Since 2004, MAHERY has focused much of its efforts on the following bodies of research:
(1) the impact of overhunting and terrestrial wildlife declines on food security and nutrition
(2) the impact of fisheries management and marine conservation on food security and nutrition
(3) the use of traditional medicines by local people
(4) the practice of pica and geophagy
(5) barriers to accessing healthcare and adequate nutrition
(6) the role of livestock husbandry in securing adequate nutrition
(7) the role of wildlife hunting and consumption in zoonotic disease transmission
(8) the disease ecology of various infectious diseases (i.e. malaria)
In each of these research activities, we have collaborated with local organizations and trained American and Malagasy students to understand how to carry out interdisciplinary research.