Graduate Research Assistant
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Sejla is a PhD student in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior at the Arnold School of Public Health. She works as a graduate research assistant in the Drivers of Food Choice Competitive Grants Program. Sejla has recently traveled to Liberia to lead the training of study staff on data collection methods and program delivery for an integrated intervention aimed at improving child development (led by the University of South Carolina in collaboration with Plan International and Harvard University). She was responsible for monitoring the baseline and end-line data collection and the implementation of the parenting and nutrition program. Sejla’s research interests center around the intersections of food systems, the environment, nutrition, and individual decision-making to develop sustainable efforts and improve child health outcomes.