Policy & Practice

Advising and Consulting

Data and Evaluation Advisor (pro bono)
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance · May 2026 – Present
Designed ranking criteria and an interactive map to prioritize Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) vendor expansion using SNAP/HIP transaction data.

Consultant and Lead Author
UNICEF USA · 2026
National report on child food insecurity, SNAP, and H.R. 1: Nourished From the Start: The Role of SNAP in Promoting Healthy Childhoods.

Leadership

Co-Chair, USDA SNAP Nutrition Incentive Multi-State Research Project
Oct 2025 – Present

Member, Food Access Working Group, Make Hunger History (Project Bread)
Aug 2024 – Present

Public Health Practice

Nutrition Incentive Program Manager
Marion County Public Health Department, Indianapolis, IN · Oct 2021 – Oct 2023
Managed Fresh Bucks, a SNAP-matching nutrition incentive program; led implementation of electronic token technology with farmers market and retail partners; built annual reports and a data dashboard.

Cardiovascular Registered Dietitian
Marion County Public Health Department, Indianapolis, IN · Feb 2020 – Sep 2021
Implemented food service guidelines across four meal programs serving 10,000+ daily meals, achieving a cost-neutral 31% sodium reduction.

Earlier Experience

Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intern, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Summer 2018

Healthy School Corps (AmeriCorps), Indiana University School of Public Health
2016–2017

Nutrition Policy Intern, Early Childhood Nutrition Programs, Food Research and Action Center
Summer 2016