About
I'm an Epidemiologist Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Science (EHGES) of the School of Public Health, The University of Texas at Austin (UTHealth). My current research interests include determinants of cardiovascular health, multiple lifestyle-related behaviors, brain cognitive development, diagnostic/predictive methods, and their possible interactions with environmental determinants in young people from low- and high-income countries, including countries in North America, Latin America, and Europe, evidence-based medicine and public health, and the effectiveness of health behaviors promotion (such as healthy diet and physical activity) policies. I'm also Visiting Professor at Department of Epidemiology of the School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo. And Scientific Coordinator of the YCARE (Youth/Child cArdiovascular Risk and Environmental) Research Group at Medical School, University of Sao Paulo. B.Sc. in Kinesiology, Residency in Human Physiology, M.Sc. in Pediatric, and 2 Ph.D. diplomas: Epidemiology earned by the Medical School, University of Sao Paulo other in Health Science earned from Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Zaragoza. Postdoctoral at the Medical School, the University of São Paulo, and Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. I'm currently a member of the Scientific Societies: Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) since 2017 & SER Leadership and Executive Committee and International Subcommittee since 2020; American Society of Nutrition (ASN) since 2016; The Obesity Society (TOS) and World Obesity Federation since 2019.
Center Affiliation
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Research Interests
- Adolescent Health
- Big Data/Data Science
- Biostatistics
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Epidemiology
- Maternal and Child Health
- Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Social Determinants of Health