insecurity among vulnerable populations in order to identify best practices for food safety net and nutrition education programs. She works with SNAP-Ed, extension, and community collaborators to develop, implement, and evaluate programmatic strategies in family, school, retail, worksite, service agency, and community settings. She also facilitates a community development and capacity building partnership with public health and agriculture faculty at two universities in Ethiopia. Currently, Stephanie is conducting a study of farmworker and farmer safety net utilization, a study of older adults’ SNAP participation, a study of college and university responses to student food and housing insecurity, and a statewide evaluation of the Oregon Double Up Food Bucks program.

Biography

Dr. Grutzmacher received her PhD in Family Science from the University of Maryland in 2007. Prior to joining OSU in 2015, she was an Extension Specialist and Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

Spotlight

U.S. college and university responses to student food and housing insecurity: A national inventory of strategies.

Stephanie Grutzmacher, Ph.D.

Many institution-level efforts to address food insecurity have emerged on college campuses, but little to no evidence exists concerning the strategies used or their reach, scope, or effectiveness. Stephanie presents strategies used by colleges and universities, including which strategies are most commonly used and how use varies by institutional characteristics, including institution type and student demographics.

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Publications

2019

Journal Article

S. K. Grutzmacher, Munger, A., Messina, L., and Downes, K., “Screening for Health Literacy among SNAP-eligible Adults Using the Newest Vital Sign: Implications for Nutrition Facts Label Policy and Education”, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, pp. 1 - 14, 2019.

2018

Journal Article

M. Akibu, Tekelab, T., Amano, A., Besho, M., Grutzmacher, S. K., Tadese, M., and Habtewold, T. Dejenie, “Adherence to prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC): a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.”, Syst Rev, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 107, 2018.

S. K. Grutzmacher, Duru, E. Braunschei, Speirs, K. E., Worthington, L., Munger, A. L., and Lachenmayr, L. A., “Using text messages to engage low-income parents in school-based nutrition education”, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 335 - 339, 2018.

2017

Journal Article

S. K. Grutzmacher, Munger, A. L., Speirs, K. E., Zemeir, L. A., Richard, K. C., and Worthington, L., “Feasibility of bidirectional text messages in evaluating a text-based nutrition education program for low-income parents: Results from the Text2BHealthy program.”, Eval Program Plann, vol. 64, pp. 90-94, 2017.

2016

Journal Article

H. - J. Song, Grutzmacher, S. K., and Munger, A. L., “Project ReFresh: Testing the Efficacy of a School-Based Classroom and Cafeteria Intervention in Elementary School Children.”, J Sch Health, vol. 86, no. 7, pp. 543-51, 2016.

K. E. Speirs, Grutzmacher, S. K., Munger, A. L., and Messina, L. A., “Recruitment and retention in an SMS-based health education program: Lessons learned from Text2BHealthy.”, Health Informatics J, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 651-8, 2016.

B. A. L. Davis, Grutzmacher, S. K., and Munger, A. L., “Utilization of Social Support among Food Insecure Individuals: A Qualitative Examination of Network Strategies and Appraisals”, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, pp. 1 - 18, 2016.

A. L. Munger, Hofferth, S. L., and Grutzmacher, S. K., “The Role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Probability of Maternal Depression”, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, pp. 1 - 15, 2016.

2015

Journal Article

C. Sophia Wilcox, Grutzmacher, S. K., Ramsing, R., Rockler, A., Balch, C., Safi, M., and Hanson, J., “From the field: Empowering women to improve family food security in Afghanistan”, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 30, no. 01, pp. 15 - 21, 2015.

A. L. Munger, Lloyd, T. D. S., Speirs, K. E., Riera, K. C., and Grutzmacher, S. K., “More than Just Not Enough: Experiences of Food Insecurity for Latino Immigrants.”, Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 1548-56, 2015.

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OSU study: Produce-buying incentive program a win-win for consumers, farmers

Produce-buying incentive program a win-win for Oregon consumers and farmers

Inside the mind of researcher Stephanie Grutzmacher

Study abroad trip to London brings public health into focus

Trip to Ethiopia strengthens relationships, increases food safety and nutrition awareness

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