Brett Gary is an associate professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, also in Steinhardt. Both are trained in history/American studies, and met in graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania where they both earned their PhDs. Amy works on a variety of food studies topics – the culture and politics of food, food access, and is currently completing a book on the history of the baby food industry. She teaches a host of courses food studies courses, including Food History, Food and Culture and will teach an undergraduate class in spring 2014 called Food and Identity (check it out). She is addicted to running so can be seen regularly plodding along the Hudson River bike path.