Meet the Students

Meet the Students: Andrea M. Gil

 Andrea M. GilPrior Education

Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition, CSU Sacramento, 2022

Graduate Group

Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology (GGNB)

Research Focus Area

My research in the Falbe lab aims to reduce disparities in cardiometabolic diseases through the development of interventions and policies that increase nutritional awareness and literacy. Specifically, my research focuses on health communication, marketing environments in food retailers, and improving health equity through the use of nutrient warning labels.

Meet the Students: Huimin (Mia) Zhong

 Huimin (Mia Zhong)Prior Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Oregon, Human Physiology, 2017

Master of Public Health, Emory University, Global Epidemiology, 2019

Graduate Group

Graduate Group in Epidemiology

Research Focus Area

My research focuses on micronutrient intake and nutritional adequacy among U.S. populations using NHANES data. I apply advanced statistical methods to estimate usual dietary intake and examine trends, food sources, and disparities to inform nutrition policy and intervention strategies.

Meet the Students: Emmanuel Gyimah

Emmanuel Gyimah  Undergrad: 

Calvin College, Biology and French, 2017

Grad Group: 

Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology
Projected Graduation: 2027

Research Focus Area

My research focuses on the benefits and risks of micronutrient interventions as well as methods for assessing nutritional adequacy in populations. 

Meet the Students: Alana Chaney

 Alana ChaneyUndergrad

Fort Valley State University, Biology, 2016

Grad Group 

Graduate Group in Nutrition Biology
Projected Graduation Year: 2026

Research Focus Area

My research focuses on how prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding practices, and early childhood feeding behaviors influence long-term health and development. Her dissertation explores individual and community-level factors contributing to infant nutrition disparities, and how targeted interventions can help reduce these inequities. 

Meet the Students: Davrina Rianda

 Davrina Rianda, MDPrior Education

Bachelor of Medicine, The University of Indonesia, 2013
Medical Doctorate, The University of Indonesia, 2014
Master of Nutrition, The University of Indonesia, 2019

Graduate Group

Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology
Projected Graduation Year: 2026/2027

Meet the Students: Katherine Kwon

 Katherine KwonUndergrad 

University of California, Berkeley, Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, Dietetics, 2003

Grad Group

Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology
Projected Graduation Year: 2026

Research Focus Area

My research focuses on maternal and child health, lactation and child development.