College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Degrees

PhD in Nutritional Sciences from University of Michigan's School of Public Health
MS in Nutrition from Appalachian State University
BS in Dietetics from Michigan State University
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Research Interests

Dr. Garrity is a registered dietitian and intervention scientist whose work focuses on food and nutrition security, health-related social needs, and health equity. Her research emphasizes rural health and food access, with particular attention to household foodwork and the ways families navigate structural constraints around food and care. She employs community-based participatory and mixed methods approaches to design, evaluate, and inform food and nutrition policy and to support equitable, sustainable interventions across healthcare and community settings.

Publications

1. Busse, K.R., Poppe, K.I., Wu, Q., Jilcott Pitts, S.B., Haynes-Maslow, L., Ammerman, A.S., Krzyzanowski Guerra, K., Plakias, Z., Hanks, A.S., Garrity, K., Gillespie, R., Houghtaling, B., Seguin-Fowler, R.A., Garner, J.A. "Household Food Sourcing Patterns and Their Associations with Food Insecurity in Appalachian Ohio." Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.07.162.

2. Zheng, L.*, Garrity, K.*, Pradhananga, N., Durham, L., Smith, M. “Developing Interdisciplinary Collaborative Skills to Thrive in the Era of Team Science.” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2024; 56(6):351-352. *Both authors contributed equally

3. Zeldman, J., Garrity, K., Ferrante, M.J., Stage, V.C. “Integrating Community-Engaged Research to Improve the Translation of Research into Practice.” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2024 May;56(5):271-272. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.03.014.

4. Garrity, K., Krzyzanowski Guerra, K., Hart, H., Al-Muhanna, K.S., Poppe, K., Johnson, K., Kunkler, E., Lazor, E., Lui, Y., Braun, A., Garner, J.A. “Local Food System Approaches to Address Food and Nutrition Security among Low-Income Populations: A Systematic Review.” Advances in Nutrition. 2024; 100156.

5. Seiber, E.E., Garrity, K., Moon, K., Jankowski, E., Nawaz, S., Garner, J.A., Headings, A., Jonas, D.E., Clark, A., Bose-Brill, S., Shrodes, J.C., Hoseus, J., Baker, C., Scheck McAlearney, A., Hefner, J.L., Joseph, J.J., Walker, D.M. “Sustainability of Social Needs Resolution Interventions: A Call to Consider Cost.” American Journal of Preventative Medicine. 2024;000(000):1-5.

6. Schier, H.E., Chetty, K.S., Garrity, K., Westrick, M., Copeland, K.A., Miller, A., Gunther, C. “A Narrative Review of Clinic-Community Food Provision Interventions Aimed at Improving Diabetes Outcomes Among Food-Insecure Adults: Examining the Role of Nutrition Education.” Nutrition Reviews. 2023; 00(0):1-13

7. Al-Muhanna, K.S., Garrity, K., Plakias Z.T., Hanks A., Garner J.A. “Leveraging Every Door Direct Mail for Remote Recruitment of a Rural Study Sample: Response Rate and Representativeness.” Preventative Medicine Reports. 2023;32:102121.

8. Zheng, L., Heitman, K., Gupta, K., Garrity, K., Baltaci, A. “The Nutrition Workforce Gains Traction in Healthcare.” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2023;55(3):167-168.

Outreach/Awards

Co-Chair of the NOPREN Rural Food Access Work Group
Member of the Healthy Eating Research Early Stage Investigator Work Group
Early Career Representative for ASN's Community & Public Health Nutrition Research Interest Group
Member of the SNEB Advisory Committee on Public Policy