Associate Professor, Nutrition
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Biography
Dr. LaCharite is an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. She writes and teaches about sustainable food systems, food and culture, urban agriculture, and the effects of agriculture-based learning on eating behaviors. Her work includes:听Pedagogical Objectives of Campus Agriculture Initiatives in Higher Education, and听Cultivating Sustainability: Impact of Campus Agriculture Projects on Undergraduate Student Connections to Nature, Environmentally Responsible Behaviors, and Perceptions. Dr. LaCharite鈥檚 work draws on her various roles in the food system, including serving on Pittsburgh鈥檚 Food Policy Council and Fairfax Food Council, working as produce specialist for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and teaching at Chatham University where she also managed the campus organic gardens, greenhouse, and beehives.
Research
Research Interests
- Agriculture-based Learning
- Urban Agriculture
- Sustainable Food Systems
- Local Food Policy
- Sustainability
Publication
- LaCharite, K. (2016). Re-visioning agriculture in higher education: The role of campus agriculture initiatives in sustainability education.听Agriculture and Human Values, 33(3), 521-535.听
- LaCharite, K. (2021). Growing a Culture of Sustainability: Urban Agriculture Experiences and Undergraduate Student Perceptions and Behaviors. In L.T. Esters, A. Patchen, I. DeCoito, N. Knobloch (Eds.), Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts (pp. 143-164). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Book Chapter
LaCharite, K. (in press). Growing a culture of sustainability: Urban agriculture experiences and undergraduate student perceptions and behaviors. In M. Barnett, A. Patchen, L. Esters, N. Knobloch, (Eds.), Educational Research on STEM Learning in Urban Agricultural and Urban Garden Settings.听New York. New York: Springer International Publishing.
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Honors and Awards
- Master Teacher, Junior Faculty Award, College of Public Health, GMU, 2021
Degrees
- PhD, Sustainability Education, Prescott College
- BA, University of New Hampshire
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