Total Awarded: $3,928,456; Under Direct Control: $1,488,706.
"Retailer Influence on SNAP Access and Effectiveness: Insights from Store Denials and Disqualifications." USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), 2026-2030, $590,886 (Awarded September 2026, responsible $139,481), My Role: Co-PI (with PI Charlotte Ambrozek, Co-PI Katherine Meckel, and Collaborator Jordan W. Jones).
“Food Access At Dollar Stores (Fads): Assessing And Addressing Changing Food Retail Environments.” USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), 2026-2029, $1,000,000 (Awarded August 2026, responsible $93,071), My Role: Co-I (with PI Wenhui Feng, Co-PI Sean Cash, Co-PI Abby Gold, Co-PI Denise Holston).
“Contributions of Supply and Demand Shocks to Food Price Inflation in the United States and Their Policy Implications.” USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), 2024-2027, $800,000 (Awarded May 2024, responsible $386,429), My Role: Co-PI (with PI Michael K. Adjemian).
“Universal Free School Meals for America's Youth: Evidence from the Community Eligibility Provision on Food Spending, Diet Quality and Health.” USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), 2024-2028, $800,000 (Awarded April 2024, responsible $199,923), My Role: Co-PI (with PI Shuoli Zhao and Co-PI Michael R. Thomsen).
“The Economic and Social Impacts of SNAP-Authorized Retailers and Implications for Policy.” USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), 2023-2026, $649,570 (Awarded January 2023), My Role: PI (with Co-PI Metin Çakır and Collaborator Christian A. Gregory).
“SNAP Purchasing Power and Food Insecurity During the Pandemic.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Healthy Eating Research Program, 2022-2023, $88,000 (Awarded June 2022, responsible $20,232), My Role: Co-PI (with PI Di Fang and Co-PI Michael R. Thomsen).