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Session Type: Oral Session

Nutrition Policy in Action: Food Access, Safety Nets, and Population Level Impact (Oral Session 27)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Location:National Harbor 4-5

    Chair(s)

  • Rebecca Campbell, PhD, MSPH (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor
    University of Illinois Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Danielle Gartner, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Doctoral Student
    Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
    NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, United States

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

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Mary Curnutte, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    The Pennsylvania State University
    Bridport, Vermont, United States

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

  • MM

    Matti Marklund, PhD

    Assistant Scientist
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Danielle Gartner, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Doctoral Student
    Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
    NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, United States

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

  • Christopher Anderson, PhD, MSPH

    Assistant Professor
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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

  • Hussain Chharawalla, Doctoral Student (he/him/his)

    PhD Student
    University of California, Davis
    Mountain House, California, United States

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

  • CL

    Cassi Leta, PhD

    Assistant Research Scientist
    Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center
    New Bern, North Carolina, United States

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

  • Elise Sheinberg, MPH, RDN

    PhD student
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Somerville, Massachusetts, 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:

  • 10:00 AM - 10:12 AM ET
    Loved or Left Untouched: Finding the Fully Consumed and Fully Wasted Foods in the National School Lunch Program in Arizona K-12 Schools

    Presenting Author: Mary Curnutte, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Carina Liddicoat – Arizona State University

    Co-Author: Traci Grgich – Arizona State University

    Co-Author: Marc Adams – Arizona State University

    Co-Author: Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 10:12 AM - 10:24 AM ET
    Estimated Health Impact of Potassium-Enriched Salt Substitution in the United States

    Presenting Author: Matti Marklund, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Xiaoyue Xu – The George Institute for Global Health

    Co-Author: Kathy Trieu – The George Institute for Global Health

    Co-Author: Jason Wu – The George Institute for Global Health

    Co-Author: Kunihiro Matsushita – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Tammy Brady – Children’s National Research Institute

    Co-Author: Lawrence J. Appel – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Bruce Neal – The George Institute for Global Health

    Co-Author: Liping Huang – The George Institute for Global Health

  • 10:24 AM - 10:36 AM ET
    Associations Between Participants' Food Choices and Satisfaction With the 2024 WIC Food Package Revisions in Louisiana

    Presenting Author: Danielle J. Gartner, MPH (she/her/hers) – Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

    Co-Author: Kelli Stidham Hall – Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

    Co-Author: Gretchen Clum – Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

    Co-Author: Chelsea Singleton – Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

  • 10:36 AM - 10:48 AM ET
    Higher Geographic Access to WIC-Approved Vendors Is Associated With Higher Benefit Redemption

    Presenting Author: Christopher E. Anderson, PhD, MSPH – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    Co-Author: Shannon E. Whaley – Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) WIC

  • 10:48 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Impacts of California’s WIC Modernization Efforts on Participant Enrollment and Benefit Redemption: A Staggered Difference-in-Differences Design

    Presenting Author: Hussain Chharawalla, Doctoral Student (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Marianne P. Bitler, PhD – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Christopher E. Anderson, PhD, MSPH – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    Co-Author: Charles D. Arnold, MS – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Hugo G. Souto, MS – Dell

    Co-Author: Shannon E. Whaley – Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) WIC

    Co-Author: Lauren E. Au, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  • 11:00 AM - 11:12 AM ET
    Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Diet Quality Measured by the Healthy Eating Index: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Presenting Author: Cassi N. Leta, PhD – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Arin A. Balalian – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Samantha C. Grounds, MPH – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Rupal Trivedi – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Rachel C. Thoerig – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Shannon A. Kugley – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Trish Bosse – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Author: Margaret J. Foster – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Kyle M. Holland – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Craig Gundersen – Baylor University

    Co-Author: Marlene Schwartz – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Elizabeth Racine – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Angela Odoms-Young – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Amanda J. MacFarlane – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center; Current affiliation: Health Canada

    Co-Author: Maureen K. Spill, PhD – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

  • 11:12 AM - 11:24 AM ET
    Policy and Systems-Level Drivers of SNAP Participant Experiences When Applying and Recertifying During COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

    Presenting Author: Elise Sheinberg, MPH, RDN – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Cerra Antonacci – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Melissa N. Laska – University of Minnesota School of Public Health

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

    Co-Author: Alessandra Uriarte – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Christine M. Weston – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Julia A. Wolfson – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health