Staff

Dr. Govindan, director of the Nourish West Virginia Initiative, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who is dedicated to using evidence-based research to cultivate healthier communities in West Virginia. A native of West Virginia, improving the lives of her fellow West Virginians is a personal passion.

Mr. Walker approaches his work with a distinctly practical and innovative mindset. With an extensive interdisciplinary research background, he drives research across agriculture, natural resources and public health using statistics, econometrics, machine learning, spatial analysis, remote sensing and image processing. Matt is originally from West Virginia.

Olivia has a passion for communities and increasing food access to vulnerable communities. She is motivated by a vision of an equitable future where everyone in her home state of West Virginia can thrive.

Dr. Mohammad Alam is dedicated to the potential of innovative science. His curiosity, persistence, and desire to solve complex problems allows him to pursue the goal of delivering transformational outcomes to the people of West Virginia.