She also has a joint faculty appointment at the NYU Global Institute of Public Health. Dr. Bragg directs the SocioEconomic Evaluation of Dietary Decision (SEED) Program, which conducts research on environmental and social factors associated with obesity, food marketing, food policy, and health disparities. Recent studies have examined the food and beverage industry’s use of professional athlete endorsements in promoting unhealthy products; evaluated various advertising techniques used on packaged foods in supermarkets; and assessed intrapersonal and social factors that influence food and beverage preferences.