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Jennifer T. Smilowitz, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, United States

Dr. Smilowitz is an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Nutrition at UC Davis. has a well-established research career in clinical nutrition and lactation research that targets health in the first 1000 days from pregnancy through early childhood. As a lactation education counselor, Dr. Smilowitz built a multi-collaborative outreach program focused on infant feeding that educates families on lactation, breastfeeding and complementary feeding. She also conducts outreach on the benefits of breastfeeding through lectures and webinars to health-care practitioners across northern Californian hospitals, clinics and Women Infants and Children (WIC) staff. She has published more than 70 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals on lactation, milk science, and the intestinal microbiome across all life stages. Her current research and outreach programs focus on critical issues that identify and address gaps in health equity across the lifespan, support community health and reduce chronic disease risk. The ORIANE Lab, led by Dr. Smilowitz, uses multi-disciplinary and multi-prong approaches to improve community health by 1) implementing and testing evidence-based nutrition interventions; 2) creating educational programs on nutrition and health using multimedia to empower families; and 3) delivering professional training on nutrition-related topics to health care providers, community professionals, educators, and advocates.

More info is available here: https://nutritionstudies.ucdavis.edu/people/jennifer-t-smilowitz

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