Presentations

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2017

• Ruhf, K., C. Hinrichs, L. Berlin, and K. Clancy. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast: Many New Findings. Presented at the 2017 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 11, 2017.
• Park, K. S., M. Gómez, and K. Clancy. The Role of Regional Supply Chains in Independent Supermarkets: Case Study Findings. Presented at the Agriculture, Food and Environmental Systems In-service, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY, November 2017.
• Devlin, K., K. Ruhf, and K. Clancy. Translating complex dairy supply-chain modeling research for policymakers, consumers, and other non-scientists. Presented at the Food Distribution Research Society 2017 Conference. Honolulu, HI, October 23, 2017.
• Cleary, R., S.J. Goetz, D. Thilmany McFadden, and H. Ge. Location and Profit Drivers of Local Food Hubs. Selected Paper Session, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 1, 2017.
• Ge, H., P. Canning, and S.J. Goetz. Optimal Fresh Produce Hub Locations and Sizes in the United States: A Comparison of Simulation with Actual Results. Poster presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 1, 2017.
• Bonanno, A., R. Cleary, and C. Cho. Demographics, Shopping Patterns, and Healthy Food Choices by Income Status. Lightning Session, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 31, 2017.
• Clancy, K. The Systems and Inter/Transdisciplinary Components of the EFSNE Project. Presented at the Teaching About Food Systems--Transforming Thought Into Action symposium, Columbia University, June 8, 2017.
• Cleary, R., A. Bonanno, and C. Cho. Describing Households' Food Purchasing Patterns across Poverty and Urban Status. Presented at the Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast through Regional Food Systems Session, Agricultural, Food and Human Values Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, June 2017.
• Park, K. S., M. Gómez, and K. Clancy. The Role of Regional Supply Chains in Independent Supermarkets: Case Study Findings. Presented at the Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast through Regional Food Systems Session, Agricultural, Food and Human Values Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, June 2017.
• Clancy, K. A Systems Exploration of Food Security in the Northeast. Presented at the State University of New York--New Paltz, April 27, 2017.
• Clancy, K. An Overview of the EFSNE Project. Presented at the Oregon Community Food Systems Convening, April 19, 2017.
• Clancy, K. Presentation at the Local Food Impacts conference, George Washington University, Washington, DC, April 4, 2017.
• Ge, H. Optimal Locations of Fresh Produce Aggregation Facilities in the United States with Scale Economies. Presented at University of Lethbridge, Canada, March 27, 2017.
• Cleary, R., S.J. Goetz, and H. Ge. Local Food Hubs: Social Responsibility and Profit Viability. Local Food Systems Session, Western Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, February 15, 2017.

2016

• Clancy, K., T. Griffin, L. Berlin, A. Palmer. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast: Six Years of Academic-Community Collaborative Research. Presented at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group "It Takes a Region" conference, November 12, 2016.
• Clancy, K. Looking at Food Security in the Northeast Region through Different Lenses. Presented at Falk College, Syracuse University, September 22, 2016.
• Ge, H., P. Canning, S. Goetz and A. Perez. 2016. Hub Location in Fresh Produce Supply Chains. Presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, March 30-April 1, 2016, and at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, July 31 - August 2, 2016.
• Bonanno, A., R. Cleary, L. Chenarides-Hall, and S.J. Goetz. Store Profits and Public Policies to Improve Food Access. Food and Agricultural Policy Marketing Track Session: Assessing Retail Food Price Dynamics, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, July 2016.
• Clancy, K., L. Berlin, T. Griffin and A. Palmer. Overview of Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast through Regional Food Systems. Presented at the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society Meeting University of Toronto, Scarborough, June 24, 2016.
• Ge, H., P. Canning, S. Goetz and A. Perez. 2016. Embedding Economies of Scale Concepts in Models of Optimal Locations of Fresh Produce Assembly Hubs. Fifth International Workshop on Regional, Urban, and Spatial Economics, Chengdu, China, June 3-4, 2016.
• Clancy, K. A Brief Overview of the EFSNE Project. Presented at Colorado State University, May 16, 2016.
• Goetz, S. Applications of Network Science in Food Systems Research. Presented at the Spring 2016 Applied Economics Seminar at Ohio State University, April 22, 2016.
• Han, Y., S. Goetz and H. Ge. 2016. Modeling Spatial Food Supply Network based on Geography, Distance, and Competition. Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, March 30-April 1, 2016.
• Clancy, K. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast. Presented at the National Legislative Conference of the National Association of Counties and Rural Affairs Committee. February 20, 2016.
• Clancy, K. Why regional? Incorporating a regional perspective into your work. Presented online as part of Chesapeake Foodshed Network's Coffee Talk webinar series on February 9, 2016.
• Ge, H. Optimal Locations of Fresh Produce Assembly Hubs in the United States. Presented at the Wuhan Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan, China, January 11, 2016.

