Professor and Chair
Florida International University
Dr. Palacios is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Dietetics
and Nutrition at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work in
Florida International University (FIU). She completed her M.S, PhD, and
postdoc in Nutritional Sciences from Purdue University. She has conducted
several NIH-funded randomized clinical trials in adolescents and adults
to determine the effects of dietary supplements and functional foods on
bone and body composition. She has also received funding to test
interventions using technology for preventing excessive weight gain in infants
and pregnant women. She has mentored more than 50 individuals in research
and has more than 120 publications. She has extensive consultation for the
World Health Organization in establishing vitamin D supplementation guidelines and infant nutrient
requirements. She is currently part of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for the US. She is
an active member of the American Society of Nutrition and of the Latin-American Nutrition Society.