Dani Hansen is a Research Associate and telecommuter from the Boston, MA area. She is a registered dietitian and brings expertise in nutrition and health. She conducts research on federal nutrition assistance programs, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Prior to joining MEF, Dani worked as a Researcher on Westat Insight’s food and nutrition team where she led qualitative tasks, conducted survey research, and provided project management. She co-authored numerous reports including the Indicators of Diet Quality, Nutrition, and Health for Americans by Program Participation Status 2011-2016 series.
Dani holds a M.S.P.H in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a B.S. in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Food Science from the University of Vermont. When she is not working, Dani spends her time walking her hound dog, at the CrossFit gym, playing volleyball, and trying new restaurants with friends.