Fellowship Year:
2026
Degree:
PhD
Research Country:
United States
Research Continent:
North America
Project Title:
Investigating nutritional security, climate stressors, and well-being among latine and caribbean households in Miami, Florida
Abstract:
This project develops and validates a Nutritional Security Composite Indicator that expands traditional food insecurity measures beyond caloric sufficiency to include nutritional quality, cultural dietary feasibility, climate stressors and temporal access to desired foods. Using surveys, AI-coded dietary logs and interviews with Latin American and Caribbean adults in South Florida, the research examines how factors such as transportation access, time constraints and acculturation shape nutritional vulnerability. The project aims to create a more comprehensive framework for assessing nutritional security and to inform food assistance and urban planning policies that improve access to nutritious and culturally relevant foods.