Regional Advisor in Nutrition Education at the Pan American Health
Organization, in Washington (1975-79). She holds a Ph.D. in International
Nutrition from Cornell University. Her international experience started in
Latin America and the Caribbean at the end of the 60s.
Between 1980-1991
she developed and directed a cooperation program between the University in
Canada and several institutions in Nicaragua. She has since been involved
with nutrition issues in most major regions and has seen the ravages of
poor nutrition as well as the opportunities it provides for improving
people's lives.
She has been active in several professional societies, frequently around
the relevance of research, training and programs, to the nutrition
problems of vulnerable groups. Her recent research has focused mainly on
the area of breastfeeding and on food security. She has a number of
scientific publications and communications and has done frequent
consultations for national and international organizations
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