Sage Grasso-Monroe is a research support specialist at TCI. In this role, she assists with the institutional capacity measurement component of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement. Sage received her Master of Professional Studies in Global Development, concentrating in International Agriculture and Rural Development, from Cornell University. Her research interests lay at the intersection of agriculture science, nutrition, and environmental conservation. Before joining Cornell University, Sage was a nutrition-sensitive agriculture volunteer in Peace Corps Ethiopia, facilitating agriculture initiatives to improve food security in a rural community in Ethiopia.