Carolyn Gunther

Carolyn Gunther's research focuses on nutrition and food security in youth and underserved populations, including children, adolescents, and transgender and gender-diverse young people. Her work examines diet quality, food parenting practices, community and clinic-based interventions, and policy approaches to improve nutritional health and access to food, often using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. Much of the research addresses how social factors like family background, gender identity, and income shape eating behaviors and access to nutritious food.

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, peaking around 2019 and 2023, with a recent dip in 2025-2026, but activity has remained fairly steady overall at about 6 papers per year in the last five years.

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