Faculty

Education

MD Internal Medicine, University of California (San Francisco), 1984

MPH University of Washington, 1989

AB Biochemistry, Harvard University, 1978

In the News

Are Artificial Sweeteners Safer Than Sugar?
NY Times, 07/16/2024

Opinion: We know how important nutrition is for health — it’s time to fortify the Farm Bill
The Hill, 03/15/2024

How a soda tax pays for fresh fruit and vegetables for some families in Boulder
NPR, 01/15/2024

Opinion: Sweet success: Seattle’s sugary drink tax is reducing health inequities
The Seattle Times, 02/06/2023

Study finds Seattle's controversial soda tax can improve equity
Crosscut, 08/22/2022

Seattle's soda tax benefits low-income communities, study finds
Axios, 07/21/2022

In our view: Cheers & Jeers: Primary matters; Brown off-base
The Columbian, 02/22/2020

Sweetened-beverage sales in Seattle dropped 30% after soda tax, new study says
The Seattle Times, 02/20/2020

The sugary-drink tax is working in Seattle, but will it curb soda sales?
The Seattle Times, 08/18/2019

Keep closer tabs on the Sweetened Beverage Tax
The Seattle Times, 07/24/2019