Angela Odoms-Young, PhD

Associate Professor
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, United States

Angela Odoms-Young, PhD (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor and Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC) and New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). In 2021 she joined the Cornell faculty after spending 13 years at University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition.

Dr. Odoms-Young’s research explores the social and structural determinants of dietary behaviors and related health outcomes in low-income populations and black, Indigenous and people of color. Her work also centers on developing culturally responsive programs and policies that promote health equity, food justice, and community resilience.

She has served on numerous advisory committees and boards, including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Food and Nutrition Board and committees to develop the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program and to revise the food packages provided in the Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). She has also been the recipient of awards including the Mary C. Egan and Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award from the American Public Health Association Food and Nutrition Section and the Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Presentation(s):

• Food Security in America: Food Assistance Programs and the Impact on Diet Quality (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, June 1, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): American Heart Association: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Cornell University: Employee (Ongoing)
  Feeding America: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  United States Department of Agriculture: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

• Panel Discussion - Food Security in America: Food Assistance Programs and the Impact on Diet Quality (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, June 1, 2022
  12:40 PM – 1:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): American Heart Association: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Cornell University: Employee (Ongoing)
  Feeding America: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  United States Department of Agriculture: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

• Community and Public Health Nutrition GEM Forum - Food as Medicine: Adopting a Multidisciplinary Approach to Translate Evidence-Based Nutrition Research Into Clinical Practice

  Wednesday, June 15, 2022
  4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): American Heart Association: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Cornell University: Employee (Ongoing)
  Feeding America: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  United States Department of Agriculture: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

• Inform ASN’s Recommendations for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): American Heart Association: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Cornell University: Employee (Ongoing)
  Feeding America: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  United States Department of Agriculture: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)