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
Front-of-pack labels and young consumers: An experimental investigation of nutrition and sustainability claims in Chile
Journal Article Food Quality and Preference · June 1, 2025 A better understanding of youth as autonomous consumers in the food market is needed to guide food and nutrition policies to achieve healthier and sustainable diets because they interact with the food environment to obtain, prepare, and consume food and be ... Full text CiteVariations on the Thrifty Food Plan: Model diets that satisfy cost and nutrition constraints
Journal Article Food Policy · January 1, 2025 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) supports Americans with low incomes in acquiring adequate and healthful diets. The maximum SNAP benefit is based on the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), the lowest cost of four U.S. Department of Agriculture (US ... Full text CiteFood waste, date labels, and risk preferences: An experimental exploration
Journal Article Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy · January 1, 2025 This study provides theoretical and experimental evidence that consumers adjust their premeditated food waste by date labels and their risk and loss preferences. The “Use by” date label leads to more premeditated food waste than “Best by” for deli meat and ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Scalable Manufacturing of Alternative Proteins
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2024 - 2029Launching 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 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of California, Davis ·
1999
Ph.D.