2024 Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists: Fellows and Program Presenters

2024 Program: presenters, researchers, and editors

2024 Fellows

Marcia Brown, Washington, DC
Food and agriculture reporter, POLTICO
Outlets: POLITICO, The Capitol Forum, The American Prospect 
Topics: Federal agencies, monopolies, food safety, farm workforce, conservation

Bryce Covert, Brooklyn, NY
Freelance journalist
Outlets: The Nation, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek 
Topics: economics, labor

Emily Hofstaedter, Baltimore, MD
General assignment reporter, WYPR
Outlets: WYPR, The Baltimore Banner, Mother Jones
Topics: politics, public safety, transportation, housing, labor 

Heather Souvaine Horn, Silver Spring, MD
Deputy editor, The New Republic 
Outlets: The New Republic, GlobalPost, The Atlantic 
Topics: Climate change, environmental issues, agriculture, land use, meat industry

Alaa Mostafa, Oakland, CA
Freelance audio journalist and producer
Outlets: This American Life, Reveal, Oakland North 
Topics: science, health, environmental equity 

Hauwa Otori, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance audio journalist and producer
Outlets: Marketplace, Elle, KCRW
Topics: Urban farming, regenerative agriculture, emigration, food deserts, food security, health/healthcare, technology

Melody Schreiber, Rockville, MD
Freelance journalist
Outlets: The New Republic, The Guardian, NPR
Topics: Health and science, including infectious disease, climate change, reproductive health, mental health 

Journalists and Editors

Public Health and Food Systems Expert Presenters 

Patti Truant Anderson
Director, CLF Food Policy Solutions Program 
Affiliate, Department of Health Policy and Management
Speaker bio 

Karen Bassarab
Senior Program Officer, CLF Food Communities and Public Health
Speaker bio

Meghan Davis 
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
CLF Affiliated Faculty 
Speaker bio 

Jamie Harding
GIS Specialist, CLF Food Communities and Public Health
Speaker bio 

Darriel Harris
Research Associate, EHE
Speaker bio 

Chris Heaney
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
CLF Affiliated Faculty
Director, Community Science and Innovation for Environmental Justice (CSI-EJ)
Speaker bio 

Leo Horrigan 
Senior Science Writer, CLF
Speaker bio 
 
Brent Kim
Assistant Scientist, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering 
Speaker bio 

Patty Lovera
Policy Advisor, Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment

Keeve Nachman 
Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Associate Director, CLF 
Speaker bio 

Elizabeth Nussbaumer 
Project Director, CLF Aquatic Food Systems & Public Health
Speaker bio 

Tom Philpott
Senior Research Associate
Speaker bio 

Raychel Santo
Food and Climate Research Associate, World Resources Institute
Speaker bio 

D'Ann Williams
Director, CLF Animal Agriculture and Public Health 
Assistant Scientist, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Speaker bio