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Publications 

Our FFORC team has published several manuscripts and academic reports showcasing our collaborative efforts working with community to improve community health and well-being.

Title
Publication Date
Authors
Journal
Link to Article
Perspectives on COVID-19-related relief measures and experience of food insecurity among low-wage worker families in two US cities
04/23/2026
De Marco, M., Welle, E., Pratt, R., Fordyce, K., Antrum, C., Sheppard, B., Gombi-Vaca, M., Caspi, C.
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
A SNAP-Ed Ethical Storytelling and Asset Framing Toolkit to Promote Public Health Practitioner Self-Efficacy
11/11/2025
Rose, C., Fuller, C., Jimenez, L., Balestracci, K., Keller, K.J.M, Misyak, S., Bruno, P.
Health Promotion Practice
Growing Community through Participatory Grantmaking: Perspectives on Piloting an Equity-Driven Granting Scheme with Community Gardens in Rural North Carolina
10/10/2025
Statia, G., Sheppard, B., Brown, G. & De Marco, M.
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Integrating Human-Centered Design Methods Into a Health Promotion Project: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Case Study for Intervention Design
04/21/2023
Chen E, Bishop J, Guge Cozon L, Hernandez E, Sadeghzadeh C, Bradley M, Dearth-Wesley T, De Marco M.
JMIR Form Res
Experiences of Parents Earning Low Wages in Raleigh, North Carolina: Compounding Effects of Caretaker Responsibility, Piecemeal Resources, and Lack of Economic Opportunities
04/02/2023
Lu I, Welle E, Sadeghzadeh CJ, Harnack LJ, Perez-Velazco X, De Marco M, Pratt R & Caspi C
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
The determinants of racial disparities in obesity: baseline evidence from a natural experiment
12/21/2022
Durfee, T., Myers, S, Wolfson, J., De Marco, M., Harnack, L., Caspi, C.
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
Examining changes in food security, perceived stress, and dietary intake in a cohort of low-wage workers experiencing an increase in hourly wage
11/14/2022
Chapman LE, Berkowitz S, Ammerman A, De Marco M, Ng S, Zimmer C, Caspi C.
Health Promotion Practice
Changes in grocery purchases associated with a COVID-relief produce incentive program for SNAP participants in North Carolina
11/07/2022
Lowery CM, R Henderson, N Curran, S Hoeffler, M DeMarco, SW Ng
Health Affairs
Did a fruit and vegetable incentive program support low-income households in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic? A mixed methods assessment of the Healthy Helping program and other pandemic-related food assistance.
07/29/2022
Lu I, B Sheppard, SW Ng, S Burstein, EL Charles, T Williams, M Demarco
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
“I think that’s the most beneficial change that WIC has made in a really long time”: Perceptions and Awareness of an Increase in the WIC Cash Value Benefit;
07/16/2022
Duffy, E., Vest, D., Davis, C., Hall, M., De Marco, M., Ng, S. & Smith Taillie, L
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
African Americans' Perceptions of Nutrition Interventions: A Scoping Review
05/06/2022
Greene, M., Houghtaling, B., Sadeghzadeh, C., De Marco, M., Bryant, D., Morgan, R., and Holston, D.
Nutrition Research Reviews
Using Formative Research to Develop a Social Marketing Campaign to Understand Food Shopping Behaviors in Young Mothers
01/31/2022
Alvarado, J.S., Perez-Velazco, X., Gregorio, V., Newton Ward, M., De Marco, M.
Social Marketing Quaterly
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Food Fitness Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)

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