IANDA Team

Jennifer Coates, PhD
Principal InvestigatorTufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Jennifer Coates is an Associate Professor of Food Policy and Applied Nutrition at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and a Senior Researcher at the Tufts Feinstein International Center.

Anna Herforth, PhD
Project DirectorColumbia University, Earth Institute
Anna Herforth is an Independent Consultant, and an Adjunct Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University.

William Masters, PhD
Lead Research EconomistTufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Will Masters is a Professor in the Friedman School, with a secondary appointment in Tufts University's Department of Economics. His research uses economic methods to inform and improve the food system, especially in developing countries.
Daniel Bruce Sarpong, PhD
Research EconomistUniversity of Ghana, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Daniel Bruce Sarpong is an Associate Professor and the Chair/Head in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana.

Fulgence Mishili, PhD
Research EconomistSokoine University of Agriculture
Fulgence Mishili is Senior Lecturer of Agricultural Economics specializing in Agribusiness Management and Production Economics.

Rebecca Heidkamp, PhD
Lead Research NutritionistJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rebecca Heidkamp is a faculty member in the Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Bloomberg School of Public Health and affiliated with the large-scale evaluation group at the Institute for International Programs.
Joyce Kinabo, PhD
Research NutritionistSokoine University of Agriculture
Joyce Kinabo is actively involved in community nutrition research focusing on developing nutrition interventions within communities through improving or enhancing the capacity of communities to solve their nutritional problems by identifying and formulating appropriate interventions.

Zachary Gersten, MPH
Research AdministratorTufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Zachary Gersten, MPH is a Project Administrator at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition.

Yan Bai, MIB
Research AssistantTufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Yan Bai is a current doctoral student and graduate researcher at the Food Policy & Applied Nutrition Program of Tufts’ Friedman School of Nutrition.

Hussein Henry Mvungi, MSc
Research AssistantSokoine University of Agriculture
Hussein Henry Mvungi is a Research Assistant for the IANDA Project, based at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Mary Nana Anima Akrofi
Research AssistantUniversity of Ghana
Mary Nana Anima Akrofi is a Research Assistant for the IANDA Project. She has a BSc. Degree in Agricultural Science (Agribusiness).

Patrick Webb, PhD
Technical AdvisorTufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Dr. Webb’s expertise lies in food policy analysis, agriculture systems, international nutrition programming, and emergency relief.
Yves Martin-Prével, PhD
Technical AdvisorInstitut de recherche pour le développement
Yves Martin-Prével is a senior researcher at IRD (the French Institute of Research for Development). He was trained as an epidemiologist and a nutritionist who graduated in Medicine at the Faculty of Montpellier (France).