Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Courses Taught
- PBH 200: Introduction to Public Health
- PBH 303: Public Health Policy and Advocacy
Education
- ScD, Nutrition and Social and Behavior Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- MPH, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
- BA, Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Awards Honors
High-Impact Award, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2021
Best Paper of the Year, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2019
Early Career Researcher Award for Best Oral Presentation, Annual Meeting of the
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
Manuscript selected as an Editors’ Choice article for Obesity, July 2017
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching Award, Harvard College, 2017
Program in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2016
Diversity Section Special Recognition, The Obesity Society, 2014
Simon J. and Arpi A. Simonian Research Excellence in Nutrition Prize, Harvard School of Public Health Department of Nutrition, 2013"
Publications
Forrestal, Sarah, Maria Boyle, Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande, Rebecca Franckle, Mindy Hu, Jennifer Kali, Theresa Neelan, and Katherine Niland (2025). Second Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings: Summary of Findings. Report submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Chicago, IL: Mathematica, July 2025.
Eiffes, B.A., White, S.A., Navarro, S.M., Boyle, M.H., and Franckle, R.L. (2025). Childcare and Meal Provision: A Systematic Literature Review. Nutrition Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaf026
Schochet, O., R. Franckle, M. Boyle, S. Navarro, and the Childcare and Meal Provision Data Analysis Team. “Childcare and Meal Provision: Data Analysis Report.” Report prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Alexandria, VA: Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 2024. Available online:
https://www.cacfp.org/assets/pdf/ops-cacfp-participation-childcare-providers-analysis-report-june24/
Franckle, R., and Boyle, M. (2023). Barriers to Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Early Childhood Care Providers. American Journal of Public Health, 113(S3), S180-S182.
Mabli, J., Monzella, K., Franckle, R.L., and Delgado, P. L. (2023). Food insecurity transitions and changes in employment and earnings. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 64(3), 368-376.
Franckle, RL, R Boulos, AN Thorndike, AJ Moran, N Khandpur, D Blue, J Greene, JP Block, EB Rimm, and M Polascek. Implementation of a Successful Double Dollar Price Incentive for Fruits and Vegetables in a Grocery Retail Setting. (2023). Health promotion practice, 24(4), 728-739.
Cohen, J. F., Stowers, K. C., Odoms-Young, A., and Franckle, R.L. (2022). A call for theory to guide equity-focused federal child nutrition program policy responses and recovery efforts in times of public health crisis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(1), 15.
Petimar, J., Grummon, A.H., Zhang, F., Gortmaker, S.L., Moran, A.J., Polacsek, M., Rimm, E.B., Roberto, C.A., Rao, A, Cleveland, L.P., Simon, D., Franckle, R.L., and Block, J.P. (2022). Assessment of calories purchased after calorie labeling of prepared foods in a large supermarket chain. JAMA Internal Medicine, 182(9), 965-973.
Soldavini J, Franckle RL, Dunn C, Turner L, Fleischhacker S. Strengthening the Impact of USDA’s Child Nutrition Summer Feeding Programs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Durham, NC: Healthy Eating Research; 2021. Available at: http://healthyeatingresearch.org.
Zatz LY, Moran AJ, Franckle RL, Block JP, Hou T, Blue D, Greene JC, Gortmaker S, Bleich SN, Polacsek M, Thorndike AN, Mande JR, Rimm EB. Comparing shopper characteristics by online shopping use among households in low-income communities in Maine. Public Health Nutr. Available online 2021 Jun. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021002238.
Grummon AH, Petimar J, Zhang F, Rimm EB, Simon D, Rao A, Gortmaker SL, Moran AJ, Franckle RL, Bleich SN, Polascek M, Greene JC, Till S, Block JP. Calorie labeling and product reformulation: A longitudinal analysis of supermarket-prepared foods. Am J Prev Med. Available online 2021 Jun. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.03.013
Zatz LY, Moran AJ, Franckle RL, et al. Comparing online and in-store grocery purchases. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 Jun;53(6):471-479. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.03.001.
Soto MJ, Vercammen KA, Dunn CG, Franckle RL, Bleich SN. Changes in Equity of Bikeshare Access and Use Following Implementation of Income-Eligible Membership Program and System Expansion in Greater Boston. Journal of Transport and Health. Available online 2021 Apr. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2021.101053.
Davison KK, Franckle RL, et al. Infant sugar sweetened beverage and 100% juice consumption: Racial/ethnic differences and links with fathers' consumption in a longitudinal cohort. Prev Med Rep. Available online 2021 Feb. 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101324.