Food Systems & Health
Aly Trombitas never planned to be a nutritionist Before coming to Cornell, she began her career with community nonprofits in food, farming, and environmental education To take on more of a leadership role in the field, she knew she would need a master’s degree When...
In December 2021, a team of Cornell University MPH Program faculty were awarded a 2021-22 Engaged Research Grant from the David M Einhorn Center for Community Engagement The group, led by Lara Parrilla, lecturer and community and academic partnership manager, was one...
For children in high-poverty communities, school meals are often a critical source of nutrition, and can also help offset grocery budgets for low-income households Responding to a need to address record low school meal program participation in Tompkins County, a team...
Dr Laura Smith first developed an interest in toxin exposure and the concept of “anti-nutrients” while working on a Cornell collaboration with the Great Lakes Cassava Initiative in 2009 Cassava, a starchy root vegetable that can be grown with relative efficiency,...
Drawn to the MPH Program’s focus on sustainability, equity and engagement, Dr Kate Dickin joined Cornell’s MPH faculty in 2021 after over a decade as a researcher and mentor with the Division of Nutritional Sciences There, she led multiple international and US...
After George Floyd was killed by police in 2020, in the midst of a pandemic disproportionately impacting people of color, Pertula George-Redd realized, “I want to channel my sadness and anger to do something for my community” That year, George-Redd founded...
Dr Amie Patchen has been teaching for over 16 years After receiving her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College, she joined the Cornell MPH Program as a postdoctoral associate, where she currently teaches One Health and Public Health Foundations I for...
Lara Parrilla, MPH, RD, was first exposed to the field of public health through an undergraduate internship with Cornell University Cooperative Extension in NYC “It was through this experience that I developed an understanding of and respect for the importance...
Dr Karla Hanson began her career in public health as director of planning and development at a federally qualified primary care health center This experience led her to pursue graduate school in health policy at the Wagner School of Public Service at NYU, where she...
Dr Elizabeth Fox, an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, recently co-authored a paper published in the journal Appetite that examines the drivers of food choice among women in Nairobi, Kenya Fox's co-author, Dr Shauna...
Audrey Baker is the Manager of Applied Learning & Evaluation in the Cornell MPH Program She is a double alumna of Cornell University, receiving her BS and MPA from the College of Human Ecology Audrey’s interest in public health began after completing Cornell's...
