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Emma Tzioumis, PhD

Emma Tzioumis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition
Emma Tzioumis is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and a Research Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She is interested in maternal and child nutrition, globally and locally. Her research includes the dual burden of malnutrition, complementary feeding practices, and maternal experiences in the perinatal period. She is involved in ongoing efforts to support and advance women in academia and improve faculty well-being.
Representative Courses
NUTR745: International Nutrition
NUTR765: Nutritional Epidemiology (previously NUTR813)
Education
PhD, Nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2017
MPH, International Health, Boston University, 2011
BS, Bioengineering, Syracuse University, 2004