Students

Current Students

Lidya Genene Abebe, MPH

Nutritional Epidemiology, maternal and child nutrition, macronutrients, global nutrition and cancer research

Emily Becher

Research interests: Public health nutrition, nutrition interventions, and maternal-child nutrition in low income populations

Madelyn Bradley, MS

Research interests: Creating effective, science-backed interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition in women and children in low-income countries

Alana Chaney, MHA, MBT

Research interests: Maternal and child nutrition, nutrition security strategies in low income populations, community nutrition program development and evaluation, and nutrition intervention programs

Christabel Domfe, MS

Research interests: Use of novel technologies for dietary assessment, design and implementation of interventions addressing food insecurity among low-income populations

Jonnatan Fajardo, MS, RD

Research interests: Maternal nutrition and health; child nutrition, health, and cognitive development; nutrition security strategies in low income populations

Manny Gyimah, MPH

Research interests: Nutritional epidemiology; nutrient deficiencies and pathways to non-communicable diseases; nutrition interventions for low-income communities; implementation science

Caroline Joyce, MS

Research interests: Nutrition interventions, maternal and child nutrition in low income countries, micronutrient deficiencies

Katherine Y Kwon, MS, RD

Research interests: Maternal and child health in low income populations, early nutrition and cognitive development, global nutrition program development and evaluation

Cristina Moraga

Research interests: Public health nutrition, nutrition interventions, international and community nutrition program development and evaluation in low income and underserved populations

Elise Reynolds, MPH

Research interests: Public health nutrition, maternal and child nutrition, nutrition interventions, infant and young child feeding, food security and food systems

Davrina Rianda, MD

Research interests: Maternal-child nutrition and health; gut-brain axis; early life nutrition on child brain development

Biniyam Tesfaye Banjaw, MS

Research interests: Food product development, maternal and child nutrition, food and nutrition security strategies in low-income populations

Lauren Thompson, MS

Research interests: Maternal and infant nutrition, early childhood growth and development, nutritional epidemiology, epidemiological study design, global health

Mia Zhong, MPH

Research interests: Global nutrition, micronutrition, genetics, and epidemiology