The PSE READI project is a partnership between Case Western Reserve University, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, The Ohio State University, SNAP-Ed program, and the Ohio Department of Health, Creating Healthy Communities program.

For more information, contact us at [email protected].

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

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Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH

Director, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, Principle Investigator

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Owusua Yamoah, PhD, MA

Research Scientist, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health

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Katie Poppe, MPH, RDN

Program Manager, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health

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Emily Nelson, MPH, PhD

Data Manager, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health

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Linea Webb, MSW

Research Associate, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health

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Jillian Schulte, MA, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health

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Eleanor Gillerlane Hinkes, MA

Graduate Research Assistant, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health

PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

Ohio SNAP-Ed
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Pat Bebo, MS, RD, LD

Assistant Director, Ohio State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, Co-Investigator

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Ana Claudia Zubieta, PhD

Director, Ohio SNAP-Ed, Co-Investigator

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Megan Riley, MPH

Program Manager, Ohio SNAP-Ed

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Patrick Tegge

Ohio SNAP-Ed PSE Specialist, South & East Regions

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Tina Robbins

Ohio SNAP-Ed PSE Specialist, North & Central Regions

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Tanner Cooper-Risser

Ohio SNAP-Ed PSE Specialist, West Region

Publications

The following articles describe our multiphase consensus-building approach used to develop each PSE READI

  • Farmers Markets: Lee, E., Dalton, J., Ngendahimana, D., Bebo, P., Davis, A., Remley, D., Smathers, C., & Freedman, D.A. (2017). Consensus-based assessment tool of readiness and capacity for implementing community-based nutrition interventions: A case study using farmers’ markets. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(3); 506-516. Read More
  • Healthy Eating in Childcare: Parsons, A.A., Monteban, M., Lee, E., Bebo, P., Zubieta, A.C., Ginetti, S., Hewitt, J., & Freedman, D. (in press). Indicators of Readiness and Capacity for Implementation of Healthy Eating Strategies in Childcare Settings Serving Low-income Children. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Read More
  • Team-Based Open Coding Approach: Cascio, M.A., Lee, E., Vaudrin, N., & Freedman, D.A. (in press). A Team-Based Approach to Open Coding: Considerations for Creating Intercoder Consensus. Field Methods. Read More
  • Farm to School: Lee, E., Smathers, C., Zubieta, A. C., Ginnetti, S., Shah, A., & Freedman, D. A. (in press). Identifying indicators of readiness and capacity for implementing farm to school interventions. Journal of School Health. Read More
  • Healthy Food Retail: Sanchez-Flack, J., Joshi, K., Lee, E.E., & Freedman, D.A. (2021). Indicators of readiness and capacity for implementation of healthy food retail interventions. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 10(3), 1-17. Read More
  • Food Pantry: Yamoah, O., Schulte, J., Osborn, L., Ogland-Hand, C., Zubieta, A. C., & Freedman, D. A. (2023). Pantry clients and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education practitioners’ perspectives on factors influencing healthy eating policy, system and environmental interventions in food pantries. Journal of Nutritional Science, 12, e81. Read More
  • K-12 Schools: Ogland-Hand, C., Schulte, J., Osborn, L.M., Yamoah, O., Bebo, P. & Freedman, D.A. (in press). Healthy Eating in K–12 Schools: Assessing Readiness and Capacity to Guide SNAP-Ed Programming in Ohio. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Read More