Deven Gray is a PhD student in Applied Anthropology at the University of South Florida. His dissertation concerns food bank responses efforts during and post-COVID-19 pandemic times, and is undergoing PhD candidacy this Spring, 2024. He is an applied medical anthropologist with experience in public health interventions, program evaluation, and addressing pandemic health concerns. He served as assistant editor for the applied anthropology journal, Human Organization, and has published academic articles on Zika virus, COVID-19, food security, and an edited chapter on the anthropology of food. Additionally, he has served as a program evaluator and report writer on multiple Feeding America food assistance programs and health interventions, and continues to serve as an evaluator for the Hillsborough Homegrown food systems initiative.