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Editorial Transitions at the FNB
The Food and Nutrition Bulletin (FNB) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Associate Editors, Dr Denish Moorthy and Dr Eva Monterrosa, both previous members of the journal's Editorial Board. Their diverse expertise and global experience reflect the journal's ongoing commitment to advancing the science and practice of nutrition in ways that support human security, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Welcoming Dr Denish Moorthy and Dr Eva Monterrosa
Dr Denish Moorthy is a physician-methodologist with more than 15 years of experience in clinical research, implementation science, and global nutrition. His career reflects a rare breadth of expertise across micronutrient interventions, malnutrition prevention, health systems strengthening, and evidence synthesis. He has contributed to both domestic efforts in the United States and international programs across South and Central Asia and East and West Africa. He has served in research and advisory roles for the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Iodine Global Network, and USAID.
As a leader in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, Dr Moorthy has played a critical role in translating complex data into actionable guidance for nutrition and public health programs. He brings to the Food and Nutrition Bulletin a unique interdisciplinary perspective grounded in both biomedical science and global program design. His appointment strengthens the journal's capacity to critically assess submissions at the intersection of implementation science, evaluation, and nutrition policy.
Dr Eva Monterrosa is a nutritionist and scientist with two decades of experience focused on maternal and child nutrition. Her approach combines the principles of scientific inquiry with deep professional ethics to support innovation across both public health and market systems. Dr Monterrosa currently serves as Program Lead for Consumer Demand Generation at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, where she provides technical assistance to design interventions that influence consumer dietary choices through market-based delivery models.
Her areas of expertise include consumer formative research, behavior change communication, project design and planning, monitoring and evaluation, and demand creation. She brings a rigorous understanding of the social, behavioral, and cultural dimensions of food and nutrition, coupled with substantial experience in applied program contexts. Dr Monterrosa is also a founding member of two influential professional communities: the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition and the Food Culture Alliance. She is a thought leader in reframing how food systems engage with consumers, particularly through the lens of culture and equity. Her inclusion on the editorial team enhances the journal's ability to evaluate research that explores the interface between nutrition, behavior, and systems innovation.
Honoring Dr Barbara Bowman
As we welcome new editors, we also bid farewell to a dedicated colleague and friend, Dr Barbara Bowman, who is stepping down from her role as Associate Editor. Dr Bowman has had a long and distinguished career in public health nutrition, including decades of leadership at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she directed the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and played a key role in shaping national strategies for chronic disease prevention.
During her editorial tenure, Dr Bowman brought to the journal a clear and pragmatic approach rooted in epidemiology, program evaluation, and health policy. Her guidance and advocacy were instrumental in maintaining the highest level of scientific rigor while fostering the publication of work relevant to practitioners and policymakers alike. She also contributed tremendous heart and compassion both personally and professionally, helping to ensure that the journal never lost sight of the emerging researchers and vulnerable populations that we serve.
For years, Dr Bowman managed peer review for an outsized proportion of our manuscripts, including for many of our supplemental issues. To our readers, her impact is visible in the hundreds of manuscripts she mentored through the review process and in the legacy of quality and clarity she has brought to our pages. To our editorial team, her impact has been inestimable; I have personally been grateful for her dedication to the journal's readers and authors, the strategic clarity she brings to every conversation, and above all her profound kindness and generosity.
Honoring Dr Irwin Rosenberg
Dr Irwin Rosenberg formally retired this year from his role as Senior Associate Editor, having previously served as Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor. His contributions to nutrition science have so far spanned seven decades, including seminal work in intestinal transport, neuroscience, folate metabolism, and geriatric nutrition. Dr Rosenberg held leadership roles at Tufts University as Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
As Editor-in-Chief of the FNB, Dr Rosenberg steered the journal through a critical period of professionalization, digitization, and expansion. He championed the integration of food and nutrition policy as well as human security and nutrition, strengthening the journal's emphasis on research that is not only scientifically sound but policy-relevant and actionable. As Senior Associate Editor, he continued to provide mentorship and editorial guidance, with an unwavering commitment to integrity, interdisciplinarity, and true impact.
Dr Rosenberg's voice has been central in shaping the vision and values of the journal, and his retirement marks the end of a distinguished chapter for the FNB. The editorial team and contributors alike have benefited from his intellect, scientific rigor, and humility. His mentees, among which I count myself, have especially profited from his laser-focused critical thinking, boundless generosity, and sharp wit and good humor.
Looking Ahead
The additions of Drs. Moorthy and Monterrosa, and the departures of Drs. Bowman and Rosenberg, represent a notable transition in leadership at the Food and Nutrition Bulletin. It is a moment of celebration and gratitude as well as renewal and reflection. We are confident that our new editors will build upon the strong foundation laid by their predecessors and help guide the journal into new areas of relevance and rigor in nutrition science and policy. We invite our readers, authors, and reviewers to join us in welcoming Denish and Eva and in extending heartfelt thanks to Barbara and Irv for their many years of extraordinary service.
Call for Papers: The Future of Food and Nutrition Amid Shifting Global Funding Priorities
The landscape of funding for global food security, nutrition, and humanitarian programming and research has undergone a seismic shift, with several governments and multilateral institutions reducing or redirecting funding for programs focused on hunger, malnutrition, human security, and maternal and child health. The Food and Nutrition Bulletin invites original research, reviews, and policy analysis that shed light on the consequences of these funding shifts and on the pathways forward for affected populations and programs.
Areas of specific interest include:
Research that assesses the financial impacts of aid cuts on programming, including ex post impact evaluation of canceled programs. This may include community nutrition outreach, treatment of acute malnutrition, food assistance, and school feeding efforts, among others. Where have the effects been most acute, and how have implementing organizations and governments responded? Papers addressing observed effects on child and maternal nutrition. What happens when frontline services—such as antenatal care, growth monitoring, or micronutrient supplementation—are scaled back or eliminated? What are the early signs of impact on child growth, birth outcomes, and maternal health? How are families and service providers adapting? The effects of funding withdrawals on knowledge and evidence generation. For instance, the cancellation of funding for the global Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) program has jeopardized an essential source of longitudinal population-level data for researchers and policymakers. We welcome analyses of the implications of such gaps in the “data horizon” and exploration of alternatives or innovations in data collection. The broader social and educational consequences of declining support for food and nutrition programs. What happens when school meal programs are halted or when cash transfers disappear? How are caregivers—especially women—affected when nutrition and health support structures vanish?
We welcome contributions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including public health, economics, political science, and implementation science. The journal continues to prioritize research that is actionable and relevant for practitioners and decision-makers. Analyses of donor behavior, government budget reallocations, and policy responses at global and national levels are all within scope.
This Call for Papers also invites timely commentaries from senior policymakers, implementers, and researchers who can offer perspective on the challenges and opportunities created by this moment of change. We are especially interested in reflections on lessons learned and emerging strategies to build resilience and sustain progress despite constrained resources.
Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Accepted papers may be published as part of a thematic series or special issue. All submissions will undergo editorial and peer review per the Food and Nutrition Bulletin's standard policies.
Through this call, the editors of the FNB seek to understand how global commitments to nutrition and food security are evolving—and what that means for the world's most vulnerable populations. We invite the research and policy communities to join us in documenting, analyzing, and navigating this pivotal transition.
