Ann Weber is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at University of Nevada, Reno. Much of Ann's work has focused on applying rigorous epidemiologic and statistical methods to test the effectiveness of large-scale and integrated interventions aimed at improving child growth and development in low-income settings. The main goal of her research is to reduce health disparities that arise in situations of poverty, inadequate education, and gender and racial inequality - both domestically and globally. As a complementary area of research, she aims to develop and validate new metrics with which to assess interventions and the pathways to their success in diverse contexts. Because the goal of reducing disparities in child outcomes crosses disciplinary boundaries, so too has her research, which intersects with the fields of maternal health, nutrition, developmental psychology, education, biostatistics, and economics.