Tiphaine graduated from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 2019 with an MPH in International Health and Development with a focus on humanitarian emergencies. She wrote her final public health analysis on the nutritional impact of cash programming for food in humanitarian contexts. Tiphaine also completed … Read more

Host Organization: Mercy Corps First Year Placement Maiduguri, Nigeria Based in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, Tiphaine worked as a Nutrition Support Advisor for Mercy Corps’ emergency food security programs in Borno State. Tiphaine helped to analyze social and behavior change communication … Read more

Sara Higgins holds her MPH in International Health and Development from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a Bachelor’s in Zoology from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to becoming a fellow, she worked in federal healthcare spheres, including four years as a research analyst for an advisory … Read more

Host Organization: Catholic Relief Services First Year Placement Maiduguri, Nigeria For her first-year placement, Sara worked with Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS’s) nutrition and markets programs in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. For the nutrition program, Sara … Read more

Bryan graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2015 with an MPP in Sustainable Development focusing on food security and agriculture. While pursuing his graduate degree, Bryan received recognition for his research that examined the correlative relationship between cash crop production and rising levels of food insecurity within developing … Read more

First year placement: Rise Against Hunger Raleigh, N.C. At Rise Against Hunger, Bryan offered technical advising on the Empowering Communities resilience portfolios. Through his advising, Bryan provided programmatic support to host country NGOs that were implementing projects in Zimbabwe, Senegal, … Read more

Amit holds a Masters in Global Human Development from Georgetown University with a on food security and environment. Her capstone project with Mercy Corps highlighted ways to integrate resilience programming in fragile contexts and her summer field placement with CARE in Guatemala focused on improving access to WASH in public … Read more

Host Organization: Helen Keller International First Year Placement Dhaka, Bangladesh In her first year placement, Amit supported the Sustainable Agriculture and Production Linked to Improved Nutrition Status, Resilience and Gender Equality (SAPLING) project, a Food for Peace Development Food Security … Read more

Ally Vertti holds a Masters of Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy, with a focus in International Policy and Management. During her Master’s Capstone team project, Ally consulted the United Nations World Food Programme … Read more

Host Organization: UN World Food Programme First Year Placement Quelimane, Mozambique For her first year placement, Ally supported the Nutrition Unit of WFP Mozambique at provincial level working on the Gender Transformative and Nutrition-sensitive (GTNS) stunting prevention project in rural … Read more

Maria Wrabel holds an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and an MS in Food and Nutrition Policies and Programs from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. While in graduate school, she focused on multi-sectoral programs addressing to … Read more

Host Organization: Action Against Hunger First Year Placement Juba, South Sudan Maria worked with Action Against Hunger USA in South Sudan as a Nutrition Fellow, focusing on the treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition in humanitarian contexts. Based in former … Read more

Prior to becoming a Leland Fellow, Jacqueline was a research intern at FHI 360, where she supported the Chief Science Office by conducting a rapid evidence review on the double burden of malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries. During her graduate studies, Jacqueline qualitatively explored the neighborhood-level drivers of food … Read more

Host Organization: WorldFish First Year Placement Dhaka, Bangladesh Jacqueline is currently working with WorldFish in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a Nutrition Fellow. She is supporting the IDEA: Income, Diets and Empowerment through Aquaculture project. As a nutrition-sensitive project, IDEA aims to … Read more

Jini Kades holds an MS in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont (UVM), along with a Graduate Certificate in Ecological Economics through the Gund Institute for Environment. Her thesis explored stressors and their mental health affects on Latino migrant farmworkers in Vermont’s dairy sector. While at … Read more

Host Organization: ACDI/VOCA First Year Placement Dhaka, Bangladesh Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jini is currently working for ACDI/VOCA as a market systems specialist, contributing to two USAID Feed the Future activities. For the Livestock Productivity for Improved Nutrition activity, Jini … Read more

Marisa Nowicki is from McKinney, Texas. She has a Bachelor of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Texas. In addition, Marisa has a Master’s in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. In graduate school, she completed a … Read more

Host Organization: Bioversity International First Year Placement Nairobi, Kenya In her first year, Marisa worked as the Policy Analyst and Behavior Change Specialist for Bioversity International in Nairobi, Kenya. Marisa and her team launched a three-year research project aimed at … Read more

Rhiley’s passion lies in facilitating sustainable and harmonious relationships between people and their environments. She completed a MS at Michigan Technological University in Forest Ecology as a part of the Peace Corps Master’s International program in spring 2019. Her master’s thesis focused on local perceptions of forest change over a … Read more

Host Organization: Global Green Growth Institute First Year Placement Seoul, South Korea As an Agroforestry and Investment Specialist based in Seoul, Rhiley worked with GGGI’s Sustainable Landscapes Thematic Area, Impact and Evaluation Unit, Green Investment Services, Climate Action and Inclusive … Read more

Dan Myers, a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduated from the University of Denver in 2016 with a BA in International Studies. As an undergraduate researcher, Dan focused on formal and informal governance systems surrounding agricultural resources in East Africa. He received a Cherrington Global Scholars placement with SIT Study … Read more

Host Organization: World Cocoa Foundation First Year Placement Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire As a Land Tenure and Property Rights Fellow with the World Cocoa Foundation, Dan works to organize and accelerate collective efforts among chocolate companies, civil society groups, donors, and … Read more

Prior to becoming a Leland Fellow, Navya received her MS in Medical Physiology from Case Western University and her BA in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University with a focus on public health, nutrition and health disparities. After graduation, she worked with Open Hand Atlanta, a non-profit that provides medically-appropriate meals to … Read more

Host Organization: Welthungerhilfe First Year Placement Moroto, Uganda For her first year placement, Navya worked in Moroto, Uganda, to provide technical support for the Integrating Nutrition in Farmer Groups approach within a cross-border project supporting the agro-pastoralist communities of the … Read more