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Ligia I. Reyes

Ligia I. Reyes

Assistant Professor

Department

Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
Environmental Health

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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

814-863-3156

Email

lir5256@psu.edu

Office Address

319 Chadlee Lab

Additional Websites

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Affiliations

Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member

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