Allison Karpyn

Professor

Dr. Allison Karpyn is Co-Director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and Professor in the Department of the Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware. Dr. Karpyn, in her 20 years of practice, has published widely in journals including Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, and Health Affairs on program evaluation methods; topics related to hunger, obesity, school food, supermarket access, food insecurity, healthy corner stores; and, strategies to develop and maintain farmer’s markets in low-income areas. Dr. Karpyn has hands-on experience working with community-based agencies and institutions, including non-profit organizations and retailers, to implement and study-specific approaches to increase access to high-quality food in low-income communities. In 2017-2018 Dr. Karpyn served as a Fulbright Scholar to study food insecurity and hunger in the Bahamas. In addition to her position at the University of Delaware, she is a Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Public Health Initiatives. Allison earned her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University and her Doctorate in Policy Research Evaluation and Measurement at The University of Pennsylvania.

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Policy Research, Evaluation and Measurement, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
• B.A., Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1998

Professional Experience

• Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Delaware, 2023-present
• Co-Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP), University of Delaware, 2020-present
• Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP), University of Delaware, 2016-2020
• Associate Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Delaware, 2016-2023
• Joint Appointment, Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, 2016-2018
• Joint Appointment, Education, University of Delaware,2014-2016
• Joint Appointment, Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, 2014-2017
• Adjunct Faculty, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Public Health, 2010-2014
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Health, 2010-2014
• Adjunct Faculty, Drexel University School of Public Health, Department of Community Health and Prevention, 2005-2011