2015

• Berlin, L., Clancy, K., Hinrichs, C., and S. Rocker. Enhancing Food Security with Regional Food Systems -- Projects News. Presented at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group's It Takes a Region annual conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, November 13, 2015.
• Palmer, A. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast. Presented at a Food Access class with 17 graduate students at Chatham University (via Skype).
• Rocker, S. and C. Hinrichs. Expectations and Experiences Finding "Good" Food in Lower-Income Communities in the Northeast U.S. Presented at the Rural Sociological Society's 2015 Annual Meeting, Madison, WI, August 8, 2015.
• Ge, H., P. Canning, S.J. Goetz, and A. Perez. Assessing the Supplier Role of Selected Optimal Locations of Fresh Produce Assembly Hubs in the United States. Presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association's 2015 AAEA and WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 26-28, 2015.
• Devlin, K. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast: A presentation to the Northeast SARE Professional Development Program meeting, Lewes, DE, July 20, 2015.
• Bonanno, A., L. Chenarides, and R. Lee. Assessing the Healthfulness of Food Purchases among Low-Income Area Shoppers in the Northeast. Presented at the 2015 Joint NAREA/CAES Joint Annual Meeting, Newport, RI, June 29, 2015.
• Clancy, K. and D. Fleisher. Regional Food Systems Research: an Overview of the EFSNE Project. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, April 14, 2015.
• Griffin, T. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast: A presentation to the Northeast SARE Administrative Council. Burlington, VT, February 18, 2015.

2014

• Clancy, K., A. Palmer, K. Ruhf, and L. Berlin. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast: Focus on Communities. Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group's It Takes a Region annual conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, November 11, 2014.
• Rocker, S., K. Devlin, and S.J. Goetz. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast through Regional Food Systems (EFSNE): Taking a multi-disciplinary, systems approach to food security and food systems research, outreach and education. Poster presented at the eXtension CLRFS 2014 Food Security Conference, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2014.
• Bonanno, A., L. Chenarides, A. Palmer, K. Clancy. Perceived Barriers to Purchasing Healthy Foods vs. Access in Underserved Areas across the Northeast. 2014 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Minneapolis, MN, July 27-29, 2014.
• Hinrichs, C., Eshleman, J., Palmer, A. and L. Berlin. Food Shopping as Social Practice: Navigating Access in Lower Income Communities. Joint annual meetings of Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society and Association for the Study of Food and Society, Burlington, VT, June 18-21, 2014.
• Palmer, A., R. Lee, P. McNab, C. Giesecke, and L. Berlin. Citizen's Perceptions of Regional Food Systems: Preliminary Focus Group Results. 16th Annual National Value-Added Agriculture Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 14, 2014 (project related with non-USDA funding)
• Peters, C. 2014. Capacity of the Northeast to meet human dietary needs and the implications for sustainable food and bioenergy systems. Invited seminar at Penn State, University Park PA, May 2, 2014.
  NOTE: A recording of this talk, which presents a blend of research from the EFSNE project and another project, is available here.
  
