Center for a Livable Future Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching in Fourth Term

Jul 16, 2025

With new commendations for excellence in teaching for four CLF faculty and staff, the Center’s contributions to food systems education and training are once again highlighted 

CLF’s  Education & Training Program has grown steadily for nearly 30 years, through academic programs at Johns Hopkins University, educational outreach and training, and the development of educational tools and resources. This robust collection of offerings, which includes courses, certificate programs, an MPH concentration, doctoral fellowships, advising and mentoring capstones and practicums, online courses such as Coursera, a  food systems primer, and  FoodSpan, a free, downloadable curriculum.  

The Center’s education and training activities aim to advance a healthier, more equitable, and resilient food system, cultivate systems thinking and collaboration among students, educators, researchers, policymakers, advocacy organizations, and communities. Building the next generation of food systems experts is an essential piece of CLF’s mission, which it achieves through offerings designed for both students and professionals.  

In the fourth term of the 2024-2025 academic year, four CLF staff and faculty achieved excellence in teaching Bloomberg School of Public Health courses that contribute to the knowledge base necessary for food system reform. Those recognized include Patti Truant Anderson, Meghan Davis, Chris Heaney, and Roni Neff. The courses were Media Interviews and Applied Public Health Communications (taught by Anderson), One Health Seminar and Essentials of One Health (taught by Davis), Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (taught by Heaney), and Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments (taught by Neff). 
  
During each term of the academic year, students from the Bloomberg School submit course evaluations in order to recognize outstanding faculty who have significantly contributed to their intellectual life through excellence in teaching. Honorees for this recognition have received an average score of 3.6 or above (on a four-point scale) in both the Overall Course and Overall Instructor categories of their student evaluations with a response rate of 70% or higher.  
  
CLF extends its congratulations to these four faculty and staff members, along with the rest of the honorees for the fourth term. The full list of honorees from the Bloomberg School can be found  here.