I am a Senior Policy Scientist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), where I oversee CSPI’s federal food labeling campaigns, leveraging the food label as a powerful public health tool to influence consumer and industry behavior. I also conduct research and support CSPI’s science-centered approach to advocacy as a member of the Science Department. Before joining CSPI in February 2019, I led a pilot evaluation of the nation’s first hospital-based food pantry and worked on research initiatives related to food insecurity, alcohol literacy, and healthy habits for young children. Before that, I served as a Program Coordinator for Let’s Go! at Maine Medical Center and as an AmeriCorps VISTA Member at a group of federally qualified health centers in Waterville, Maine. I hold a dual MS/MPH degree in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from Tufts University and a BA in Environmental Studies from University of Michigan.
