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Angela Odoms-Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, where she also serves as the Director of the Food Nutrition Education Communities Program (FNEC) for the New York State Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and has played a pivotal role in shaping nutrition policy at the national level. Her research focuses on socio-structural factors influencing dietary behaviors and the disparities in diet-related chronic diseases. Utilizing a life course approach, her work examines the intersections of racism, economic inequality, and environmental injustice on food access and health outcomes, with a particular emphasis on historically marginalized communities. Odoms-Young is committed to developing culturally responsive programs and policies that foster whole-person health and community resilience. She has contributed her expertise as a member of advisory committees, including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board, and co-chaired the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Scientific Review Committee. Additionally, she directs the Nutrition Liberation, Food Sovereignty, Justice Lab, which aims to engage voices from lived experiences to promote food justice within communities of color. Her research has highlighted how systemic structures impact food security and nutrition equity, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Odoms-Young actively collaborates with students and research fellows to advance science related to food nutrition security, working on projects that address disparities in the charitable food system.
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