Francine Overcash

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Assistant Professor
She/Her
[email protected]
9196996722
FScN 249

1334 Eckles Ave
St Paul, MN 55108
United States

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Education

PhD - University of Minnesota, Dept of Food Science & Nutrition
MPH - University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health
BSPH - University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

Areas of Interest

  • Nutritional Epidemiology
  • Community-engaged research methods
  • Culturally-tailored Nutrition Interventions
  • Policy, Systems, and Environmental Research
  • Food and Nutrition Security

Biography

My research integrates nutritional epidemiology with community nutrition intervention design to examine and improve dietary behaviors among diverse subpopulations. I have led large- and small-scale community nutrition trials using mixed-methods and community-engaged approaches, resulting in scientifically rigorous and productive collaborations. My publication record spans associations between dietary practices, chronic disease, and social determinants of food and nutrition security, strengthening the evidence base for culturally tailored behavior change interventions.

Teaching

  • FScN 2512/H - Food Customs & Culture
  • FScN 4614W - Community Nutrition

Select Publications

NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information - Francine Overcash's Bibliography