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The NE OKC Food Security Symposium is an informational and educational event intended to foster collaboration and build community engagement around the issue of food security in NE OKC. ULI Oklahoma will host top researchers and experts who have studied food insecurity specifically within the context of black communities. We hope to provide a micro and macro view of the issue, provide background on how we got here, and discuss possible community engagement opportunities and solutions.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
SUPPORTING SPONSOR
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
Page Woodson Development Projects
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
CooperHouse
Fowler Automotive
Inasmuch Foundation
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Simmons Bank
Councilwoman Nikki Nice
Ward 7
Councilwoman Nikki Nice was elected Nov. 6, 2018, to serve as Ward 7's representative on the Oklahoma City Council. She's the 10th woman, and the second woman of color, to serve on the Council since the City's incorporation in 1890.
Dr. Lavonna Blair Lewis
University of Southern California
LaVonna Blair Lewis, Ph.D., MPH, is a Teaching Professor of Public Policy and the Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Lewis’ areas of research and professional interests consistently focus on cultural competency and health equity, both targeting the health status and health care needs of underrepresented groups.
Dr. Bryce Lowery
University of Oklahoma
Bryce C. Lowery, PhD, is an assistant professor of Regional + City Planning at the University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture. Dr. Lowery’s research focuses on environmental and social influences of neighborhood well-being as well as land use policies that aim to improve community health. His most recent work investigates the relationship between grocery store location, socioeconomic status, and diet related health outcomes in Oklahoma where elevated rates of diet related disease suggest an urgent need for action.
Dr. Ashante Reese
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Ashanté M. Reese is an assistant professor in the department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Reese earned a Masters in Public Anthropology at American University in 2013 and a PhD in Anthropology, specializing in race, gender, and social justice. Broadly speaking, Reese focuses her work in Black geographies – the ways Black people produce and navigate spaces and places in the context of anti-Blackness.
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