Lacey Gaechter, MS
College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health
Assistant Lecturer
Contact Information
(307) 225-9775lgaechte@uwyo.eduCommunity & Public Health Program Development Manager
Community and Public Health
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Food systems and public health. Sustainable food systems. Food justice. Food and agriculture policy impacts on justice, equity, and sustainability.
EDUCATION
MS Kinesiology & Health, Community and Public Health Focus, University of Wyoming 2016
In progress: DrPH Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
TEACHING
- HLED 3020: Community and Public Health
- HLED 4020/5020 Food, Health & Justice
- HLED 4021/5021 Creating Conditions for Community Health
- HLED 5023 Using Epidemiology to Build Healthier Communities
- HLED 5024 Increasing Support for Public Health Projects
- HLED 5023 Using Epidemiology to Build Healthier Communities
- Environmental Health (pending course number)
AWARDS, HONORS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Center for A Livable Future—Lerner Fellow, Johns Hopkins University (2017, 2018, & 2019)
- Certificate in Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (2018)
- Center for Collaborative Conservation Fellow, Colorado State University (2013-2014)
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed
Gaechter, L., & Porter, C. M. (2018). Ultimately about Dignity. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 8, 147-166.
Porter, C., Gaechter, L., & Upadhyaya, S. (2020). Comparing apples and coconuts. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(3), 1-18.
Other Media
Gaechter, L and Arthur, M.L (February 25, 2020). How the Food Sovereignty Movement Is Reflected in USDA Data. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Gaechter, L. (July 9, 2019). How Should We Regulate Agriculture That Doesn’t Produce Food? Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Gaechter, L. (April 23, 2019). Immigration Reform Is Food System Reform. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Gaechter, L. (January 28, 2019). What Americans Want in the Farm Bill. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Gaechter, L. (September 27, 2018). What Do We Do with All This Poop? Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Gaechter, L. (June 12, 2018). Soil v Dirt: A National Public Health and Policy Issue. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Gaechter, L. (May 29, 2018). The Newly Passed FARM Act Makes Unreported Farm Pollutants Legal Again. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
Special Guest on iEat Green with Bhavani podcast (2018)
