Research and Teaching Interests 

Dr. Danielle Krobath's research aims to prevent nutrition-related chronic disease disparities among children and families by addressing intersecting forms of social oppression in the U.S. Broadly, her workuses community-engaged methods to examine the impact of discriminatory policies, systems, and environments on physical and mental health inequities. Dr. Krobath's current projects focus on (1) expanding access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other social safety net programs equitably across racial and ethnic groups, and (2) identifying the mechanisms linking multiple forms of racism with the risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension in youth. She has received research support from the National Institutes of Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

* Currently recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral scholars interested in childhood nutrition, health disparities, social epidemiology, and U.S. food policy and programs.