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Dr. Nommsen-Rivers (she/her) is the director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Master of Advanced Study program and the UC Davis Human Lactation Center. Her program of research aims to strengthen the evidence base for supporting optimal clinical management of lactating parent-infant dyads. Her current work focuses on physiologic factors that influence milk production during lactation.

Dr. Soule is a champion for innovation in community health, dedicated to designing interventions that enhance health outcomes, strengthen food security, and support economic prosperity. By leveraging emerging technologies and generative strategies, Dr. Soule advances solutions that drive systemic change. Dr. Soule integrates health education, research, and policy development to create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life for all.

Dr. Wessells' research interests are focused on micronutrient deficiencies among infants and young children in low-income countries, and the evaluation of therapeutic and preventive interventions designed to improve nutritional status in these populations. She is also interested in the dietary and biochemical assessment of nutritional status, and relationships between nutritional status, intestinal mucosal function and infection. She has extensive expertise in designing and implementing randomized controlled trials, as well as conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.