Erica Gabrielle Soltero

Erica Gabrielle Soltero is an **Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine**, affiliated with the **Children's Nutrition Research Center**. Her research focuses on implementing culturally adapted obesity and cardiometabolic disease prevention programs in high-risk pediatric populations, particularly Hispanic youth. She holds a **BA in Kinesiology and Sports Medicine (Rice University, 2011)** and a **PhD in Health and Human Performance: Obesity Studies (University of Houston, 2016)**, with postdoctoral training in **Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (Arizona State University, 2019)**.

Her key research areas include:

• Upstream markers of cardiovascular disease in minority youth
• Synergistic effects of sleep, sedentary behaviors, and physical activity on health
• Family-based diabetes prevention programs

She has received **multiple awards**, including the Texas Children’s Hospital Young Investigator Endowment (2021) and recognition from The Obesity Society (2016–2018). Her work emphasizes addressing health disparities through digital health interventions and community engagement.

Her **notable projects** include the **Fit24 program** (a digital diabetes prevention initiative) and studies on 24-hour activity profiling. She has collaborated across institutions, including Arizona State University and the University of Houston, and her work is funded by NIH and other grants.