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Marcela Cecilia Vizcarra Catalán

Profesor Adjunto

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Crianza en la alimentación y su asociación con la dieta y estado del peso de niños y niñas preescolares Alimentación perceptiva y su asociación con ingesta y desperdicio de alimentos en jardines infantiles

Educación

  •  Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Estados Unidos, 2020
  •  Nutrición y Alimentos, Nutrición Humana, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2012
  •  Nutrición y Dietética, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2002
  •  Nutricionista, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2003
  •  Liderazgo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Estados Unidos, 2020
  •  Bases en la enseñanza en educación superior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Estados Unidos, 2017
  •  Marketing Social y Salud Pública, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2012
  •  Marketing en Alimentos, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2010
  •  Ciencias de la Actividad Física, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2003

Experiencia Académica

  •   Ayudante en docencia para pregrado Part Time

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    College of Applied health Sciences

    Champaign-Urbana, Estados Unidos

    2020 - 2019

  •   Ayudante en docencia de pregrado e instructor Part Time

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    College of Applied health Sciences

    Champaign-Urbana, Estados Unidos

    2016 - 2017

  •   Instructora Curso de Pregrado Nutrición y Salud Part Time

    Universidad Sek

    Ciencias de la Salud

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2013

  •   Instructora Curso de Formación General de Pregrado Part Time

    Universidad Alberto Hurtado

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2013

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

    Química y Farmacia

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2021 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Nutricionista Part Time

    Centro de Salud de Lo Barnechea

    Santiago, Chile

    2003 - 2007

  •   Profesor adjunto Full Time

    Universidad de Valparaíso

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2021 - At present

  •   Gestora de proyectos Part Time

    Mutual de Seguridad

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2013

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Tinker fellowship

    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

    Estados Unidos, 2019

    Awards are intended primarily to support graduate students at the master’s or doctoral level wishing to conduct research in Latin America. Project: Influences on child-centered feeding among parents of preschool children residing in low-income neighborhoods in Chile Parental feeding styles and weight status of preschool children: Perceptions and influential factors

  •   Tinker fellowship

    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

    Chile, 2017

    Awards are intended primarily to support graduate students at the master’s or doctoral level wishing to conduct research in Latin America. Project: Feeding my child: A pilot study to adjust and test the Caregiver’s Feeding Style Questionnaire in Chile

  •   William H. Creswell Jr. Graduate Student Award

    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

    Estados Unidos, 2020

    Award is given to graduate students in Community Health based on academic merit, participation in health-related professional organizations, and potential leadership in the field of health education.


 

Article (11)

Food Parenting Practices Promoted by Childcare and Primary Healthcare Centers in Chile: What Influences Do These Practices Have on Parents? A Qualitative Study
Exploring parents' perspectives on feeding their young children: a qualitative study using photo-elicitation in Chile
Food Parenting Practices and Feeding Styles and Their Relations with Weight Status in Children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Family influences on maternal feeding practices of preschool children from vulnerable families in the Metropolitan Region of Chile Influencias familiares en las prácticas de alimentación materna a niños preescolares de familias vulnerables de la Región Metropolitana de Chile
Weight matters—factors influencing eating behaviors of vulnerable women
"""Comemos así porque…"". Entendiendo las conductas alimentarias de mujeres chilenas de bajos recursos"
Promotoras and the semantic gap between Latino community health researchers and Latino communities
The photo-elicitation of food worlds: A study on the eating behaviors of low socioeconomic Chilean women
Evaluation of the hepatic bioconversion of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in rats fed with oils from chia (Salvia hispanica) or rosa mosqueta (Rosa rubiginosa)
EFECTO DE UN PRODUCTO LÁCTEO CON PROBIÓTICOS Y PREBIÓTICOS SOBRE LA FUNCIÓN DIGESTIVA DE SUJETOS SANOS Y CONSTIPADOS
Effect of a milk product containing probiotics and prebiotics on the digestive function of healthy and constipated subjects [Efecto de un producto lácteo con probióticos y prebióticos sobre la función digestiva de sujetos sanos y constipados]

Proyecto (10)

“Influences on child-centered feeding among parents of preschool children residing in low income neighborhoods in Chile”
Gardening and family health: Elucidating the role of the human and environmental microbiota
“Feeding my child: A pilot study to adapt and test the Caregiver's Feeding Style Questionnaire in Chile”
Abriendo caminos - Clearing the Path to Hispanic Health
The Doña Francisca Health Study=> Mobilizing the Community to Prevent and Control Chronic Diseases
“Determinants of Eating Behavior in Chilean Women=> A participatory study using Photo-elicitation”
El incremento del aporte dietario del ácido alfa-linolenico aumenta su bioconversión a EPA y DHA en la rata.
Elige tu Comida Feliz
Efecto de un producto lácteo con probióticos y prebióticos sobre la función digestiva de sujetos sanos y constipados
Por un Corazón Sonriente

Review (1)

Family influences on food choices and nutrition: What does the literature say?
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Marcela Vizcarra

Profesor Adjunto

Facultad de Química y Farmacia

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

6
Patricia Galvez

Profesora Asociada

Nutricion

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Stecher

Nutricionista

Promoción y Protección de la Infancia

Fundación INTEGRA

Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

1
MARTIN GOTTELAND

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Eduard Maury

Académico

Universidad del Bío-Bío

Chillán, Chile

1
Juan Gormaz

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile