Dina’s project aims to 1) document the prevalence of diabetes among Venezuelan refugees seeking care in Trinidad, 2) understand current diabetes management practices among these patients and barriers to care, 3) understand current dietary practices including food security and barriers to accessing healthy foods.
Dina is a second year student in the Global Health and Population department within the Population Health Sciences PhD program. Dina’s research interests include the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases with a focus on the interactions between dietary and environmental exposures. She is also interested in NCD management in humanitarian crises, and how to build preparedness for NCD care after climate-related disasters. Prior to coming to Harvard, she worked on a multi-country household air pollution intervention trial and spent most of her time working in Puno, Peru.