Sabrina Noel

Sabrina Noel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health, Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences. She serves as Director of the Center for Population Health (CPH) and Health Assessment Laboratory (HAL), and Graduate Program Coordinator for the ScD in Public Health.

• Ph.D. in Nutritional Epidemiology, Tufts University (2009)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Boston University School of Medicine (2011)
• M.S. in Health Promotion Sciences, University of Connecticut (2004)
• B.S. in Dietetics, University of Connecticut (2002)

Her research focuses on the role of dietary quality in age-related chronic conditions like osteoporosis and cardiometabolic disease within diverse populations. She develops community-based dietary behavior change interventions and investigates social determinants impacting healthy aging. Her work bridges nutritional science with public health policy and community engagement.

Recent publications highlight collaborations with the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, examining dietary patterns (e.g., Mediterranean, DASH), metabolomic signatures, and disparities in bone health. Awards include the Faculty Mentoring Award (2021) and Dr. Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award (2020).

• Faculty Honors Award for Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students (2021)
• Dr. Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award (2020)
• Certified Reframing Aging Facilitator (2020)
• Teaching Excellence Award (2018)
• NIH Loan Repayment Program Award (2018)

She leads grants such as Bone Microarchitecture, Diabetes and Change in Bone Mineral Density in Puerto Rican Adults (NIH, 2018–2023) and Age-Friendly Lowell (Tufts Health Plan Foundation, 2020–2023). Her work involves partnerships with local communities and institutions like the Jackson Heart Study.