Education
Ph.D., Family Studies, University of Maryland, 2007
M.S., Family Studies, University of Maryland, 2004
Research Focus
Health and nutrition literacy, social welfare policy, engaged/experiential pedagogy, food security and nutrition education for low-income populations, health program planning and evaluation.
Current Grants and Contracts
USDA/Maryland Department of Human Resources/Maryland Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education contract: Evaluation Project PI
USDA/Maryland Department of Human Resources/Maryland Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education contract: Nutrition Literacy Research Project PI
Courses
FMSC 330 Family Theories and Patterns
FMSC 302 Research Methods in Family Studies
Career Highlights
- PI on Nutrition Literacy Research Project
- Evaluation Coordinator/Associate Faculty Agent for Maryland Food Stamp Nutrition Education, Maryland Cooperative Extension, University of Maryland, College Park
- Adjunct Professor in Sociology, Howard Community College
- Instructional Assistant for Early Intervention Services in Howard County Public Schools
- Program Mentor for Syracuse CYO Youth Programs
- Recipient of NCFR Cindy Winter Scholarship Award, AAFCS Jewell Taylor Fellowships, AAFCS student research award, MAFCS Mary Faulkner Scholarship, UM Center for Teaching Excellence Distinguished TA Award, travel awards, and UTLP Certificate, HLHP Dean’s Scholar, SU Chancellor’s Award for Public Service
- Presenter of 50 conference papers, workshops, etc.
- Conducted a community gardening and food security project in Tamavua, Fiji.
Selected Publications
Grutzmacher, S. & Braun, B. (2008). Key differences between food secure and food insecure mothers in rural, low-income families: An analysis of three waves of the Rural Families Speak study. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2(2-3).
Grutzmacher, S. (2006). Engaging students in policy issues: How students created a family policy election guide for the 2004 Presidential election. NCFR March Family Focus on Policy.
Grutzmacher, S. & Braun, B. (2005). Intergenerational community programming: Fostering resilience among adolescents and meeting the psychosocial needs of older adults. NCFR September Family Focus on Aging.
Grutzmacher, S. & Kaye, S., Eds. (2004). Family: Who Shares Your Priorities? An election guide from the University of Maryland Council on Family Relations and the Maryland Family Policy Impact Seminar, University of Maryland.
Grutzmacher, S. (2004). Examining Health Care: What’s the Public’s Prescription? A look at Maryland citizen’s thinking on health care reform. Policy brief prepared for the Maryland Family Policy Impact Seminar, University of Maryland.
