Dr Anne Marie Thow is a lecturer in health policy at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney. Her research focusses on the use of trade and tax policy to improve the food environment and prevent chronic disease. Anne Marie is a nutritionist, and holds a Masters in Public Policy. She has conducted research at the International Food Policy Research Institute and the World Health Organisation, and prior to joining the University of Sydney worked at the Fiji National Food and Nutrition Centre and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.