Food & Nutrition Policy

Many Friedman students and alumni seek to address the most pressing public health and nutrition challenges facing our communities and people around the globe. This could be through preventative health program creation, evaluation, and analysis, healthcare management and policy, and more. Sample job titles include Director of Health & Wellness, Nutrition Policy Advocate, and Program and Policy Director, just to name a few.

Interested in Internationally-Focused Work?

Visit our International Development, Food Security & Humanitarian Response Career Direction for more articles, resources, sample employers & career paths, and more.

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Upcoming Workshops with the Data Lab at Tufts

Published on October 27, 2021

The Data Labs, TTS Research Technology, Digital Design Studio (DDS), Tisch Library, Ginn Library, Hirsh Health Sciences Library the StAAR Center, and the Data-Intensive Studies Center (DISC) provide a variety of workshops on geospatial technologies, statistics, data science, programming, media …

By Lori Rodriguez, EdM
Lori Rodriguez, EdM Associate Director of Career Services
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Creating a “Career Portfolio” & Other Superpowers to Thrive in a World in Flux

Published on October 21, 2021

Join us for this collaborative event with the Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context that will highlight April Rinne and her insights on the future of work! Rinne, F’04, will talk about how to create a “career …

By Melissa Palmer, MS, CPCC
Melissa Palmer, MS, CPCC Career Coach
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Featured Webinar Series: Finding Your Future in Food Systems

Published on October 13, 2021

NAFSN’S Finding Your Future in Food Systems webinar series will provide participants with connections and insights to help them identify next steps for their careers. The series features speakers from job-creating organizations and businesses, some working locally in their communities, …

By Beth Jameson, MA
Beth Jameson, MA Administrative Coordinator
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  • Example keywords: Sustainability Specialist, Dietitian, Data Scientist, Health Education Specialist, Epidemiologist, and more
  • Example industries: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Business, Management & Administration; Government & Public Administration; Health Science; Human Services, and more

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Nicole Ayache

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  • Chief Sustainability Officer National Milk Producers Federation
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Joseph Llobrera

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  • Director of Research, Food Assistance Team Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Emily Steliotes

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  • Doctoral Fellow (IC-FOODS) & Doctoral Researcher (USDA) Former Agriculture and Food Systems Researcher at HowGood
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Maria Wrabel

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  • Nutrition MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) Advisor International Rescue Committee
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