I am a cultural anthropologist and educator focused on how people negotiate food, class, gender, and care in everyday life. My work combines field-based research, teaching, and community engagement to explore how middle-class Americans experience eating, family life, and the politics of food. I value collaborative learning, public scholarship, and translating complex ideas into accessible insights for students and communities. In addition to my academic roles, I work as a writer and creative professional, with experience in consulting, food styling, and visual storytelling. I strive to connect research with practical impact, mentoring students to apply anthropological methods to real-world issues and partnering with communities to reimagine how scholarship can inform policy, education, and everyday practice.…I am a cultural anthropologist and educator focused on how people negotiate food, class, gender, and care in everyday life. My work combines field-based research, teaching, and community engagement to explore how middle-class Americans experience eating, family life, and the politics of food. I value collaborative learning, public scholarship, and translating complex ideas into accessible insights for students and communities. In addition to my academic roles, I work as a writer and creative professional, with experience in consulting, food styling, and visual storytelling. I strive to connect research with practical impact, mentoring students to apply anthropological methods to real-world issues and partnering with communities to reimagine how scholarship can inform policy, education, and everyday practice.WWWW…