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Margaret Jastran

Researcher at Cornell University

Publications -  19
Citations -  2131

Margaret Jastran is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food choice & Grounded theory. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 19 publications receiving 1955 citations.

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“A lot of sacrifices:” Work-family spillover and the food choice coping strategies of low wage employed parents

TL;DR: How low-wage employed parents' experiences of work-family spillover affected their food choice coping strategies was understood to have implications for family nutrition, food expenditures, nutritional self-efficacy, social connections, food assistance policy, and work place strategies.
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How People Interpret Healthy Eating: Contributions of Qualitative Research

TL;DR: How qualitative research has contributed to understanding the ways people in developed countries interpret healthy eating is identified to help practitioners and researchers think beyond their own experiences and be open to audience members' perspectives as they seek to promote healthy ways of eating.
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Trying to Find the Quickest Way: Employed Mothers' Constructions of Time for Food

TL;DR: Recognizing issues of time scarcity and individual differences of timestyles and time management strategies can help researchers better understand food choice practices and assist practitioners in identifying practical food provisioning strategies for low-wage employed mothers.
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Work Conditions and the Food Choice Coping Strategies of Employed Parents.

TL;DR: Structural work conditions among parents such as job hours, schedule, satisfaction, and food access are associated with food choice coping strategies with importance for dietary quality.