I have an alumni of the University of Minnesota - School of Public Health, and  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. An experienced qualitative and quantitative researcher with interests in maternal, infant, and early childhood health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention programs, and demanding solutions to global healthcare disparities. He has supervised hundreds of PhD candidates. A peer-reviewer for Social Science & Medicine (SMM), the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), and the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD). He serves as a contributing faculty member with the Walden College of Health Sciences (since January, 2011), and as an adjunct contributing faculty member at 4 other land-grant institutions (U of Hawaii, U of North Dakota, University of MN, University of Guam). It is my privilege to welcome this Fulbright Scholar and US Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania, Dr. Patrick Tschida to our podcast