Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Laura Koehler"
- Laura Koehler's recent research primarily focuses on public health issues, including consumer acceptance of food safety interventions like food irradiation and attitudes towards new vaccines, particularly for Lyme disease, highlighting significant barriers and motivations influencing acceptability.
- One study emphasized the need to address consumer misconceptions regarding food irradiation, tying its potential to enhance food safety to current trends and foodborne outbreak occurrences, thereby advocating for renewed exploration of this technology in the U.S.
- Additionally, Koehler has conducted research on health-related topics beyond food safety, such as the psychological factors influencing body image and disordered eating in college women, as well as the physiological impacts of hyperhomocysteinemia on cardiac health, underscoring her diverse research portfolio.
