Katie Poppe, MPH, RDN is a Community Nutrition Research Associate at the Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health at Case Western Reserve University. She is committed to empowering community members and conducting research that can be directly applied to make our surrounding communities, and beyond, healthier places for all people and the planet. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with a Bachelor's degrees in Nutrition and Zoology in 2014. She received her Master of Public Health degree from The Ohio State University in 2022. Katie is also a registered dietitian, and prior to working in a research role, she helped individuals improve their health through one-on-one dietary counseling practicing functional and integrative nutrition in an outpatient setting for over six years. Katie also serves as a volunteer leader for the Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on policy and communications committees where she gets to empower other dietitians to be leaders in sustainable and accessible food and water systems. Katie is also a Master Gardener and enjoys vegetable gardening and cooking.