To understand inequality in America, we have to understand food.

I’m a sociologist, author, and speaker whose work explores food, nutrition and health equity in America. Through ethnographic research and storytelling, my talks help audiences better understand how structural forces shape the lived experience of economic inequality and the difficult choices families make around food, nutrition and health.

I regularly speak for universities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, public health audiences, libraries, and community organizations.

Speaking Topics

• Food and nutrition equity

• Food insecurity, food access, and public health

• Parenting under economic pressure

• Health disparities and the social determinants of health

• Family life, care work, and social class

• Public sociology and scholarship

Available for keynote speaking engagements, lectures, panels, workshops, book events, podcasts, and media conversations. For speaking inquiries, please contact Jayme Boucher at jayme.boucher@hbgusa.com.