Newswise — Allison Karpyn, associate director for the University of Delaware's Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, has been involved in several recent research efforts on corner store programs in urban areas and in-store marketing approaches in supermarkets to promote purchase and consumption of healthier options.

She is an expert on school food, supermarket access, healthy corner stores, childhood obesity and strategies to develop and maintain farmers markets in low income areas. She is also conducting research to understand the impact a new supermarket has on residents in the surrounding community.

Prior to joining UD, Karpyn served as the Director of Research and Evaluation at The Food Trust in Philadelphia for 11 years, where her research focused on understanding healthy food purchasing and consumption behavior, especially among children.