Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Kumanyika is a Professor of Epidemiology in the Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Pediatrics (Section on Nutrition), Associate Dean for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Health Studies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Her current and recent studies... read moreinvolve the development and evaluation of culturally appropriate interventions to prevent or treat obesity and promote healthy eating and physical activity in African American children or adults, in clinical or community-based settings.