The study gathered data about the experiences of Black girls ages 10 to 19 who live in Delaware. Girls shared their live experiences, challenges, survival strategies, and resources. Led by The National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NC100BW), Delaware Chapter data and recommendations seek to inform community advocacy agendas, public policy, funding resources, human service delivery options, and further research in the State of Delaware about Black girls.
CRESP Team Researchers: Katrina Morrison, Tia Barnes, Sue Giancola, Shameeka Jelenewicz,
Hilary Mead, & Terry-Ann Richards
Citations for The State of Our Union: Black Girls in Delaware – Health Policy Brief (PB21-001)
Citations for The State of Our Union: Black Girls in Delaware – Image/Self-Image Policy Brief (PB21-002)
Citations for The State of Our Union: Black Girls in Delaware – Racism Policy Brief (PB21-003)
Citations for The State of Our Union: Black Girls in Delaware – Safety Policy Brief (PB21-004)
Citations for The State of Our Union: Black Girls in Delaware –Resilience Policy Brief (PB21-005)
Black Girls In Delaware Research Study
Read the briefs here:
https://www.ncbwde.org/stateofourunion
SEAL is a leadership program for special education administrators in the State of Delaware. CRESP’s evaluation of SEAL utilizes a participatory, theory-based approach. See the following article from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities for an overview of SEAL and the program roll-out. Articles featuring SEAL have also been published in EdWeek and UDaily.
Project Start Date: 10/1/20 (officially 2/7/2020)
Publications:
Riser, D., & Giancola, S. (January, 2020). Delaware Special Education Administrative Leadership (SEAL) Program: Evaluation results from the December 2019 Advisory Group meeting (Publication S20-001). Newark, DE: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy.
earcher: Sue Giancola
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $750,000 grant to implement what could very well be a lifesaving service, We Care, through Sussex County’s Meals on Wheels program.
The grant, awarded to CHEER Senior Services, La Red Health Center and Educational Health Resources International (EHRI), the nonprofit arm of Nationwide Healthcare Services at the Milford Wellness Village, will give the three groups the opportunity to work together to provide wellness checks with medical follow-up to homebound seniors who receive food from Meals on Wheels. Together, they will receive a third of the grant each year for three years to ensure program stability as they begin, officials said.
A cross-disciplinary team from the University of Delaware– Allison Karpyn (CRESP), Julia O’Hanlon (Biden School) and Elizabeth Orsega-Smith (Behavioral Health and Nutrition)–will partner as program evaluators.
In the fall of 2018, Wilmington, Delaware enacted a policy requiring that healthy beverages (i.e., milk, water, 100% juice) be the default choices at restaurants serving bundled children’s meals. CRESP collected baseline data about children’s meal beverages at affected restaurants in December of 2018, prior to policy implementation. CRESP will collect post-policy data in July of 2019. Additionally, the state of Delaware passed a healthy drink policy, and accordingly CRESP’s future research plans include conducting statewide pre- and post-policy assessments.
Publications:
Karpyn, A., Atkins, J., Kennedy, N., & Tracy, T. (2019). Understanding the landscape of default beverage policies and preliminary data from Delaware restaurants (RB19-002). Newark, DE: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy.
Resources:
Ribakove, S., & Wootan, M. G. (2019). Soda still on the menu: Progress, but more to do to get soda off restaurant children’s menus. Center for Science in the Public Interest. Retrieved from cspinet.org/KidsMealSoda2019
Wilmington City Council, DE. Ordinance No. 4576, 2018. DOI: https://www.wilmingtoncitycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/4576-Ordinance-Healthy-Childrens-Meal-3.pdf
15 House Bill 79. Delaware General Assembly. (2019). https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47551
The research efforts outlined here are among the first to measure Bahamian food security, provide a baseline for further research, and aid in determining best practices related to food insecurity in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). A randomized and weighted landline telephone survey was conducted in New Providence, the most populous island in The Bahamas, in order to determine preliminary rates of food insecurity among 1,000 respondents.
