I’m a sociologist, author, and food policy expert who studies why healthy eating is so challenging in America—and what families’ experiences can teach us about building better food and nutrition policy.

Drawing on years of research inside American families’ homes and kitchens, I bring rigorous evidence and compelling stories to public conversations about food, nutrition, families, and inequality. I’m Director of Policy and Programs at the Global Food Institute at George Washington University and the author of How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality.

I regularly write and speak for public and professional audiences, and my work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, The Guardian, and Vox.