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Julia Sharib
Associate Director of Research Management and Dissemination
Food is Medicine Institute

Julia Sharib is the Associate Director of Research Management and Dissemination for the Food is Medicine Institute. In her role, Julia supports the Institute’s overall research strategy and its reach beyond the academic sphere.

Julia manages many of the Institute’s research projects and serves as a bridge between researchers and key partners. She also leads the Institute’s communications. Before joining Tufts in 2018, she taught nutrition classes to SNAP-eligible participants in Indianapolis and worked in marketing and communications for a Cambridge biotech startup. She holds an MS from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts and a BS from the University of Connecticut.

Keynote Speakers

John Whyte

John Whyte

CEO and Executive Vice President

American Medical Association

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Speakers

Rachel Amerau

Rachel Amerau

Senior Advisor

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Andrew Bremer

Andrew Bremer

Director, Office of Nutrition Research

National Institutes of Health

Haley Brennan

Haley Brennan

Medical Student

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Lexi Cole

Lexi Cole

Program Manager

Food is Medicine Institute

Merry Davis

Merry Davis

Director of Health Through Food

Blue Cross NC Foundation

Wayne Detmer

Wayne Detmer

Chief Clinical Officer

Lawndale Christian Health Center

Kyle Diamantas

Kyle Diamantas

Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Food and Drug Administration

David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg

Director of Culinary Nutrition

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dana Feldman

Dana Feldman

Executive Director

Office for Consumer and Environmental Protection, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Rachel Fisher

Rachel Fisher

Senior Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Cecilia Gerard

Cecilia Gerard

Managing Director

Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University

Melanie Hall

Melanie Hall

Chief Research & Innovation Officer

Feeding America

Ryan Kane

Ryan Kane

Assistant Professor

Food is Medicine Institute

Richard Leach

Richard Leach

Executive Director, Food is Medicine Initiative

Arizona State University

Joan Lo

Joan Lo

Senior Research Scientist

Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Shad Marvasti

Shad Marvasti

Executive Director

Whole Health Institute, HonorHealth

Calley Means

Calley Means

Senior Advisor

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Ed Park

Ed Park

Co-Founder and CEO

DevotedHealth

Maura Plante

Maura Plante

Co-Founder; CEO

Florida Health & Nutrition Coalition; Living Hungry

Ronit Ridberg

Ronit Ridberg

Research Assistant Professor

Food is Medicine Institute

Pam Schwartz

Pam Schwartz

Executive Director, Community Health

Kaiser Permanente

Kendrin Sonneville

Kendrin Sonneville

Associate Professor

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Roy Steiner

Roy Steiner

Senior Vice President, Food Initiative

The Rockefeller Foundation

Kevin Volpp

Kevin Volpp

Director

Penn Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics

Lu Wang

Lu Wang

Research Assistant Professor

Food is Medicine Institute

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Additional speakers to be announced.