Ph.D. Candidate
University of Rhode Island
Yarisbel is a Registered Dietitian and Ph.D. Candidate in Health Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. Her research interests include perinatal nutrition, women’s health, and public health nutrition. As a Latina of color born and raised in Panama City, Panama, she is also passionate about helping reduce health disparities in the Hispanic/Latinx community and promoting diversity and inclusion in research and the dietetics profession.