Ligia I. Reyes

Ligia I. Reyes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University's College of Health and Human Development. Her research focuses on understanding food choices in early childhood, nutrition insecurity, social networks, food environments, and health communication strategies.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University (Nutritional Sciences)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Carolina (Public Health)
• PhD in Public Health, University of South Carolina
• MPH in Public Health, University of Michigan
• BA in Spanish, Community and Culture, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Her specializations include analyzing children's food exposures within social networks, testing message diffusion strategies for nutrition education, systematizing dietary behavior research through qualitative methodologies, and exploring the interplay of values, norms, and history in nutrition.

As a co-funded faculty member of the Social Science Research Institute, she integrates interdisciplinary approaches into her work. Contact: 814-863-3156 | lir5256@psu.edu | Office: 319 Chadlee Lab.