Edward A. Frongillo, PhD

Professor and Director of Global Health Initiatives
University of South Carolina

Professor Frongillo conducts research globally to learn how to improve the growth, development, feeding, care, and survival of infants and young children. He leads research on the measurement, determinants, and consequences of household and child food insecurity, conducting research with colleagues and students giving voice to the experiences of food insecurity by children. His research program also aims to understand how to advance policy and programs for improving nutrition and development. He has expertise in validation of measures, policy and program evaluation, and design and analysis of longitudinal studies. He teaches a doctoral course on evaluation and seminar sessions on scientific writing. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Society for Nutrition and the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition and is co-chair for the Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring for the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund.

Poster(s):

• (PO13-07-22) How Basic Human Values Influence Food Choices in Kenya and Tanzania

• (PO13-16-22) Perspectives About Food Safety in Diverse Low- and Middle-income Countries

• (PO15-07-22) Water Insecurity Is Positively Associated With Food Insecurity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

• (PO16-41-22) Effectiveness of the Eggs Make Kids Demand-Creation Campaign to Improve Household Availability of Eggs and Egg Consumption in Young Children in Nigeria

• (PO22-05-22) Health-Related Social Needs and Diet Quality in Youth and Young Adults With Youth-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Findings From the SEARCH Food Security Cohort Study