Her teaching, research and programmatic areas of interest focus on the social determinants of maternal and child nutrition and the development and evaluation of community based strategies to improve women’s capacity to nourish themselves and their families. Currently her work in maternal and child nutrition and food security encompasses nutrition‐sensitive agriculture interventions and women’s empowerment in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and India; social and behavior change strategies in Sierra Leone and Malawi; community-based health systems strengthening programs for nutrition in Bihar, India, and testing innovations in local food systems and community based food security in Atlanta.