Tufts – Feinstein International Center

Jennifer Coates’ research focuses on the development of methods for improving the design, implementation, and evaluation of international nutrition and food security programs in both development and humanitarian emergency contexts.  Methods-related initiatives include the development and validation of: methods for scaling up global dietary data collection and use (INDDEX); indicators of the affordability of quality diets in Africa (IMMANA-IANDA); a standardized approach to malnutrition causal analysis and response assessment (ACF); methods for evaluating the micronutrient impact and functional health outcomes of national fortification programs (GAIN); dietary diversity indicators in emergency-prone contexts (WFP); and global experiential food security measures (FANTA).

Jennifer also conducts research to understand the implementation and impact of integrated food security programs, including identifying promising models for sustainable exit from Title II-funded food aid programs (FANTA III), and examining the implementation challenges of integrating agriculture and nutrition programming (Ethiopia/ENGINE). Through the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group On Agricultural And Rural Statistics, she serves on the Technical Working Group to improve the measurement of food consumption in surveys on household consumption and expenditure. She also serves on the UN Expert Advisory Group on Food and Nutrition Security Measurement, and on the Editorial Board of the Global Food Security Journal.

Jennifer received her B.A. in international relations, magna cum laude, from Tufts University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in food policy and applied nutrition from the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

For all of Jennifer’s publications, please download her CV at the top of page.

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