Shalean Collins, PhD, MPH, RD

Shalean Collins is an applied nutritionist and dietitian who uses mixed methods to evaluate the consequences of resource insecurity for vulnerable populations. Her research integrates training in clinical nutrition and public health and uses a biocultural approach to study the interactions between social, behavioral, physiological, and environmental determinants of health. She has been working in food security, water security, and nutrition research for over a decade and has shaped the evidence on water insecurity in the first 1,000 days (i.e., pregnancy to two years postpartum), HIV and infant growth, and the consequences of food insecurity for the maternal-child dyad. She was instrumental in developing the first water insecurity scale (WISE) and has experience working in over 20 countries. Shalean has been a consultant for TANGO International, The Louisiana Hospital Association, World Vision, and Innovations for Poverty Action. She received her PhD and MPH from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.