Dr. Christina Roberto

Biography

Christina Roberto is the Mitchell J. Blutt Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professor in Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the Director of the Psychology of Eating and Consumer Health (PEACH) Lab and serves as an Associate Director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics. Dr. Roberto’s research focuses on identifying and evaluating policies and interventions that promote healthy eating habits and prevent nutrition-related chronic diseases. Her lab aims to create equitable food systems and provide opportunities for individuals to lead long, healthy lives. Dr. Roberto collaborates closely with policymakers, community organizations, and institutions to generate timely research that offers science-based guidance on food policy. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Princeton University and received a joint PhD in Clinical Psychology and Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Yale University. Additionally, she completed a clinical internship at Yale School of Medicine and was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Currently, she is a National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader Fellow.

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