On the shoulders of a long history of Indigenous, DuBoisian, Postcolonial, and Black Feminist conviction that theory and action must be co-developed, I enjoy applied sociology and engage policy throughout my research, teaching, and service. I am co-author on the Detroit case study for the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems' What Makes Urban Food Policy Happen report, and I briefed national and international decision-makers on breastfeeding's societal links as part of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine's Ninth Annual Summit at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C. I have also presented to infant nutrition leaders on the topic of environmental racism, including as an invited presenter at the National Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Association's 2020 Nutrition Education and Breastfeeding Promotion Conference. 

In 2019, I completed my position as Policy Fellow with Farm to Institution New England (FINE), where I helped launch a research collaboration with Vermont Law School and contributed to a comprehensive policy analysis of New England states' demand-side local food procurement policy initiatives and their regional impact.