Ana Poblacion, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics


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Dr. Poblacion's research focuses on pediatric nutrition and ending food insecurity in households with children through the increase in access to healthy foods. Her research is motivated by the goal to improve the distribution of goods and services among underprivileged people, as well as provide access to health and nutrition care.



Pathways to integrate maternal-child health and nutrition interventions to transform equity and human potential
09/23/2021 - 05/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Ana Poblacion, PhD, MSc
University of Nevada, Las Vegas NIH NICHD


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  1. Campbell JI, Poblacion A, Sheward R. Linking household members and defining relational networks using routine health data. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2024 Nov 05.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39509188; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001415;
     
  2. Lebrun-Harris LA, Sandel M, Sheward R, Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S. Prevalence and Correlates of Unstable Housing Among US Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jul 01; 178(7):707-717.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38767882; PMCID: PMC11106712; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1159;
     
  3. Buccini G, Saniatan KL, Poblacion A, Bauman A, Hernandez C, Larrison C, Simangan DP, Desai J, Ferguson YO, Howard A, Thompson-Robinson M. Nurturing care assets for food security: a community asset mapping approach. J Health Popul Nutr. 2024 Jun 06; 43(1):78. PMID: 38845059; PMCID: PMC11157999; DOI: 10.1186/s41043-024-00573-9;
     
  4. Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Frank DA, Esteves G, Rateau LJ, Heeren TC, Coleman S, Black MM, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Ochoa ER, Sandel M, Sheward R, Cook J. Development and Validation of an Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale for Use in Clinical and Research Settings in the United States. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Oct; 123(10S):S89-S102.e4.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37730309
     
  5. Ettinger de Cuba S, Bovell-Ammon A, Ahmad N, Bruce C, Poblacion A, Rateau LJ, Coleman SM, Black MM, Frank DA, Lê-Scherban F, Henchy G, Ochoa E, Sandel M, Cutts DB. Child Care Feeding Programs Associated With Food Security and Health for Young Children From Families With Low Incomes. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Oct; 123(10):1429-1439.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37302653
     
  6. Carlson JM, Zanobetti A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Poblacion AP, Fabian PM, Carnes F, Rhee J, Lane KJ, Sandel MT, Janulewicz PA. Critical windows of susceptibility for the effects of prenatal exposure to heat and heat variability on gestational growth. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 01; 216(Pt 2):114607.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36279910; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114607;
     
  7. Carvalho RES, Poblacion A, Gouveia AVDS, Correia MEG, Segall-Corrêa AM, Cook J, Silveira JACD. [Validity of an instrument for screening households at risk of food insecurity in different strata of the Brazilian population]. Cad Saude Publica. 2022; 38(7):e00239521. PMID: 35976346; DOI: 10.1590/0102-311XPT239521;
     
  8. Nguyen HT, Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Bruce C, Cutts DB. Type of Child Care Setting Is Associated With Child Care Constraints and Food Insecurity Among Families With Low-Incomes. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Mar; 23(2):387-395.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35863736; PMCID: PMC10462405; DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.07.009;
     
  9. Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Cook JT. For 25 Years, Food Security Has Included a Nutrition Domain: Is a New Measure of Nutrition Security Needed? J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 10; 122(10):1837-1840.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35489679; DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.009;
     
  10. Ettinger de Cuba S, Mbamalu M, Bovell-Ammon A, Black MM, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Coleman SM, Ochoa ER, Heeren TC, Poblacion A, Sandel M, Bruce C, Rateau LJ, Frank DA. Prenatal WIC Is Associated with Increased Birth Weight of Infants Born in the United States with Immigrant Mothers. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Aug; 122(8):1514-1524.e4.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35151905
     
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2021 Department of Health & Human Services. NIH Office of Nutrition Research, US: Award “Children’s Weight Trajectory and Its Association with Food Insecurity and Air Pollution"
2014 . Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel/CAPES: Doctoral International Exchange Program Scholarship
2012-2016 Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel/CAPES: Doctoral Scholarship
2007 Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil: Distinguished Nutrition Professor
2007 Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil: Patron of Nutrition 2004 Class
2000-2002 Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel/CAPES: Master’s Scholarship
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Social Determinants of Health
Food Insecurity
Children

I am a Research Scientist and Director of Multisite Operations with Children’s HealthWatch, a network of pediatricians, public health researchers, and children’s health and policy experts with the mission of improving the health and development of young children by informing policies that address and alleviate economic hardships. I am also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at BU and Co-Lead the Department of Pediatrics Food Security Task Force. My research expertise is in social determinants of health, specifically food insecurity experienced by families with children. I have successfully mentored 20 students on research projects, and they are thriving in their career paths. I have a commitment to mentoring women in science, with a special effort to mentor Latin-American women. In mentoring I view my role as facilitating individuals’ personal and professional growth/advancement in a manner that is aligned with their values and goals.

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