• Fleisher, D. Assessing Vulnerability and Adaptation Potential of Northeast Agriculture to Climate Change. Presented as part of a webinar sponsored by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development on climate change and its implications for local and regional food systems. April 25, 2014
• Etemadnia, H. Optimal Wholesale Logistic Network within a Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chain System: A LP-MIP Heuristic Approach. Invited talk at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, April 24, 2014.
• Etemadnia, H. Optimal Wholesale Locations in Supply Chain System: A Case study of Fruit and Vegetables. Invited talk at Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, April 23, 2014.

• Griffin, T. 2014. Regional food systems: a view from the Northeast, Invited seminar at the Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI, March 21, 2014.
• Fleisher, D.H., J.P. Resop, D. Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. Mapping Regional Production Capacity and Climate Change Sensitivity. Poster presented at 2014 University of Maryland - Beltsville USDA-ARS 3rd Annual Trends in Agriculture Symposium: Climate Change, Food and Environmental Security, Beltsville, MD, January 13, 2014.
  
  

2013

• Griffin, T.S. Maine's Role in Creating a Sustainable Regional Food System: Opportunities and Challenges. Keynote address at Maine Food Summit, Orono, ME, December 6, 2013.
• Hill, E. and Tichenor, N. Modeling the National Beef Supply Chain. Presented at Cornell research seminar, Ithaca, NY, November 20, 2013.
• Griffin, T.S., C.J. Peters, D.H. Fleisher, S.L. DeFauw and J.P. Resop. Development of a Regional Aggregated Crop Yield Index. Presented at the American Society of Agronomy meeting, Tampa, FL. November 6, 2013.
• Fleisher, D.H., J.P. Resop, D.J. Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. 2013. GAMCAF: A Geospatial Agricultural Management and Crop Assessment Framework for Regional Food Security. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Nov 6, 2013.
• DeFauw, S.L., A.K. Hoshide, P.J. English, A. Plant, S.J. Goetz, J.M. Halloran, and R.P. Larkin. 2013. Maine Potato Farms: Remotely Sensed Cropping System Dynamics and Applied Econometrics. Presented at American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Nov. 3-6, 2013.
• Peters, C. Capacity for Meeting Food Needs with Local and Regional Production: Tales from the Northeast United States. Presented at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October 10, 2013.
• Palmer, A. The Links Between Community Food Security and Public Health. Presented at a meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Dietetic Association. Camp Hill, PA. October 7, 2013.
• Palmer, A. Local Food Policy and Community Food Security, webinar presentation as part of "Linking Sustainability, Food, Health and the Environment - Research, Outreach, and Education Implications for the Northeast." Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, September 13, 2013.
• Etemadnia, H., Bonanno, A., and Berning, J. Farmer's Markets Location Determinants: An Empirical Analysis in New England. Presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Joint Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August 4-6, 2013.
• Resop, J.P., D.H. Fleisher, D. Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. An aggregated crop yield index to explore regional potential production capacity. Presented at International Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, July 22, 2013.
• Resop, J.P. and D.H. Fleisher. Mapping Potato Productivity over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard using a Geospatial Crop Model. Presented at International Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, July 22, 2013.
• Etemadnia, H., S. Goetz, P. Canning, and M. Tavallali. Optimal Wholesale Facilities Location within the Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chain: A LP-MIP Heuristic Approach. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, July 2013.
• Clancy, K., L. Berlin, and J. Eshelman. Looking at Food Security in the Northeast with an Interdisciplinary Lens. Presented at the 2013 Meeting of Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, East Lansing, MI, June 20, 2013.
• Jeffries, G.R., J.P. Resop, D.H. Fleisher, T.S. Griffin. The Influence of Spatial Meteorology Data Resolution on Yield Estimates from a Process-Level Crop Simulation Model. Presented at Spatial Statistics 2013. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. June 4-7, 2013.
• Resop, J.P., D.H. Fleisher, D.J. Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. Evaluating the Sensitivity of Regional Production to Planting Date and Climate Change Using a Yield Index. Poster presented at the 2013 USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Poster Day, April 17, 2013.
• Etemadnia, H., S. Goetz, and P. Canning. Optimal Wholesale Facilities Location within the Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chain. Presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 4-6, 2013.
• Jeffries, G.R., T.G. Griffin, H. Etemadnia, and S.J. Goetz. Spatial Industry Clustering of U.S. Food Supply Chains: 1980-2010. Presented at The Future of Food and Nutrition: Tufts Graduate Student Research Conference, Boston, MA. April 2013.
• Clancy, K. The EFNSE GFS Project. Presented at the PD meeting, Washington, DC, March 26, 2013.
• Griffin, T.S. Regional Food Systems in the Northeast United States: Status, Possibilities, and Food Security. Invited seminar, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. March 24, 2013
• Canning, P. The Role of Energy in the U.S. Food System. Invited talk at "Feeding Cities: food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World" hosted by University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. March 13-15, 2013.
• Hinrichs, Clare. Enhancing the Food Security of Underserved Populations in the NE US through Sustainable Regional Food Systems Development. Workshop on Networking the Networks and Expanding the Pie. Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Funders. Saratoga Springs, New York.February 12, 2013.
• Clancy, K., A. Palmer, T. Griffin, C. Peters, K. Ruhf, J. Eshelman and S.J. Goetz. "Enhancing Food Security with Regional Food Systems." Presented at the 2013 Meeting of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. February 11, 2013.
• Peters, C. PROD Research -- A Spatial Emphasis. Presented at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. February 9, 2013.
• Griffin, T.S. Undergraduate Classes on Regional Food Systems of the Northeast at: Boston College (Newton MA), Northeastern University (Boston MA), and Tufts University (Medford MA)

