Hometown: Boise, Idaho
Research Interests: My primary research focus is food policy; specifically, I am interested in food governance, safety,
market information asymmetry, and retail channels, as well as social mobility among those using food assistance programs. I am currently exploring how US Food Policy Councils define and engage with governance at a regional level and how these fit under a broader conception of regional governance in various industries. I am interested in using my professional background in grocery retail operations to assess food safety policy adoption from the point of federal
mandate to manager-associate training, and the impact this information ladder has on the effectiveness of the policy. My retail background also gives me a foundation in food assistance programming and certifications, informing continuing work on how the self-sufficiency of recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is addressed at various retail channels. Through my research, I hope to build tools for food industry professionals to use in multistakeholder, and cross-jurisdictional, collaboration that will better serve the consumer.
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
B.A. Public Policy and Religious Studies, Albion College
Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, PLSC 312: American Political Development, Albion College, Spring 2018
Relevant Professional Experience:
Community Action Network (CAN), AmeriCorps VISTA, 2021-2022
The Kroger Company of Michigan, 2018-2021
- Division Labor, Scheduling, Expense, Sanitation, and Sustainability Manager
- Regional Operations Field Specialist
- District Associate and Customer Experience Coordinator
- Store Management (in-store)
City of Albion Food Hub, Aggregation Intern, 2016-2017
Honors and Awards:
Early Offer Eminent Scholar Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2023-2026
University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2022-2023
ENGIE-Axium Supplemental Incentive Recruitment Scholarship Award, 2022
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, 2022
Albion College Board of Trustees Member, 2018-2020
The John and Willimae Cheek Award, 2018
The Gerald R. Ford Leadership Award, 2018
Phi Beta Kappa, 2018
Omicron Delta Epsilon, 2018
