Lacey Gaechter, M.S.
Community & Public Health Coordinator, Assistant Lecturer
College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and 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
MHS Environmental Health, 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
- HLED/ENR 5810 Environmental Health
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)
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.