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This site is full of information about my academic pursuits, all of which are related to nutritional anthropology. I spend lots of time studying the causes and consequences of pica, (the craving of non-food substances like ash, chalk, earth, lots of ice, and uncooked starches) from nutritional and anthropological perspectives. Another area of interest to me is the intersection of nutrition and HIV, especially the reduction of postnatal HIV transmission through safe infant feeding and nutritional support for HIV+ people. I also study why anemia continues to cause so much morbidity and mortality when we know how to treat it.