Pushing for fearless approaches to improve health in Peru

National thought leader on injury prevention and control

Addressing mental health and suicide in China

Fighting to end homelessness among society’s most vulnerable

Tackling air & water pollution in Alaska

Turning the tide of HIV in Thailand

A pioneer in gun violence research and prevention

Reducing preventable deaths in Togo by removing barriers to care

Improving maternal and child health through perinatal care

A leader in Seattle’s community health center movement

Discovering a passion for worker safety & entrepreneurship

Finding the intersection between public health and policy

Leading the DRC through six disease outbreaks

Lauren Sawyer is a public health nutritionist and Registered Dietitian with interests in chronic disease prevention and management (particularly type 2 diabetes), food sovereignty, and community health interventions. Here is her graduate student profile from 2020.

What excites you about nutrition? I love food. I think we probably all do. It provides comfort and pleasure and can serve to bring community together. It is an integral part of our culture and is something that we engage with — must engage with — every single day. But beyond being necessary to survive, food has the potential to dramatically change our health, for the better or worse.