Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen

PhD, MPH
Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen

Dr. Hollis-Hansen's work focuses on implementing effective multi-component interventions for patients and community members living with chronic diet-sensitive diseases and food insecurity. For over 15 years she has worked in developing and evaluating interventions that improve the food retail environment (e.g., grocery stores, food pantries), and pairing direct access to nutritious food (e.g., medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries, meal kits, SNAP/WIC enrollment) with behavioral strategies that support healthy eating and household resiliency. In addition to her faculty position, she serves as a program advisor and consultant on behalf of the Center for Nutrition and Health Impact and co-directs the Healthy Eating Research (HER) early-stage investigator working group. She was previously an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, and graduate researcher at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.