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MADIdeas Lecture Series: Angela Odoms-Young

Thursday, May 2, 2024 6:00–7:00 PM

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The Upstate Institute at Colgate University will co-host a series with the Cornell Cooperative Extension called MADIdeas.Fourth in the spring series is Food and Nutrition Education in Communities with Angela Odoms-Young.Odoms-Young’s is The Nancy Schlegel Meinig Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC) and New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). In 2021, she joined the Cornell faculty after spending 13 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition.Odoms-Young’s research explores the social and structural determinants of dietary behaviors and related health outcomes in low-income populations and black, Indigenous, and people of color. Her work also centers on developing culturally responsive programs and policies that promote health equity, food justice, and community resilience.MAD Ideas brings top thinkers to Madison County from universities and colleges around Central New York to share their “MAD Ideas” and research topics. The lecture series spans a wide variety of topics, including agriculture, youth development, health & ecological sustainability.Register here.

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