Sarah loves looking at the world through the lens of food, culture, the arts and the environment. She prides herself on being a certified cook and an expert eater. Trained in public health, nutrition and ethnobotany, she founded The Tasting Cultures Foundation, Inc., which develops multimedia educational programs on food and culture. TCF's multimedia works can be viewed on Tasting Cultures Vimeo channel.

Born in Pakistan and raised on the East Coast in the U.S., she has lived, worked and researched in South Asia, the Middle East, China and France. She has a BA in Middle Eastern history and Arabic (Smith College); master's in public health and a master's in human clinical nutrition (Columbia University) and a PhD in plant sciences (New York Botanical Garden and City University of New York). She has received numerous grants and fellowships such as a J. William Fulbright Fellowship and Dana Meadows Leadership Fellows in sustainability.

She is an Honorary Research Associate at the New York Botanical Garden, and a Research Associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Sarah has been an assistant scientist at the Department of Family Medicine in the Integrative Medicine Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wis. Her clinical research focused on interventions that address weight management and incorporate healthy culinary, mindfulness and movement practices for diverse communities; evaluating the environment of "food deserts" -- areas of the city devoid of grocery stores but filled with fast-food restaurants -- in urban Milwaukee, Wis.; and developing an exchange program for health professionals to study Ayurveda in South Asia.

You can follow Sarah's work on her blog or on twitter. Or visit the TCF FB Fan Page.