Melissa Chapnick, RD, MS, MPH

PhD Student
Emory Rollins School of Public Health

Melissa Chapnick RD, MS, MPH is a second-year doctoral student in the Nutrition & Health Sciences PhD program at Emory Rollins School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the role of nutrition in child growth and development. Prior to beginning her PhD program, Melissa was the research manager for the E3 Nutrition Lab led by Dr. Lora Iannotti. In this role she supported several projects aimed at improving maternal and infant nutrition in Haiti, Ecuador, and Kenya. Ms. Chapnick is a Registered Dietitian and holds a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and a Master of Public Health from Saint Louis University.

Poster(s):

• (PO22-18-22) Child Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in a Mixed Indigenous Rural Community in Ecuador: Associations With Linear Growth, Weight Status, and Bone Maturation

• (PO28-12-22) Grandi Byen—Integrated Responsive Parenting, Nutrition, and Hygiene for Child Growth and Development: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial