Gabby Headrick

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Full-time Faculty

School: Milken Institute School of Public Health

Department: Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Contact:

Email: Gabby Headrick

Office Phone: 202-994-2435

Milken Institute School of Public Health 950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Office 215 Washington DC 20052

Dr. Gabby Headrick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. Dr. Headrick joined the Milken Institute School of Public Health in Fall of 2023. Prior to joining the Milken Institute School of Public Health, Dr. Headrick earned her PhD in Public Health Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Headrick also holds her Masters of Science in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She has practiced in the field of public health nutrition in clinical, community, and governmental settings.

Dr. Headrick’s research focuses on optimizing federal nutrition assistance programs to achieve household food security and promote nutrition equity, with a specific focus on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP). Dr. Headrick studies intersections of food equity and nutrition assistance programs in America, in addition to strategies to promote human-centered participant experiences in social benefit programs in the United States. Dr. Headrick also researches local food systems and the impact of municipal food policies and programs in urban settings. She uses both quantitative and qualitative methods paired with community-led research processes to investigate the impact and implementation of programs and policies.

Teaching

EXNS 1109: Professional Foundations in Nutrition

EXNS 2119: Introduction to Nutrition Sciences

EXNS 2114: Community Nutrition

Areas of Expertise

Food security

Nutrition equity

Food and nutrition policy

Food systems

Program and policy evaluation

Community-led research

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Food Sciences – The University of Vermont (2015)

Masters of Science in Public Health (MSPH) – The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2018)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health Nutrition – The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2023)

Publications

Headrick G, Ruth A, White S, Ellison C, Seligman H, Bleich S, Moran A. Integration and coordination across public benefit programs: Insights from state and local government leaders in the United States. Preventative Medicine Reports. 2023. (Published online ahead of print). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102077

Headrick G, Ellison C, Bresnahan C, Green C, Lyons M, Moran A. State Implementation of SNAP Waivers and Flexibilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from State Agency Leaders. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2022; 54(11):982-997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.07.009

Mui Y, Headrick G, Chen J, Pollack C, Saleem H. Revisiting Revitalization: Exploring how structural determinants moderate pathways between neighborhood change and health. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2022; 21(1):165. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01771-9

Moran AJ, Headrick G, Perez C, Greatsinger A, Taillie LS, Zatz L, Bleich S, Rimm E, Khandpur N. Food Marketing Practices of Major Online Grocery Retailers in the United States, 2019-2020. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2022. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.003

Headrick G, Khandpur N, Perez C, Taillie LS, Bleich S, Rimm E, Moran A. A Content Analysis of Online Grocery Retail Policies and Practices Affecting Healthy Food Access. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2022; 54(3): 219 – 229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.09.006

Mui Y, Headrick G, Raja S, Palmer A, Ehsani JP, Pollack Porter K. Acquisition, mobility, and food insecurity: Integrated food systems opportunities across urbanicity levels highlighted by COVI-19. Public Health Nutrition. 2021; 25(1): 114-118. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021002755

Perez C, Moran A, Headrick G, McCarthy J, Cradock A, Pollack Porter KM. State and Local Healthy Kids’ Meal Laws in the United States: A Review and Analysis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2021. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.12.003

Headrick G, Hecht AA, Misiaszek C, Brosius S, Crone A, Surkan PJ. Customers’ Views on the Implementation of a Farmers Market Incentive Program: Successes and Opportunities for Improvement. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2021; 16(4): 473-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1842282

Misiaszek C, Hecht AA, Headrick G, Brosius S, Crone A, Surkan PJ. Implementation of a Farmer's Market Incentive Program in Maryland: Perspectives from Vendors. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 2020; 9(2): 255-266. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.092.004

Hecht AA, Misiaszek C, Headrick G, Brosius S, Crone A, Surkan PJ. Manager Perspectives on Implementation of a Farmers Market Incentive Program in Maryland. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2019; 51(8):926-935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.04.001