Nutritional epidemiology; Dietary patterns and diet quality; Food environments and sustainability; Cardiometabolic risk and chronic NCDs in population studies.

My academic trajectory reflects both advanced doctoral training in epidemiology and sustained involvement in undergraduate student training in nutrition and public health research. Through my postgraduate formation and thesis supervision roles, I have contributed to capacity building in nutritional epidemiology, diet quality assessment, food processing, and cardiometabolic risk in population settings.

DOCTORAL TRAINING
-PhD student in Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile. National Doctoral Fellowship Awardee (ANID), Academic Year 2023.

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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS ADVISOR (Selected Areas)
-Diet quality, cardiovascular risk, and nutritional status among older adults participating in the Older Adult Program (PAM), Ñuble Region, Chile (multiple theses, 2019–2021).
-Consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods and its association with diet quality and nutritional status in older adults.
-Dietary trends and classification of unprocessed, processed, and ultra-processed foods in older populations.
-Food security, dietary patterns, physical activity, and nutritional status among schoolchildren with excess malnutrition.

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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR
-School and home food environments and nutritional status of schoolchildren in the Ñuble Region, Chile.
-Compliance with dietary guidelines, socioeconomic status, and nutritional status among older adults.
-Beliefs, attitudes, and obesity?related perceptions among immigrant and Chilean populations.
-Training and competencies in public health among nutrition graduates.

OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
-Methodological Advisor for ANID National Doctoral Fellowship applicants, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), 2025.
-Jury Member, Expoinnova: Exploration and Innovation Projects and Robotics Competition, Gabriela Mistral Local Public Education Service (SLEP). Regional Associative Project (PAR) Explora RM Sur Oriente, Vice-Rectorate for Research, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2024.
-Expert Reviewer and Feedback Provider, Final Research and School Innovation Dissemination Sessions, Regional Associative Project (PAR) Explora RM Sur Oriente, Vice?Rectorate for Research, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2024.
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SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION AND PEER REVIEW
-Abstract Reviewer, VII Chilean Congress of Public Health and X Chilean Congress of Epidemiology, 2025.
-Evaluator of Oral Presentations, 5th Interuniversity Research Conference in Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de las Américas, 2024. School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de las Américas, 2024.
-Evaluator, Undergraduate Research Proposal Presentations, course Research Methodology in Health and Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad Mayor, 2024.
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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION
-External Peer Reviewer, Internal Research Project Competition (Initiation and Regular Categories), Vice-Rectorate for Research and Graduate Studies, Universidad del Bío-Bío, 2024.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes Manual: A Practical Tool for Classroom Use (No. 2025-A-7288, SERPAT, Government of Chile), 2025.
- Food Loss and Waste Measurement Protocol for School Food Services (No. 2024-A-9538, SERPAT, Government of Chile), 2024.
- Chilean Guidelines for Observation of Food Environments (No. 2022-A-7104, SERPAT, Government of Chile), 2022.
-Educational Manual on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Schoolchildren (No. 259.376, SERPAT, Government of Chile), 2015.