Allie Gaines ‘14 discusses her educational and career journey from graduating with a degree in Information Science Systems and Technology to working as a Product Manager in Healthcare and Business Strategy at XponentL Data. She describes her transition from a technical role in data interoperability at Athenahealth to focusing on healthcare clinical solutions, particularly in cancer registries, which sparked her interest in using healthcare data to make a difference. She pursued a Master's degree in Global Health and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, followed by a Ph.D. in Public Health and Epidemiology at Imperial College London focusing on nutrition, public health, and climate change impacts on the food system. Allie highlights her work in creating a method to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from packaged foods based on ingredients.

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She recommends:

Marion Nestle’s newsletter- Food Politics: https://www.foodpolitics.com/

The George Institute for Global Health: https://www.georgeinstitute.org/

XponentL Data: https://xponentl.ai/

The Blue Zone on Netflix

Allie can be found on LinkedIn.

Melissa Bazley, Editor