Dr. Karla L Hanson obtained her B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Union College, Schenectady, NY, and her Ph.D. in Public Administration from Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY. She is currently a Professor of Practice in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and a member of the Graduate Fields of Nutrition and Public Health and Planetary Health. From 2005 to 2019, she was a Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. Before coming to Cornell, she held faculty appointments in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School in New York City. She also has experience working at a federally qualified primary care health center. Dr. Hanson’s research primarily focuses on food security, food access, and dietary quality in the U.S., with a particular emphasis on public policies affecting low-income families with children. She uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore food security and access to healthy food through farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture, home and community gardening, civic engagement, and systems of mutual aid.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Food Security
Program Evaluation
quantitative analysis
Children & health
fruits and vegetables
Short Biography
Dr. Karla L Hanson obtained her B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Union College, Schenectady, NY, and her Ph.D. in Public Administration from Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY. She is currently a Professor of Practice in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and a member of the Graduate Fields of Nutrition and Public Health and Planetary Health. From 2005 to 2019, she was a Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. Before coming to Cornell, she held faculty appointments in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School in New York City. She also has experience working at a federally qualified primary care health center. Dr. Hanson’s research primarily focuses on food security, food access, and dietary quality in the U.S., with a particular emphasis on public policies affecting low-income families with children. She uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore food security and access to healthy food through farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture, home and community gardening, civic engagement, and systems of mutual aid.
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