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Megan Knapp, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana. Her work focuses on community-based public health interventions, particularly in areas of nutrition policy, food insecurity, and health promotion. She has expertise in evaluating policy impacts on child nutrition, school meal programs, and alcohol consumption reduction initiatives.
Her research integrates qualitative and quantitative methodologies to assess institutional practices, including studies on restaurant beverage policies, pandemic-era school feeding challenges, and community asset mapping for maternal and child health resources. Dr. Knapp collaborates extensively with local organizations to design interventions addressing health disparities in Louisiana.
Key research themes include:
- Healthy eating environments in restaurants
- Policy implementation for child nutrition
- Food access barriers in post-secondary institutions
- Alcohol-free community programming
Her recent work highlights the success of the Alcohol Free for 40 initiative and innovations in pandemic school meal distribution. She is also involved in farm-to-ECE (Early Care and Education) initiatives aimed at improving childhood nutrition through institutional partnerships.
