Corey B. Welcher

Throughout my 15 year career at the NIH, my administrative and project management roles helped to "facilitate science" by supporting NIH leadership.

I am proud of my work and the people I was lucky to work alongside at NIH, and I'm excited for the opportunity to be on the other side, as a researcher.

Spring Training and Summer Plans

MARCH I attended the Women's Leadership Conference hosted by JHU Alumni Association and it was my first such event after having completed my MHS in 2024. It was a difficult time to be discussing upskilling, empowerment, and being a good leader considering the sweeping layoffs of federal and contract staff that preceded the conference. However, I found the programming uplifting and I gained useful insight in the workshops and in conversations with peers. I particularly enjoyed the leadership style training with Dr. Candace Steele-Flippin

APRIL I joined two new groups with ties to public health and environmental science to give me some connection points to the field as I seek out my next job opportunity.

My membership with the American Public Health Association (APHA) has proven useful in accessing recorded trainings and policy briefs on current topics as well as general webinar trainings. I also joined the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) to be part of their Emerging Environmental Leaders Program. I'm looking forward to joining in some of their project teams so I can work in the environmental field, despite the federal setbacks.

MAY I so enjoy exchanging ideas and supporting my fellow researchers as part of the Wasted Food Research Network - RECIPES. We are approaching the final year of our grant term and in mid-May we had our annual in-person meeting to share project updates and refine our goals to finish year 5 strong. The diverse and supportive research community we have built is something I'm so lucky to have found, and I'm looking forward to what comes next.

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My favorite personal traits

CURIOSITY I prefer to stay curious about the world around me and enjoy asking questions. I strive to process what I learn into wisdom for myself and my community. This character trait has drawn me to explore physical and educational trainings and pursuits that bring me a lot of joy- including some listed here:

Studying the German language for 20 years and passing as a native speaker during my travels
Studying and teaching Yoga
Completing two sprint triathlons
Applying systems thinking approaches to data-system design/UAT, program and project design
Completing my graduate work in environmental health sciences focusing on environmental and social justice impacts to our food system
Chairing the Advisory Council for the site director of a local food recovery organization-Food Rescue US- DC

CONNECTING WITH OTHERS- I genuinely enjoy creating and nurturing my connections with others and bringing ideas and people together. The most lasting example of this is the German speaking group I started in the city for myself and friends which has grown into a large community of new and old speakers. The community we've built is supportive and encouraging, which is needed when keeping up language skills.

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Food Justice and our shared Environment

In 2024, I completed my graduate studies for my Master of Health Science in Environmental Health and Engineering at Hopkins as a part-time student while working full-time. As a long time volunteer in soup kitchens and anti-hunger fundraising, I began to wonder about the underlying conditions bringing people to soup kitchens or needing food assistance.

I chose my program because I could focus on understanding the connections between environmental health and the food system. During my time there I focused my research on food system planning and long-practiced environmental justice approaches to addressing inequity, and how using those tools and practices could promote food system resilience.

Achieving food justice would require that all people have access to affordable housing, food, health care, fair wages, reliable transportation and live in a healthy environment.

In my work as a research scientist and as a citizen, I try to stay involved in conversations around local policies and programming that acknowledge inequity in social determinants of health and seek to find a community-designed solution.

Corey B.Welcher

Corey B.Welcher

Research Scientist, Food Systems

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My favorite personal traits

Food Justice and our shared Environment

Corey B.Welcher

Corey B.Welcher

Research Scientist, Food Systems

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My favorite personal traits

Food Justice and our shared Environment

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