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Graduate Research Assistant
Arizona State University
Gabriela Martinez is a Nutritional Science graduate student and future dietetic intern. She graduated from Arizona State University in the spring of 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Dietetics. Gabriela works for WIC as a nutritionist and ASU as a graduate research assistant. She has been working in the research field for over 1 1/2 years with her mentor Sonia Vega Lopez. Gabriela is currently working on the development of the online adaptation of the Families Preparing the New Generation program (a nutrition-focused parenting intervention). Her thesis explores weight-related conservations between Latino parents and adolescents and the overall mealtime environment.
Abstracts in Review:
Vega-López S, Gonzalvez A, Ayers S, Vega Luna I, Hoyt S, Martinez G, Folgeson M, Williams L, Marsiglia FF, Shaibi GQ, Oesterle S. Adapting the FPNG Plus Parenting Intervention to a Group-Based Online Format. Society for Prevention Research 2021 Annual Conference. (Submitted and accepted)
Scientific Meeting Presentations (abstracted) :
Verdezoto Alvarado AP, Meléndez Torres JM, Ochoa Nogales B, Martínez GM, McCoy M & Vega-López S. Food insecurity, perception of the neighborhood food environment, and dietary quality among Mexican immigrant women. Nutrition 2020. Virtual conference due to COVID-19. June 1-4, 2020.