Work Examples
A selection of my publicly accessible projects and publications
Collaborated with local food system and equity advocates in Kentucky to design an interactive, story-based curriculum for middle school students in Kentucky. Learn more
Worked with the San Antonio Food Bank on an evaluation project to better understand the needs of partner organizations that serve senior populations in high needs zip codes. Learn more
Co-led strategic planning and quantitative and qualitative evaluation in Spanish and English to better understand the impact of Buenos Vecinos’ work with the local Latinx community.
Developed engaging, data-driven, and fun graphics and videos themed around advocating for genuine transparency in the food system with @FarmerThaddeus. Learn more
Co-launched the Food Literacy for All community-academic partnership course at the University of Michigan. As the Course Director from 2017-2023, over 1,000 students enrolled and over 4,000 community members participated from around the world. Learn more
Surveyed and interviewed farmers across Virginia to learn about the complex relationship between solar expansion, farmland preservation, and agrivoltaics in collaboration with American Farmland Trust.
My peer-reviewed publications include articles about food sovereignty and health, sustainable diets, using stories as evaluation indicators (the Most Significant Change method), food hubs, food access, and more. Learn more
Collaborated with Joining Forces for Children to design a 5 year impact report to share with funders, community partners, and other stakeholders. Learn more
With the goal of improving soil fertility and reducing greenhouse gases, I’m collaborating with a team of soil scientists, engineers, policy experts, nonprofit and environmental leaders, to study the implications of urine derived fertilizer (aka peecycling). Learn more
Facilitated a “stories of change” session at the Community Food Strategies statewide gathering, which informed the evaluation report about the role of local food policy councils to improve North Carolina’s food system. Learn more
Facilitated community listening sessions on behalf of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to identify social determinants of health priorities across Michigan. Learn more
Co-developed interdisciplinary food systems curricula at the University of Michigan centering equity, health, race, agroecology, policy, and food sovereignty. Learn more.
Partnering with Fresh Food Connections to conduct an evaluation of this program that aims to simultaneously support local farmers and improve local food access. Learn More
In collaboration with community partners in Detroit, I co-created the University of Michigan Urban Agriculture Internship program, which has expanded annually since 2018. Learn more
Worked with The Michigan Farm to Institution Network to tell the story of the evolution and long-term impact of MFIN. The report examines how the network has changed over time and offers suggestions for MFIN looking forward. Learn more