Katherine Johns-Galvin
Graduate Student at Central Connecticut State University Studying Global Sustainability
LATEST PROJECTS
Project |01
A Green Oasis in a Food Desert: Increasing the Accessibility of Affordable Healthy Foods in an Urban Neighborhood in Hartford, CT.
2012 - Paper describing the development of food (in)security in Frog Hollow, inner city Hartford. I read closely the growing literature concerning food security and food deserts, and developed a critical definition of the terms that best illuminated the conditions experienced by Frog Hollow residents. I turned to histories, archives and contemporary and historical maps of Hartford to document the evolution of food insecurity. The project involved carrying out participant observation with the Billings Forge farmer's market and urban gardens project and a walking survey of the neighborhood, its grocery stores and restaurants/diners. This paper won the 2012 Undergraduate Library Research Award at Central Connecticut State University.
Project |02
Community Needs Assessment
2010 – Completed and documented Community Needs Assessment of Emergency Food resources for the towns of Plainville and Plymouth, Connecticut. Research was conducted through partnership of Central Connecticut State University and the Bristol Community Organization, Inc.
Just a sample of my work. To see more or discuss possible work >>