Dr. Danielle Krobath’s research aims to prevent diet-related chronic disease disparities among children in the US by addressing intersecting forms of social oppression, such as perceived discrimination and residential structural racism. Broadly, her work uses community-engaged methods to examine the impact of nutrition-related policies, systems, and environments on physical and mental health outcomes. 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 and within racial and ethnic groups, and (2) identifying the mechanisms linking multiple forms of discrimination with 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. Dr. Krobath earned a PhD in Food and Nutrition Policies and Programs from the Friedman School; an MS in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from the Friedman School; and a BA in Social Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Email: danielle.krobath@tufts.edu