On April 27, join us for a book talk by Dr. Eduardo J. Gómez, Associate Professor and the Director of the Institute of Health Policy and Politics in the College of Health at Lehigh University, on his newest book “Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023). A political scientist by training, Dr. Gómez’s research focuses on the politics of global health policy, with a focus on emerging middle-income countries. He is also the author of “Geopolitics in Health: Confronting Obesity, AIDS, and Tuberculosis in the Emerging BRICS Economies” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018). Previously, Dr. Gómez was an Associate Professor (UK Senior Lecturer) at King’s College London, Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, and pre-doctoral visiting scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Guest Speaker:
- Dr. Eduardo J. Gómez, Associate Professor Department of Community and Population Health; Associate Chair, Department of Community and Population Health; Director, Institute of Health Policy and Politics; Lehigh University
Moderator:
- Eman Faris, Director of Advocacy, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute
Student Panelists:
- Heidi Bayer, MPH Candidate, Community Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and Citywide Wellness Coordinator for WorkWell NYC in the Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations, and former Board Chair of Kids With Food Allergies (KFA.org) and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA.org)
- Molly Comeaux, JD Candidate at CUNY Law School, Student Organizer for the Campaign for Healthy Food with the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute
