Meg Salvia, PhD, RDN

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

• Modeling approaches to understand eating behaviors’ impact on health
• Nutrition knowledge and skills acquisition in vulnerable life stages, including adolescence, young adulthood, and pregnancy
• Using technology and virtual platforms for dissemination and implementation of nutrition interventions
• Developing and assessing effective nutrition messaging and counseling strategies for disease prevention and improving treatment outcomes
• Using qualitative research methods to supplement and enhance quantitative analyses to understand individuals’ experiences seeking and receiving nutrition interventions
• Specific disease states and nutrition concerns:
  • Nutrition & mental health
  • Eating disorders, binge eating, body image
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Pregnancy & maternal nutrition

Publications

Lists of published works:

• Google Scholar
• ORCID