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Ligia I. Reyes
Assistant Professor
Department
  • Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
Education
  • Postdoctoral, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences
  • Postdoctoral, University of South Carolina, School of Public Health
  • PhD, University of South Carolina, School of Public
  • MPH, University of Michigan, School of Public Health
  • BA, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Major in Spanish, Community and Culture
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Currently Accepting Graduate Students
Phone
Office Address
319 Chadlee Lab
Additional Websites
Interests
  • Food choice in early childhood 
  • Nutrition insecurity 
  • Social networks 
  • Food environments
  • Health communication strategies
Specializations
  • Identify typology of children’s food exposures within social networks 
  • Test message and diffusion strategies to enhance impact of nutrition education programs
  • Systematize the assessment of values, norms, and history in dietary behavior 
  • Apply theoretical and pragmatic qualitative methodology in nutrition research