Emily Nagel, PhD, RD, LD

Dr. Nagel is a clinical researcher and pediatric dietitian interested in how early life exposures are associated with later health outcomes. She leverages methods of clinical research, epidemiology, and ‘omics-based techniques to examine the interplay between stress and nutrition and their associations with growth and neurodevelopment, with the goal of optimizing these outcomes for all infants. She is particularly interested in reducing health risks for preterm infants, who are susceptible to impaired growth, neurodevelopment, and the development of chronic illnesses. Her current project aims to determine the associations between maternal stress, human milk composition, and infant feeding and neurodevelopmental outcomes.