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Katherine Baker

Sustainability Solutions Fellow Katherine Baker

Katherine Baker (she/they) is a public health researcher interested in the intersections of nutrition and climate change. She received her Ph.D. in community nutrition from Cornell University in 2023, and her dissertation focused on nutrient-dense food access and food sustainability capacity in New York City food retail stores.

Katherine also obtained a masters of public health in environmental health science, and a masters of science in human nutrition from Columbia University, as well as a B.A. in psychology from New York University. She currently focuses on finding successful solutions to encourage sustainable and equitable food systems.


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Director, Institute for Food System Equity
USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research

Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology, and Behavioral Science
Director, USC Behavioral Science and Well Being Policy Initiative