Judi Bartfeld

Judi Bartfeld
Food Security Research and Policy Specialist, Family Living Programs
Professor, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison

Position Priorities

  • Serve as a resource to county faculty for up-to-date information on food security data and implications.
  • Assist with conducting/interpreting local food security research, in collaboration with county colleagues.
  • Serve as a resource on emerging policy issues and research findings relevant to food security and food assistance programs, and implications for families.
  • Support local research-based food security initiatives.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Psychology from John Hopkins University
  • Ph.D. in Social Welfare from UW-Madison

Highlights of Current Assignments and Programs

  • Co-chair, Poverty and Food Security Team
  • Strategies to share local data on food security and related issues – including county profiles, interactive web-based data sites, etc.
  • Strategies to share current and emerging policy and research issues related to food security and food assistance programs
  • Conducting applied research on food security and food assistance issues, including collaborative research with county faculty.   
  • Wisconsin Food Security Consortium Steering Committee
  • Director of IRP / RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Assistance Research.  Center supports innovative research on food assistance programs, research dissemination, and mentoring.
  • Earned Income Tax Credit outreach to promote awareness of the EITC and Homestead Credit among low-income families in Wisconsin.  

Contact Judi at:

School of Human Ecology
318 Middleton Building
1305 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608)262-4765 FAX: (608)265-6048
judi.bartfeld@uwex.edu