Melinda works at the intersection of nutrition and behavioral science. Coming from a nutrition science background, she holds a master's degree in Health and Social Behavior from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She has worked and done research for around five years in Indonesia, India, Ghana, and globally, including with CUBIC, Save the Children's behavioral insights team, applying behavioral science to nutrition and development programs. At the core of her work is a belief that improving nutrition outcomes include making healthy choices simple, easy, and attainable within enabling environments. At Sight and Life, she will support the Social and Behavioral Change work under the NICE Ecosystem Outcome 3, to improve urban nutrition across multiple countries.