Dr. Grace Marquis is Associate Professor in the School of Human Nutrition at McGill University (Canada) and Affiliate Associate Professor at Iowa State University (USA). She received her doctorate in international nutrition from Cornell University. Her research program began at the Nutrition Research Institute in Lima, Peru and expanded to Ghana, West Africa. Her community-based research has examined (i) determinants of diet and nutritional status of women and children living in poverty and the means by which families, communities, and societies can intervene to promote optimal feeding and caregiving. Over the last 20 years, her research group has developed cross-sector, integrated strategies that support health and growth, with a special focus on those living in rural communities. Her long-term collaboration with the University of Ghana led to the building of the Nutrition Research and Training Centre in 2010 in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Today, the Centre provides support for diverse research projects and houses the training of local and international graduate students and professional interns. Dr. Marquis was Canadian Research Chair in Social and Environmental Aspects of Nutrition for 10 years (maximum award) and received a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, for her contribution to tertiary education from the University of Ghana in 2013.