Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes

Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University's College of Health and Human Development. Her research focuses on genetic epidemiology within Hispanic/Latino populations, particularly examining gene-environment interactions and health disparities.

• Institution: Penn State University
• Department: Biobehavioral Health
• Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Her research interests include:

• Latino/Hispanic genetic ancestry
• Obesity and cardiometabolic diseases
• Genome-wide association studies
• Socioeconomic determinants of health
• Epigenetic mechanisms
• Developmental timing of puberty

Recent publications highlight her work in multiomics approaches to obesity, synthetic data privacy, and inflammation's role in severe obesity. She contributes to major consortia including the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Scientific recognitions include:

• 2023 Faculty Awardee from Penn State's College of Health and Human Development
• 2024 Penn State seed grant for inter-institutional research
• 2024 tenure-line faculty promotion

Her research integrates genomic data with social science frameworks to address health disparities through collaborative studies across multiple institutions.