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I am driven by medical and economic consequence of age-related weight gain. Age-related weight gain is a description of the epidemiological fact that as we grow older, we are growing fatter. And the fatter we grow, the serious medical consequences become causing increased suffering financial costs. We have been studying obesity for several hundreds of years and despite our knowledge of the consequence of obesity we cannot tell the public how to prevent from growing fatter. I

My interests relate to the formulation, implementation and evaluation of nutrition policy, primarily in low and middle income countries.  My approach to this work has been from a transdisciplinary, engaged and problem-oriented perspective, in which the key research questions and choice of methods emerges in the course of engaging with policy and program actors at global, national or sub-national levels.  This approach is guided by robust theoretical frameworks and ensures that the research is responsive to real-world concerns and more likely to

I'm a graduate student in Human Development working in Dr. Casasola's Play and Learning lab.

I care a lot about practical implications of developmental psychology as well as the limits of our ability to understand development. Please contact me by email or Twitter.

Danqing is a landscape designer and researcher. Her research focuses on multi-sensory design in urban public spaces, especially in how interactions between different sensory modalities (e.g., vision and smell) influence people's health, emotions, and behaviors. She is also interested in the sensory experiences and challenges of neurodivergent groups in public space. 

Danqing holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Landscape Architecture. Her research experience includes sustainable urban greenspace design, sensory mapping and odor environments in