About Us
We are an interdisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in nutrition, environmental science, and economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Research Triangle Institute with a goal of helping households throughout the U.S. better prevent food waste.
Our Team
Alice Ammerman, DrPH
Professor, Department of Nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Violet Noe, MPH, RDN
Project Manager, Global Food Research Program
Sara Vandersip, BSPH
Research Assistant, Global Food Research Program
Mary Muth, PhD
Senior Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Smit Vasquez-Caballero
Senior Food and Agricultural Economist, Research Triangle InstituteTeam of 16 individuals representing state, county, tribal and community organizations championing issues relevant to reducing food waste, including agriculture and sustainable food systems, food safety, food insecurity, and food resource management strategies for low-income households.
