Dr. Angela Trude

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Angela C. B. Trude is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Nutrition PhD Program at NYU Steinhardt's Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. She obtained her PhD in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focuses on identifying and testing solutions for preventing chronic diseases in at-risk populations. She leads community-based interventions and food policy strategies to ensure equitable access to nutritious food. Trude has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, exploring modifiable factors in chronic disease prevention, child development, and intervention evaluations. Prior to her current role, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Division of Growth and Nutrition at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she investigated the relationship between sleep and weight gain among low-income adolescent girls. As a Principal Investigator, she evaluates grocery purchasing patterns among families participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Maryland.

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Bachelor's degree from accredited institution Strong background in biological, chemical, physical, or mathematical sciences
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Specialization Notes

Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.