Department

Applied Health Science

Education

• Nutrition and Dietetics  ISSSTE   2006
• Ph.D  Emory University  2013

Background

Scholarly Interest

• Life-course nutrition
• Cardiovascular disease and mental health comorbidities
• Child growth and development
• Implementation science
• Global Health
• Latino/Hispanic Health

Selected Publications

Articles

Gonzalez-Casanova I, Sarmiento OL, Gazmararian JA, Cunningham SA, Martorell R, Pratt M, et al. Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2013;33(5):349-55.

Gonzalez-Casanova I, Sarmiento OL, Pratt M, Gazmararian JA, Martorell R, Cunningham SA, et al. Individual, family, and community predictors of overweight and obesity among Colombian children and adolescents. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014;11:E134.

Gonzalez-Casanova I, Rzehak P, Stein AD, Garcia Feregrino R, Rivera Dommarco JA, Barraza-Villarreal A, et al. Maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms in the fatty acid desaturase 1 and 2 coding regions modify the impact of prenatal supplementation with DHA on birth weight.Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;103(4):1171-8.

Nguyen PH,Gonzalez-Casanova I, Young MF, Truong TV, Hoang H, Nguyen H, et al. Preconception Micronutrient Supplementation with Iron and Folic Acid Compared with Folic Acid Alone Affects Linear Growth and Fine Motor Development at 2 Years of Age: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Vietnam. J Nutr. 2017;147(8):1593-601.

Gonzalez-Casanova I, Nguyen PH, Young MF, Harding KB, Reinhart G, Nguyen H, et al. Predictors of adherence to micronutrient supplementation before and during pregnancy in Vietnam. BMC Public Health. 2017;17(1):452.

Gonzalez-Casanova I, Stein AD, Barraza-Villarreal A, Feregrino RG, DiGirolamo A, Hernandez-Cadena L, et al. Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants and child development trajectories through 7 years. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018;221(4):616-22.

Chander S, Gonzalez-Casanova I, Chaves S, Otieno N, Widdowson M, Verani J, et al. Antenatal care providers' attitudes and beliefs towards maternal vaccination in Kenya [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]. 2020;4(19).