Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
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2025 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
The influence of acculturation and stress on obesity in US latino dyads using systems science.
Journal Article Ethn Health · October 2025 OBJECTIVE: Pediatric obesity continues to grow in the US Latino population despite public health efforts. Little work has explored the link between acculturation and stress across caregiver-child dyads using systems science. METHODS: Semi-structured interv ... Full text Link to item CitePredictors of Prescriptions for Obesity Treatment in Youth: Insights From Healthy Lifestyles Clinic
Conference OBESITY · 2024 CiteEffects of caregiver-child acculturation on child obesity among US Latino individuals.
Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring) · August 2023 OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to assess the association of Latino caregiver-child nativity status (US- and foreign-born) with child obesity using a nationally representative sample. METHODS: Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examina ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Real world use of anti-obesity medications to treat adolescent obesity: moving beyond the clinical trial
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029Assessing the cost-effectiveness of a clinical-community pediatric obesity intervention on cardiovascular health
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2025 - 2028North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids Model
Public ServiceResearch Program Leader · Awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 2020 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2023
Ph.D.