Lizzy Pope, PhD, RDN Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
University of Vermont, Associate Professor, DPD Director
Dept. of Nutrition and Food Sciences
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Research Interests
Lizzy is primarily interested in researching how to best implement weight-inclusive nutrition education from pre-K to post-secondary schooling. She is also passionate about examining diet culture, and how best to help people of all ages reject diet culture messaging and form peaceful relationships with food and their bodies.
Personal Interests
Lizzy enjoys swimming and running as her main activity outlets. She is a passionate consumer of pop culture and loves listening to many different musical styles and having dance parties in her living room. Lizzy lives with her husband, Kyle, and yellow lab Carbo in Vermont.
Bernice Garnett, ScD, MPH
University of Vermont, Adam and Abigail Burack Family Green and Gold Professor
Department of Education
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Research Interests
I am the Adam and Abigail Burack Green and Gold Associate Professor in the Department of Education in the College of Education and Social Services (CESS) at the University of Vermont (UVM), with a secondary appointment in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. I identify as an interdisciplinary public health prevention scientist interested in bullying, discrimination, youth health disparities, food security, school climate and school health, restorative practices, community schools and mixed methods community based participatory research. Broadly, my research agenda sits at the nexus of public health and education, focusing on school and state level policies and programs that seek to support positive youth development, school climate and educational and healthy equity
Personal Interests
Field hockey, skiing, snuggling with my dog, chasing after my kids and drinking cappuccinos!
Deborah Hinchey, MPH, EdD
University of Vermont, Senior Lecturer and Health Sciences Program Director
Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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Research Interests
Deb Hinchey is the director of the undergraduate public health program at UVM. She holds an MPH in public health practice from the University of Washington and a Doctorate in Education from UVM. Deb is passionate about health equity and addressing the root causes of health outcomes, specifically those that negatively and disproportionately impact marginalized populations. Her research focuses on critically exploring the dominant narratives around health, and how these narratives are shaped (and can be challenged) through middle and high school health curriculum.
Personal Interests
Riding gravel and mountain bikes, skiing, running, snuggling my kids and fawning over our dog and, as a Montrealer, Deb considers it her duty to eat poutine at every opportunity.
Janet Gamble, MS RDN
University of Vermont, PhD Student
Food Systems Program
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Research Interests
Janet is a Registered Dietitian who also has her Masters in Teaching. She is joining the team as a UVM Food Systems PhD Student. Janet has spent many years teaching nutrition at an undergraduate level and has observed how overwhelming nutrition education can be for students. She is interested in exploring HOW nutrition knowledge is disseminated to students. Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Janet hopes to understand how students perceive the various frameworks associated with nutrition pedagogy. She’s excited to be a part of this project at UVM and is looking forward to the next few years.
Personal Interests
Janet is originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada, and now calls Vermont home along with her husband Ed and their two mini schnauzers Keebler and Tetley (yup, they’re named after cookies and tea). When not at school, Janet loves to be outside hiking, biking, skiing and trying to beat her husband on the golf course. She also loves to travel, knit and cozy up with a good mystery.
Kelsey Rose, MPH RDN
University of Vermont, Clinical Assistant Professor
Nutrition and Food Sciences Dept.
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Research Interests
I identify as an eating disorder prevention and treatment researcher. I am trained in the fields of public health, nutrition, adolescent medicine and eating disorders. My clinical work, teaching, and research reflects the intersection of these fields. My research interests focus on stigma and health. Specifically, my work so far has explored concepts of body diversity, weight stigma, and eating disorder literacy primarily through qualitative research methods.
Personal Interests
In my free time, I love to be outside, most often in the company of my pup.