Research Discipline/Bio
Adriana is a Ph.D. candidate in the Behavioral Nutrition program. Her current research focuses on exploring how young adults with celiac disease transition from high school to college, and the impact of this transition in their quality of life and gluten-free diet adherence. Adriana received a research award from The Celiac Disease Foundation for her dissertation. During her journey at Teachers College, Adriana served as a research assistant to Dr. Randi Wolf helping in the development of a curriculum for a large NIH grant aiming to test the impact of new gluten detection technologies in intestinal healing among individuals with celiac disease. She also served as a course assistant for two semesters in the Nutrition Epidemiology course, and for one semester in the course Analysis of Current Literature in Nutrition. Among her research interests are strategies for effective dietary behavior changes among individuals with chronic diseases, including the use of technologies.
Educational Background
Ph.D., Behavioral Nutrition, Teachers College, Columbia University, Expected 2025
Residency Program, Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo (Brazil), 2017
B.S., Nutrition, University of São Paulo (Brazil), 2015
Honors/Awards
Awarded a research grant by The Celiac Disease Foundation, 2024
Last Updated: Oct 3, 2024