Faculty Collective-Claudia Fajardo-Lira
Claudia Fajardo-Lira is a Professor of Food Science and Nutrition in the Department of Family Consumer Sciences. Her research is focused on issues of food production and consumption related to health, environment and society. A current research project focuses on increasing children’s access to healthy food through the development of school gardens in urban environments. Students who participate in this project develop gardening curriculum, teach lessons, and facilitate the creation and maintenance of school gardens. Another research line is the study of food environments and their relationship to ethnic health disparities.