Name: |
Elsa Escalante |
From: |
Barranquilla, Colombia |
Email: |
elsaluciaescalante@gmail.com |
LinkedIn: |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsa-lucia-escalante-barrios-09730a46 |
Degree pursuing: |
Ph.D. In Human Sciences with specialization in Child Development and Early Childhood Education |
Project: |
Development of a research-based curriculum to improve the use of books for nutrition education and educational strategies to foster healthy food choices and preferences in preschool children. |
Skills Acquired: |
Connect the scientific research to the community’s needs. |
Future Goals: |
To create an international networking to develop early childhood nutrition (ECN) research and contribute with global policies about it. To create a research center focused on ECN in Colombia. |
How will the project experience help you achieve your future career goals? |
I have the honor to work with the members of DREG, who are researchers from different countries interested in the nutrition field. I am sure that we all will continue working together in the future on international research projects and programs that could impact the global society. |
Top 3 strengths that contribute to the project: |
My professional experience has been focused on teacher’s professional development, child development and evaluation of early childhood education and care programs with American and Latino population from research. |
Fun Fact: |
I love to DANCE and EAT! If I translate this practical fact of my life to research I would say that I am interested in eating behaviors and physical activities! |