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Dr. Melissa Young is an Associate Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University, specializing in maternal and child nutrition, anemia, and public health program evaluation. Her work integrates epidemiology, community nutrition, and applied economics to address global health challenges. She holds a BS from Iowa State University and a PhD from Cornell University.
Her research focuses on the first 1000 days of life, emphasizing nutrition's lifelong impacts. Key areas include breastfeeding practices, micronutrient deficiencies, and program implementation. Dr. Young leads the BRINDA project, a global initiative analyzing anemia determinants and hemoglobin cutoffs. She teaches courses on maternal and child nutrition and capstone research.
Dr. Young has secured external grants and published widely. Her work bridges clinical and population-level research, aiming to improve global nutrition policies. She collaborates on studies in India, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, addressing migration impacts, infant feeding, and healthcare access disparities.
Her contributions include advancing methodologies for inflammation-adjusted micronutrient assessments and evaluating frontline health worker interventions. Dr. Young advocates for evidence-based strategies to reduce maternal and child malnutrition globally, emphasizing equity and scalability.
