Wayne Roberts
principal · Will Work for Food Policy
engaging speaker; expert on food issues ; connects local food, jobs, health and environment
Local Food Production Sustainable Food Green Jobs Food Charters Community Organizing & Development
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems
Trey Malone
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Trey Malone focuses on applying lessons from behavioral economics to increase agricultural productivity and efficiency.
Agribusiness Management Food Policy Consumer and Producer Decision Making Domestic Food Agriculture
Lisa F. Clark
Research Associate · University of Saskatchewan
Political Scientist researching food politics and food policy
Food Agriculture & Environment Public Policy Analysis Governance & Regulation Innovation Food Safety and Security
Roger Thurow
Senior Fellow · The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Pulitzer prize finalist with a wealth of experience writing about global food issues, hunger, poverty and international affairs
Africa Food Policy Agriculture Poverty Transmedia
Jeremy Everett, B.A., MDiv.
Senior Director of the Texas Hunger Initiative · Baylor University
The founder and executive director of the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), a capacity-building, anti-hunger project within Baylor University
Poverty Hunger Policy National Hunger Issues Texas Hunger Initiative food insecurity
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Obesity & Food Policy (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.
School Food Options Nutrition food insecurity Nutrition in Food Programs