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About Betty Izumi

Dr. Izumi completed both her RD and MPH at the University of California Berkeley and her Ph.D from Michigan State University. Her areas of interest include sustainability, nutrition, the built environment, community-based food systems, health disparities, and community-based participatory research. Before coming to PSU she was a Research Fellow at the Kellog Health Scholars Program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Izumi is the external evaluator of CSA Partnerships for Health, a community supported agriculture program that connects Federally Qualified Health Centers with nearby farms to bring fresh, locally grown foods to clinic patients and principal investigator for project funded by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to reduce food waste in Portland Public Schools. Dr. Izumi is also engaged in cross-campus efforts to establish a Pacific Islander and Asian American Studies program at Portland State University.

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Present Fellow, Portland State University Institute for Sustainable Solutions
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Present Professor, Portland State University OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
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  • Public Health Nutrition and Food Systems Sustainability

Publications (28)