Nalini Ranjit
Associate Professor
Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
512/391-2527
University of Texas Administration Building
1616 Guadalupe, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701
About
I am trained as a demographer and social epidemiologist, and am interested in applying a social disparities lens to understand health behavior in populations. My work focuses on the design and quantitative evaluation of complex multi-component interventions targeting diet and physical activity behaviors in low-income populations, particularly when they include policy, systems, and environment changes. My current research includes examining the effects of changes in food retail on residents' food shopping and consumption behaviors; designing and automating evaluation systems across multiple providers serving SNAP populations; and using large-scale surveillance data to conduct secondary analyses of school children's health behaviors and obesity outcomes.
Center Affiliation
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
- Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Program Evaluation
- Social Determinants of Health