Join us for a discussion on some of the most pressing research topics for Community Cafes.

PANELISTS: Lori Borchers, PhD; Alexandra (Lexi) L. MacMillan Uribe, PhD, RDN; Andrew McNeeley, PhD

Dr. Lori Borchers is an Assistant Professor in Nursing at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, TX. She has been a nurse for over 30 years and has worked with a variety of patients. In addition to teaching, Lori works as a lactation consultant at a Dallas hospital. Starting in the fall, Lori will be teaching in the Public Health course for nursing students.

Alexandra (Lexi) L. MacMillan Uribe, PhD, RDN, is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and a Registered Dietitian. She studied psychology at Penn State University before pursuing a PhD in human nutrition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She continued her training as a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University. She is a bicultural and bilingual health equity researcher who uses community-informed strategies to develop, adapt, and evaluate health promotion programs that address food and nutrition security and reduce chronic disease risk in under-resourced and historically marginalized communities. 

Andrew McNeeley, PhD is a Postdoctoral Reseacher at Texas A&M University focusing on structural, organizational, and community food insecurity issues. He specializes in ethnographic methodology emphasizing the influence of structure and culture on the service delivery of nonprofit and community organizations. He teaches qualitative methods in an applied service-learning format.


LOCATION:
The Table/Alice’s Garden Urban Farm
Capitol Drive Lutheran Church
5305 W. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53216
www.alicesgardenmke.com