2012

• Clancy, K. Update and Overview of the EFNSE Project. Presented at USDA KYF2 Briefing, Washington, DC, November 27, 2012
• Canning, P. and H. Etemadnia. Food-Related Energy Use in the U.S.: A Multiregional Assessment. Presented at the 59th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Ottawa, Canada, November 2012.
• Berlin, L. Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast through Regional Food Systems. Presented at "The Cultivation of Collaboration: Increasing Our Impact on the Food System," a University of Vermont Food Symposium event. Burlington, VT. October 31, 2012.
• DeFauw, S.L. , R.P. Larkin, P.J. English, A.K. Hoshide, A. Plant, and J.M. Halloran, Geospatial Monitoring of Cropping System Dynamics and Production Footprints in Maine. Presented at American Society of Agronomy annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH. October, 24, 2012.
• English, P.J., S.L. DeFauw, A.K. Hoshide, A. Plant. Potato Farms in Maine: Geospatial Assessments of Land Use Dynamics and Economies of Scale. Presented at American Society of Agronomy annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH. October, 24, 2012.
• Fleisher, D.H. and J.P. Resop. Predicting Effects of Climate Change on Food Security - How Good are Crop Models? Invited presentation at International Symposium on Synergistic Approaches to Food and Water Security. George Mason University, October 17-20, 2012.
• Bonanno, A., L. Chenarides, H. Etemadnia and S.J. Goetz. Limited Food Access as an Equilibrium Outcome: Some Theory and an Empirical Test. Presented at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. September 28, 2012 and at the AESE/M.E. John Seminar Series, Penn State University, October 5, 2012
• Griffin, T.S. Sustainable Food Systems: Opportunities and Challenges for an Interdisciplinary Approach. Invited presentation, Sustainable Agriculture Workshop at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, October 2012.
• Griffin, T.S. The Northeast Food System. Invited presentation to Experiment Station Deans and Directors, Portsmouth, NH, September 2012.
• Etemadnia, H. and S.J. Goetz. "Optimal Transportation Network Hub Locations in Food Systems. Selected Poster presented at Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2012 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 12-14, 2012.
• Resop, J.P., Fleisher, D.H., Timlin, D.J., Reddy, V.R. "Simulating Potential Production Capacity of Corn and Potatoes in New England using a Geospatial Crop Model." Presented at American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2012 Annual International Meeting, Dallas, TX, August 1, 2012.
• Griffin, T.S. The Northeast Food System: Balance of Production and Consumption. Presentation at Agriculture and Human Values, New York City. June 21, 2012.
• Bonanno, A., L. Chenarides, and S.J. Goetz. Food Deserts as Equilibrium Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis. Selected paper for the AAEA/EAAE conference on "Food Environment: The Effects of Context on Food Choice." Tufts University, Boston, MA, May 30-31, 2012.
• Bonanno, A., L. Chenarides, S.J. Goetz. Limited Food Access as an Equilibrium Outcome: An Empirical Analysis. Selected Paper presented at the joint AAEA and EAAE Symposium: "Food Environment: The Effects of Context on Food Choice." Tufts University, Boston, MA, May 30-31, 2012.
• Goetz, S.J. et al. The NE NIFA-GFS Project: Enhancing the Food Security of Underserved Populations in the Northeast U.S. through Sustainable Regional Food Systems Development (EFSNE); presentation to the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, May 12, 2012. (A similar presentation was made to the The Philadelphia Reinvestment Fund (TRF) in October 2011.)

