Amelia B. Finaret, PhD RD LDN
Associate Professor of Global Health and Economics | Clinical Dietitian
Welcome! I am a teacher-scholar of nutrition and food economics and a practicing clinical dietitian.
I teach Global Health and Economics at Allegheny College. I hold an Honorary Lecturer appointment with the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems at the University of Edinburgh. My CV is available here.
You can find information about my work on this site (links to teaching, research, and presentations above), on Google Scholar here, and ORCID here. You can contact me directly at afinaret [at] allegheny [dot] edu. Socials are below. Fair warning that I am not a terribly invested or a very good social media poster.
Food Economics Textbook
Food Economics is now published, Open Access by Palgrave-Macmillan.
See the website for the book here: Teaching food economics
See Will Masters and I talking with Norbert Wilson on his podcast The Leading Voices in Food about the book here: Learning food economics makes all economics easier
Students and instructors, please reach out anytime with questions about the book and its associated course materials.
The text provides a unified introduction to the economics of agricultural production, business decisions, consumer behavior, and the government policies that shape our food system.