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Monica
Pasqualino
,
PhD

Assistant Scientist

Departmental Affiliations

Primary
Division
Human Nutrition

Contact Info

Research Interests

quantitative and qualitative research methods; maternal and child nutrition; infant and young child feeding; behavioral interventions; food systems transformation

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
2021
MPA
Columbia University
2015
BA
The College of William and Mary
2008
Honors & Awards
  • 2023     Thesis Research Publication Award of the Department of International Health
  • 2021     Harry D. Kruse Publication Award in Human Nutrition
  • 2021     Nancy Stephens Award
  • 2019     Harry J. Prebluda Fellowship in Nutritional Biochemistry
  • 2019     Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition Finalist - American Society of Nutrition
  • 2018     Procter & Gamble Fellowship
  • 2018     The Gerber Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship - American Society for Nutrition
  • 2018     Anders Tjellström Scholarship - Cochlear Americas
  • 2017     U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security Fellowship
  • 2016     Bacon Chow Fellowship

 

Select Publications
  • Pasqualino MM, Shaikh S, Hossain MI, Islam MT, Ali H, Haque R, Ayesha K, Wu LS, Dyer B, Hasan K, Alland K, Schulze KJ, Johura FT, Alam M, West KP Jr, Ahmed T, Labrique AB, Palmer AC. An Egg Intervention Improves Ponderal But Not Linear Growth Among Infants 6-12 mo of Age in Rural Bangladesh. J Nutr. 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.05.006.

  • Pasqualino MM, Shaikh S, Islam MT, Parvin S, Ali H, McGready J, Labrique AB, Hossain MI, Palmer AC. Household animal ownership is associated with infant animal source food consumption in Bangladesh. Matern Child Nutr. 2023. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13495. 

  • Pasqualino MM, Shaikh S, McGready J, Islam MT, Ali H, Ahmed T, West KP Jr, Alam M, Hossain MI, Labrique AB, Palmer AC. An Egg Intervention Improves Dietary Intakes but Does Not Fill Intake Gaps for Multiple Micronutrients among Infants in Rural Bangladesh. J Nutr. 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.02.004. 

  • Pasqualino MM, Thorne-Lyman AL, Manohar S, Kc A, Shrestha B, Adhikari R, Klemm RD, West KP Jr. The Risk Factors for Child Anemia Are Consistent across 3 National Surveys in Nepal. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab079.