Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham
Bio
Dr. Solveig Cunningham is Professor of Global Health, with affiliated appointments in the Division of Nutrition, the Department of Sociology, and the Department of Epidemiology. She was trained in Demography and Sociology (PhD), International Development (MSc) and Chronic Disease Epidemiology (Postdoc), with specialization in obesity and diabetes, contextual factors of chronic diseases, and the implications of early life exposure for long-term health. Her research has included work in the U.S., India, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Europe and employs quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis.
Her work has been published in leading journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Social Science and Medicine, and Demography. She has received several recognitions, including the ASPPH/Pfizer Young Investigators Award for Distinguished Research in Public Health for 2015. Her research has generated interest outside of academia, including The New York Times, USA Today, NPR, and NBC Nightly News. She contributes to policy discussions, for example the American College of Endocrinology Consensus Statement on Obesity.
https://www.solveigresearchgroup.org/
Areas of Interest
- Adolescent Health/Child Health
- Behavior and Health
- Diabetes
- Global Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Nutrition
- Obesity Prevention
- Ecology
- Demography and Environmental Sciences
- Social Determinants of Health
Education
- PhD, Demography and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- MA, Demography, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- MSc, Development Studies, London School of Economics & Political Science, UK
- BA, International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Courses Taught
- GH 531 - Quant.Methods1:Data Collection
Affiliations
CHAMPS: Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance: https://champshealth.org/
Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: http://www.vub.ac.be/demography/