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Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm

Assistant Professor, Nutrition

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School or College: 

School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Bio: 

Dr. Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm is a mixed methods researcher interested in maternal and child nutrition, the social determinants of health, and obesity. Dr. Gonzalez-Nahm is a systems thinker who believes complex problems, such as obesity and health inequity, require complex solutions. Her long-term research goals are to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to inequities in nutrition and obesity for families with young children; and to contribute to policy and system-level solutions that target obesity and health inequities.

Research Proposal Title: 

Obesity and Chronic Disease Development: Stressors, Mechanisms, and Mitigation through Diet

Research: 

Dr. Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm is a mixed methods researcher interested in maternal and child nutrition, the social determinants of health, and obesity. Dr. Gonzalez-Nahm is a systems thinker who believes complex problems, such as obesity and health inequity, require complex solutions. Her long-term research goals are to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to inequities in nutrition and obesity for families with young children; and to contribute to policy and system-level solutions that target obesity and health inequities.