Valerie Flax, PhD, MPH

Senior Research Public Health Analyst
RTI International

Valerie Flax is a nutrition epidemiologist and evaluator in RTI International’s Global Public Health Impact Center. She has 20 years of experience implementing public health programs and conducting research in low- and middle-income countries. Her research includes the evaluation of large-scale nutrition programs, design and testing of innovative community-based interventions to improve infant and young child feeding practices, and implementation research related to maternal and child nutrition programs.

Poster(s):

• (PO15-04-22) Fathers’ Complementary Feeding Support Moderates the Association Between Mothers’ Autonomous Household Decision-Making and Optimal Complementary Feeding

• (PO15-24-22) Behavior Change Communication Implemented at Scale in Nigeria Increases the Prevalence of Key Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices