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Ashley Bell
Associate Research Scientist
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ashley.bell@yale.edu
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7 Publications
2025
Assessing the existence of food deserts, food swamps, and supermarket redlining in Saginaw: A small, racially segregated Mid-Michigan City
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
article
2024
Predictors of Food Insecurity and Food Assistance Program Usage Among Puerto Ricans Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Nutrients
article
Understanding Food Insecurity and Participation in Food Assistance Programs among Hispanic/Latino Residents of Hialeah, Florida, before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sustainability
article
Defying the Food Desert, Food Swamp, and Supermarket Redlining Stereotypes in Detroit: Comparing the Distribution of Food Outlets in 2013 and 2023
Sustainability
article
2023
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Food Access in Two Predominantly White Cities: The Case of Lansing, East Lansing, and Surrounding Townships in Michigan
Sustainability
article
A Vanishing Food Infrastructure: The Closure of Food Outlets in Flint in a Pandemic Era
American Behavioral Scientist
article
2022
Understanding Food Access in Flint: An Analysis of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities
American Behavioral Scientist
article
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