• Griffin, T.S. The Northeast Food System: Current Capacity and Future Potential. University of Maine. April 20, 2012.
• Resop, J.P., D.H. Fleisher, D. Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. Sensitivity Analysis of an Explanatory Crop Model at the Regional Scale using Geospatial Data. Poster Presentation at 2012 USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Poster Day. Beltsville, Maryland. April 19, 2012.
• DeFauw, S.L., R.P. Larkin, P.J. English, A.K. Hoshide and J.M. Halloran. Mapping and Monitoring Potato Cropping Systems in Maine: Geospatial Methods and Land Use Assessments. Presentation at the Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Orono, ME, 7-8 March 2012. [Extended abstract published in the NEPTF 2012 Proceedings volume, pp.24-25]
• Hoshide, A.K., S.L. DeFauw, P.J. English, A. Plant and J.M. Halloran. Economic Assessments of Potato Production Systems in Maine. Presentation at the Northeast Potato Technology Forum, Orono, ME, March 7-8, 2012. [abstract published in the NEPTF 2012 Proceedings volume, p. 26].
• Griffin, T.S. The Northeast Food System: Current Capacity and Future Potential. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. February 29, 2012.
• Griffin, T.S. Local and Regional in the Northeast. Northeast University Open Classroom. January 25, 2012.

2011

• DeFauw, S.L., P.J. English, R.P. Larkin, J.M. Halloran and A.K. Hoshide. Potato Production Systems in Maine: Geospatial Assessments of Agri-Environmental Indicators. Invited presentation at the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meetings, 16-19 October 2011, San Antonio, TX [Refereed Abstract #64689]
• Griffin, T.S. Regional Food Systems: A View from the Northeast. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. Aug 25, 2011.
• Resop, J.P., D.H. Fleisher, Q. Wang, D.J. Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. August 2011. Evaluating County-level Potential Production Capacity of Potatoes for Maine using the Crop Model SPUDSIM. 2011 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Annual International Meeting. Louisville, Kentucky.
• Griffin, T.S. Research on the Northeast Food System. Association of State Departments of Agriculture in Jay, VT. June 6, 2011.
• Resop, J.P., D.H. Fleisher, Q. Wang, D.Timlin, and V.R. Reddy. April 2011. Simulating Potato Crop Production at the Regional Scale by Interfacing the Crop Model SPUDSIM with ArcGIS. 2011 USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Poster Day. Beltsville, Maryland.