Anupama Cemballi


Anupama (Anu) Cemballi joined the CAST-M program to further explore her broader interests in understanding and studying food sovereignty movements in South India (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana) and Goa. In Baltimore, she is examining food waste as a part of the larger national RECIPES research network. She previously worked at Edible Archives, a sustainable food systems-focused restaurant in Goa, India. Her prior research experiences in health disparities include roles as a Research Program Manager at UCSF’s Center for Vulnerable Populations (now the UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity) in San Francisco, California, and Research Assistant at MetroHealth’s Center for Health Care Research & Policy (CHRP) in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a B.A. in Medical Anthropology and an M.A. in Bioethics through the Integrated Graduate Studies program.