Alanna Kate Cruz

Alanna Kate Cruz (she/her) is a public health professional, researcher, and clinician. She has worked with families who experience challenges with breastfeeding/lactation and adequate nutrition and maintaining consistent access to healthcare, due to systemic barriers.

She is a doctoral student at Boston University School of Public Health and currently serves as a co-instructor/teaching assistant for a healthcare advocacy and organizing course. She is the Assistant Editor with the Journal of Human Lactation, serves as a Governing Councilor at APHA, and is the Co-Chair for the Feeding Matters Physician Outreach Task Force. She is also an IBCLC and Speech-Language Pathologist.

She received her MA from Temple University and MS from CUNY School of Public Health. She enjoys sailing with her husband and being a cat parent!