Kimberly Dong
Research/Areas of Interest
Nutrition, food insecurity, nutrition insecurity, dietary quality, health care access, HIV, justice-involved populations, Asian American health, community health workers
Education
- Doctor of Public Health, Tufts University, Boston, United States, 2017
- Master of Science, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition, Boston, United States, 2002
- Registered Dietitian, Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts Medical Center, United States, 2002
- Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, United States, 1999
Biography
My research focuses on food and nutrition security, dietary quality, and health care access as determinants of health. Current projects explore HIV prevention among carceral-impacted individuals, unmet nutritional needs among people participating in methadone treatment programs, and a community health worker (CHW)-led intervention to improve lung cancer screening. My education interests focus on bolstering interprofessional educational opportunities, CHW trainings (Tufts COHERE) to focus on cultural traditions and building linguistic capacity in the health care workforce, community-driven development of nutrition curricula for CHWs, and culinary medicine.