Lisa J Harnack

Professor Lisa J Harnack (MPH, DrPH) is affiliated with the University of Minnesota, where she serves as Head of Epidemiology & Community Health and Director of the Nutrition Coordinating Center. Her work focuses on nutrition, dietary assessment, and food security, with a particular emphasis on public health interventions and policy impacts.

Research interests include:

• Nutritional epidemiology
• Dietary intake methodologies
• Food policy evaluation
• Obesity prevention strategies
• Mobile food market effectiveness
• Plant-based milk nutritional analysis

Recent publications highlight trends in dietary policy, food access, and nutritional quality assessment. Key projects involve evaluating mobile food markets, developing nutrient databases, and studying maternal/infant health connections. Media coverage includes nutritional challenges in online grocery shopping and vitamin D misconceptions during the pandemic.