Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Food, Economics and Community
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2020 - Present
Divinity School
Director of the World Food Policy Center
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2022 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2020 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development
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2024 - Present
Duke Center for International Development,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Recent Publications
Control Over Food and Autonomy in Life: A Qualitative Study With Low-Income Consumers.
Journal Article Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · February 2026 Past research suggests interrelationships between housing, sense of autonomy, health behaviors, and overall mental and physical health, raising the possibility of similar interrelationships for another basic need, namely food. The purpose of this study was ... Full text CiteOntologies relevant for improving data interoperability for food loss and waste: A review and research agenda
Journal Article Cleaner and Responsible Consumption · December 1, 2025 Food loss and waste (FLW) is a global challenge. Interoperable FLW ontologies will foster more comprehensive data sharing and inform better solutions to reduce and recover excess food and to valorize wasted food and food byproducts. This review reveals tha ... Full text CiteCultivating an ethos of “everyday convergence”: insights from the Multiscale RECIPES Network for food waste reduction
Journal Article Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · December 1, 2025 Convergence is a research approach that aims to deeply integrate insights across disciplines to tackle complex social and societal grand challenges. However, while convergence is gaining popularity as the most integrated way to tackle such vexing challenge ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Launching a World Food Policy Center - Phase III
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2022 - 2028SRS RN: Multiscale RECIPES (Resilient, Equitable, and Circular Innovations with Partnership and Education Synergies) for Sustainable Food Systems
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American University · 2021 - 2026The Economic and Social Implications of Online Grocery Platforms for U.S. Consumers
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Agriculture · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of California, Davis ·
1999
Ph.D.