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Session Type: Oral Session

The Psychological Toll of Food Insecurity: Evidence Across Populations and Contexts (Oral Session 26)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Location:Maryland Ballroom C

    Chair(s)

  • Heather Schier, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor
    Appalachian State University
    Boone, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Cristina Moraga Franco, PhD

    Postdoctoral Scholar
    Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University
    Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Yvonne Ford, PhD, RN

    Associate Professor, tenured
    Nursing
    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
    Durham, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Alireza Majidi, MS

    Graduate Student
    University of Idaho
    Moscow, Idaho, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Heejin Lee, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • VO

    Victor Olayemi, Doctoral Candidate

    Graduate Student
    Virginia Tech
    Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Angela Bermúdez-Millán, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health)
    Farmington, Connecticut, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

  • 8:30 AM - 8:42 AM ET
    Effects of Perceived Discrimination and Food Insecurity on Depression and Anxiety Among All of Us Research Programs Participants

    Presenting Author: Yvonne R. Ford, PhD, RN – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

    Co-Author: Kristen L. Rhinehardt, PhD – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

    Co-Author: Mariam R. Maraba – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  • 8:42 AM - 8:54 AM ET
    Food Insecurity and Academic Performance Among University Students: A Scoping Review

    Presenting Author: Alireza Majidi, MS – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Edris Afsharkohan – University of Findlay

    Co-Author: Mahdi Hejazi – Brock University

    Co-Author: Mojtaba Shafiee – University of Idaho

  • 8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET
    Trends in Food Insecurity and Cognitive Impairment Prevalence Among US Middle-Aged and Older Adults

    Presenting Author: Heejin Lee, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz – Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan

    Co-Author: Steven Heeringa – Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

    Co-Author: Cindy W. Leung, ScD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  • 9:06 AM - 9:18 AM ET
    Mental Health and Nutrition Disparities Among Food Insecure Single-Father Households

    Presenting Author: Victor O. Olayemi, Doctoral Candidate – Virginia Tech

    Co-Author: Chanit'a Holmes, PhD. – Virginia Tech

    Co-Author: Rachel Liebe, PhD, MPH – Oklahoma State University

    Co-Author: Heather Davis, PhD. – Virginia Tech

    Co-Author: Elena Serrano, PhD. – Virginia Tech

    Co-Author: Sarah A. Misyak, PhD., MPH – Virginia Tech

  • 9:18 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Persistent Household Food Insecurity and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

    Presenting Author: Angela Bermúdez-Millán, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health)

    Co-Author: Hanako O. Agresta, MD, MPH – University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health)

    Co-Author: Richard Feinn, PhD – Quinnipiac University, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Phs, MS – Yale School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Sofia Segura-Pérez – Hispanic Health Council

    Co-Author: Julie A. Wagner – UConn Health School of Dental Medicine