Publications:
Karpyn, A. et al. (2019). Using the food insecurity experience scale to understand the characteristics of food insecurity in The Bahamas. (Work in Progress).
Presentations:
Karpyn, A. (2017). Achieving food security in small island developing states, The Bahamas example. University of Pennsylvania PRC Symposium. Accelerating Policies and Research on Food Access, Diet and Obesity Prevention.
Karpyn A. (2018). School lunch and breakfast programs: Opportunities for sustainability. Lecture presented at Hands for Hunger Annual Food for Thought Conference; Nassau, The Bahamas.
The Government of The Bahamas. Department of Statistics. (2016). The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey Report. Retrieved from https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/wcm/connect/5312dd47-5cd9-45f5-bf6c-dea99f3a6226/Bahamas+Household+Expenditure+Survey+2013+Report_v2.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
Although the Bahamas currently has a food assistance program for children referred to as the National Lunch Programme, it does not sufficiently address the food insecurity problem of youth in the Bahamas. In the absence of a Bahamian national food consumption study, Dr. Allison Karpyn and graduate research assistants conducted an in-depth needs assessment of local food insecurity and breakfast consumption among school age children as well as an evaluation of the current National Lunch Programme in June and July of 2017.
Publications:
Karpyn, A., et al. (2019). Healthy children for a healthy nation: Achieving food security in Bahamian schools. The University of Delaware’s Center for Research in Education and Social Policy. (Work in progress).
Presentations:
Karpyn, A. (2017). Achieving food security in small island developing states, The Bahamas example. University of Pennsylvania PRC Symposium. Accelerating Policies and Research on Food Access, Diet and Obesity Prevention.
Resources:
Coburn, C. (August 2014). Data from Health Fairs on Eleuthera, Summer 2014. Oral presentation at One Eleuthera Health and Wellness Symposium. Symposium conducted at the meeting of One Eleuthera Foundation, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
Ministry of Health. (2008). Compulsory standards for healthy school lunch. The Government of the Bahamas: The Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health.
*Shared with permission from the Ministry of Health, The Bahamas
Weatherly, J. A. (2018). Exploring breakfast consumption among school children in Eleuthera, Bahamas: A mixed- method study (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
The study evaluated the impact of varied, low-cost in-store marketing strategies in 32 supermarkets in predominantly low-income, high-minority neighborhoods; specifically, the marketing of healthier products through placement and promotion in six product categories. UD-CRESP conducted six focus groups with supermarket shoppers to determine product preferences and shopping behaviors.
University of Delaware, New Mexico State University, and University of Maryland Eastern-Shore faculty collaborated to design an educational online food safety game named “Potluck Panic”. The goal of the game is to increase awareness and understanding of food supply, food safety, food production, and consumer health issues.
Publications:
Riser, D. & Klein, J. (March, 2018). Potluck Panic Supplemental Report: Science Educator Survey Results (T18-028). Newark, DE: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy.
Klein, J. & Riser, D. (November, 2017). Food Safety Game Final Report (T17-061). Newark, DE: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy.
MADE CLEAR provided educational opportunities and other supports led by a group of experts in the field of climate science to K-12 educators, informal climate change educators, and higher education faculty. The project’s goal was to provide a system of support and resources for educators and policymakers in the area of climate science.
Publications
Coffey. D. (November, 2017). MADE CLEAR Climate Academy Interview Summary (T17-057). Newark, DE: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy.
Sarah Pyle Academy, located within the Christina School District, was established to support the needs of students who have not experienced success in traditional school environments at other Christina School District High Schools and help those students make academic progress. CRESP was asked by Christina School District to evaluate the program’s impact and effectiveness.
Publications:
Klein, J. & Riser, D. (March, 2018). Evaluation of Sarah Pyle Academy (T18-005). Newark, DE: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy.
