I engage policy throughout my research, teaching, and service. I am co-author on the Detroit case study in the International Panel for Sustainable Food Systems' What Makes Urban Food Policy Happen report, and I recently 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. Additionally, I have just 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.