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Kayla Tate
Kayla Tate
Advisor, Kristina Petersen
Diet and Cardiometabolic Health Lab
Summary Statement

Kayla's research focuses on how diet quality shapes cardiometabolic health and how scientific evidence can be translated into policy to promote public health.
 

Department
  • Graduate Student
  • Diet and Cardiometabolic Health Lab
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Education
  • Master of Science, Public Health Sciences conc. Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center
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Honors and Awards

  • Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute TL1 Scholar
  • Future Leader in Nutrition Award from Penn State Nutrition and Dietetics Alumni Society, 2025