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Variations on the Thrift Food Plan: Model diets that satisfy cost and nutrition constraints
Yiwen Zhao, Linlin Fan, Norbert L.W. Wilson, Angelica Valdes Valderrama, Parke Wilde. Variations on the Thrift Food Plan: Model diets that satisfy cost and nutrition constraints. Food Policy 130 (2025) 102781
Whither convergence? Co-designing convergent research and wrestling with its emergent tensions
Ashton, W. S., A. Sungu, L. Davis, V. Agarwalla, M. Burke, E. Duhart Benavides, S. Espat, K. Harper, A. Knight, N. Labruto, M. Shea, S. Verba, and N. L. W. Wilson. 2024. Whither convergence? Co-designing convergent research and wrestling with its emergent tensions. Ecology and Society 29(4):26. [online] URL: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol29/iss4/art26
Have agricultural and applied economists lost sight of the land-grant mission? A textual analysis of Presidential Addresses and Invited Papers from 1919–2022
Norbert L.W. Wilson, Natalie Hochhaus. Have agricultural and applied economists lost sight of the land-grant mission? A textual analysis of the Presidential Addresses and Invited Papers from 1919-2022. Appl Econ Perspect Policy. 2024; 1-20. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aepp.13456
Virtual water trade: Does bilateral tariff matter?
Rui Chen, Derick T. Adu, Wenying Li, Norbert L.W. Wilson. Virtual water trade: Does bilateral tariff matter? Ecological Economics, 222 (2024) 108216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108216
The longitudinal association between caregivers’ perceived competence and autonomy and children’s dietary consumption before and 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chacón, V., Chung, M., Folta, S. C., Hennessy, E., Macfarlane, H., Roberto, C. A., Tovar, A; Wilson, NLW; Economos, C. D. (2024). The longitudinal association between caregivers’ perceived competence and autonomy and children’s dietary consumption before and 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Appetite, 195, 107205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107205
The distribution of competitive research grants from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture: A comparison of 1862 land grant universities, 1890 land grant universities, and other institutions
Wilson, Norbert; Walters, Lurleen; Wade, Tara; Reynolds, Kenesha. The distribution of competitive research grants from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture: A comparison of 1862 land grant universities, 1890 land grant universities, and other institutions. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, December 15, 2023; 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13413
Food System Researchers Across Duke
Food systems research is deeply intersectional, and faculty across Duke's schools and departments are tackling critical issues through their work. We highlight some of that work here.