Third Annual Summit on Global Food Security and Health 2016
Event Agenda for the:
Third Annual
Summit on Global Food Security and Health
“Eliminating Global Hunger: Problems, Progress, and Challenges”
George Mason University
Founders Hall – Arlington, VA
November 16, 2016
Join us for the Schar School of Policy and Government’s
Third Annual Conference on Global Food Security and Health
Speakers include experts from organizations such as the Association of Public Land Grant Universities, Bread for the World, the International Medical Corps and the US Agency for International Development: Academics will discuss their research on Food Security with an eye to improving access, addressing challenges and developing partnerships to improve global food security and related health outcomes.
Organized with the support of
Policy Studies Organization; World Medical & Health Policy journal;
Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices (CSIMPP) in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University;
American Public University;
and World Food Policy.
The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/third-annual-summit-on-global-food-security-and-health-tickets-29073229813
Contact Professor Bonnie Stabile
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with any questions.
Lunch will be provided.
10:30 am to 5:30 pm - Reception to Follow
Walking distance to Virginia Square Metro, limited street parking or paid parking available in Founders Hall Garage.
Schar School of Policy and Government
George Mason University
Founders Hall Room 113
Welcome and Introductions (10:30 – 10:40)
Bonnie Stabile, Co-Editor, World Medical & Health Policy Journal, Research Assistant Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Phil Thomas, Research Fellow, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Former Assistant Director, Global Food Security & Food Aid Issues, U.S. GAO
Panel 1: The Many Dimensions of Global Food Security (10:45 -12:00 p.m.)
Moderator and Chair:
Wayne Ferris, Ph.D, Research Fellow, Global Food Security Project, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Margaret Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative
Julie Howard, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to Associate Provost and Dean International studies Programs, Michigan State University
Samantha Alvis, Ph.D., Assistant Director of International Programs and Development, Association of Public Land Grant Universities (APLU)
Noon: Grab a box lunch for the next panel
Panel 2: The U.S. Government Response to Global Hunger (12:15 – 2:15)
Moderator and Chair:
Phil Thomas, Research Fellow, GMU Food Security Project
Tim Lavelle, USAID African Bureau, Former Aid to U.S. Ambassadors to UN Food Agencies
Saharah Moon Chapotin, Deputy Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau of Food Security, USAID
Susan Bradley, Senior Policy Advisor, Food For Peace, USAID
Michelle Benjamin Calhoun, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Policy, Coordination, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
Reid Hamel, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Global Food Security Project, Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Judith Rowland, Head of U.S. Policy and Advocacy, The Global Poverty Project
Stephanie Mercier, Ph.D., Expert Consultant, U.S. Global Food Aid Programs
Panel 3: Policy Perspectives on Global and Local Risks to Health and Nutrition (2:30-3:45)
Moderator and Chair:
Bonnie Stabile, Ph.D., Co-Editor, World Medical and Health Policy Journal
“One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance”
Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Program on Science and Global Security Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
“Pennies for Pounds: Soda Consumption and Taxation as a Test of Self-Interested Voting Behavior”
Clare Brock, Kristie Kelly, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin
“Unrestricted Ammonia-Based Cropland Fertilization: Global Food Security vs. Health Risk”
Daniel G. Graetzer, Ph.D. APUS School of Health Sciences
“Treatment Plan for Hunger: SNAP, WIC, and the Community Eligibility Provision?”
Ana Poblacion; John T. Cook; Allison Bovell; Richard Sheward; Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba; Justin Pasquariello; Diana Cutts, Children's HealthWatch, Boston Medical Center
Panel 4: The Many Challenges of Nutrition and Public Health (4:00 – 5:15 pm)
Moderator and Chair:
Constance Gewa, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University
Asma Lateef, Director, Bread For The World Institute
Emmy Simmons, PhD, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition (GAIN)
Bill Garvelink, Senior Policy Advisor, International Medical Corps
Closing Remarks: Conclusions and Observations (5:15 – 5:30)
Phil Thomas, Research Fellow, Global Food Security Project, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Reception: (5:30 – 6:15 PM)
We gratefully acknowledge our Sponsors for this event:
The Center for Strategic and International Studies;
The Farm Journal Foundation;
The Global Harvest Initiative and the
Policy Studies Organization