Teresa Piloya

Teresa Piloya serves as a Research Fellow within the Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, affiliated with the Cusick Lab for Global Nutrition Research. Her role focuses on advancing global child health through interdisciplinary research at the intersection of clinical practice and population science.

Her research program critically examines nutritional determinants of pediatric health outcomes in resource-limited settings, employing epidemiological frameworks to address health disparities. Key investigation areas include:

• Global malnutrition interventions in early childhood
• Epidemiological modeling of pediatric disease transmission
• Clinical trial design for micronutrient supplementation
• Health systems strengthening for maternal-child nutrition
• Environmental influences on child growth and development
• Policy translation of nutrition research findings

She holds the prestigious Fogarty International Research Fellowship, awarded by the NIH to support capacity-building in global health research collaborations between U.S. and international institutions.