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Jigna Dharod

Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Affiliations

School of Health & Human Sciences

Nutrition

Jigna Dharod is currently serving as a Nutrition Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies at University of North Carolina At Greensboro.

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Jigna Dharod

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies

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public health human nutrition health sciences maternal health epidemiology women's health public health nutrition rural health global health child nutrition nutrition education food insecurity international migration dietary health population health migration studies food security rural households demography african development breastfeeding health promotion health care refugee studies sanitation population nutrition united states dietary intake low-income pregnant women community health livelihood security food choice nutritional epidemiology indigenous peoples nutritional sciences water access women's studies reproductive health clinical nutrition ethnic studies animal nutrition food policy pediatric obesity societal influence child health cross-sectional studies water insecurity west cameroon menoua division west region south-asian refugees somali refugees behavioral nutrition regional studies health systems early childhood correctional practice selection bias racial studies nutrition security socioeconomics social marketing water security malnutrition global comparison water scarcity health inequities health inequalities health disparities human lactation disadvantaged background nutrient management somali refugee women body weight pilot study home availability health equity sustainable development hunger in the united states forced migration public policy

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Empowering Women Farmers: Paving the Way for Food Security and Equality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2025)

Habiba NurAbiodun T. AtoloyeGetrude MphwantheJigna DharodMary MurimiMartha Archuleta

feminist studiesfood securityfood systemswomen farmerspublic policygender studiesfood policygender inequalitywomen's empowermentlivelihoods

Added Sugar Intake Among Infants in Low-Income Households: Amount Consumed and Dietary Source. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodMaureen M BlackValerie L FlaxMary K MuthKierra SattlerKristen McElhenny

public healthsugar intakeearly childhoodepidemiologypediatric obesitylow-income householdschild nutritionobesitypopulation healthhuman nutritionpopulation nutritiondietary sourcechildhood obesityneonatologychild healthpediatricsnutritionpublic health nutrition

Association Between Breastfeeding Intensity and Mammary Gland Involution Markers in Early Postpartum Among Women From Low-Income Households. Breastfeeding Medicine (2024)

Diana Marcos RosasMaryanne PerrinJigna M. Dharod

early postpartumlow-income householdsmaternal healthmammary glandbreastfeedinghealth sciences

Breastfeeding Intensity and Its Association With Mammary Gland Involution Early Post-Partum Among Mothers in Low-Income Households. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Diana Marcos RosasJigna DharodMaryanne Perrin

public healthepidemiologyendocrinologylow-income householdsmaternal healthmammary glandhuman nutritionmedical nutritionclinical nutritionbreastfeedingnutritional sciencesnutritionhealth scienceswomen's healthpublic health nutrition

Cyclic Formula Feeding Among Infants Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (Wic). The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodJeffrey D LabbanHelen TadeseValerie L FlaxMaureen M BlackAlice S Ammerman

cyclic formula feedinghuman nutritionneonatologypediatricsnutrition

Effects of Covid-19 on the Provision of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (Wash) Services in Health Care Facilities in the Far-North Region of Cameroon. Research Square (Research Square) (2024)

Carole Debora NounkeuGiequel Corniche Noumbissi MassopDonato KoyaltaChanceline Bilounga NdongoFlorent Kamkumo OuaboBertin NonoMarie Nicole NgoufackJigna Morarji DharodCatherine JuillardAlain Chichom-MefireGeorges Nguefack-Tsague

public healthcovid-19health carefar-north regionsanitationhealth care facilities

Es NiñO O NiñA?: Gender Differences in Feeding Practices and Obesity Risk Among Latino Infants. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodMaureen M BlackKristen McElhennyJeffrey D LabbanJasmine M DeJesus

developmental epidemiologypediatricswomen's healthpublic health nutritionpublic healthnutritional epidemiologyhuman nutritionanimal nutritionhealth policychild developmentgender differencesmaternal healthlatino infantschild nutritionpopulation nutritionmedical nutritionfood policyobesity risknutrition

Fruits and Vegetable and Other Complementary Feeding Practices Among Infants in Low-Income Households. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodDiana Marcos RosasKristen McElhennyShania MedeusSelena Villa

public healthdietary healthlow-income householdschild nutritionmaternal healthhuman nutritionneonatologypediatricsnutritionpublic health nutrition

Associations Between Early Introduction to Complementary Foods, Subsequent Cereal-Added Bottle Feeding and Daily Macronutrient Intake Among Infants. Appetite (2023)

Jigna M. DharodMarlen HernandezJeffrey D. LabbanMaureen M. BlackAlice AmmermanChristina FrazierNichole RaynorIsa Ramos-Castillo

child developmentobesitycomplementary foodsdaily macronutrient intakeearly introductionhealth sciences

Breastfeeding Duration and Associations With Prevention of Accelerated Growth Among Infants From Low-Income, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds. Public Health Nutrition (2023)

Jigna M DharodChristina M FrazierJeffery LabbanMaureen M Black

public healthdisadvantaged backgroundracial discriminationepidemiologyaccelerated growthbreastfeedingpediatricsdiverse backgroundspublic health nutrition

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Jigna Dharod

Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Affiliations

School of Health & Human Sciences

Nutrition

Jigna Dharod is currently serving as a Nutrition Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies at University of North Carolina At Greensboro.

Honors

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Jigna Dharod

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Empowering Women Farmers: Paving the Way for Food Security and Equality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2025)

Habiba NurAbiodun T. AtoloyeGetrude MphwantheJigna DharodMary MurimiMartha Archuleta

feminist studiesfood securityfood systemswomen farmerspublic policygender studiesfood policygender inequalitywomen's empowermentlivelihoods

Added Sugar Intake Among Infants in Low-Income Households: Amount Consumed and Dietary Source. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodMaureen M BlackValerie L FlaxMary K MuthKierra SattlerKristen McElhenny

Association Between Breastfeeding Intensity and Mammary Gland Involution Markers in Early Postpartum Among Women From Low-Income Households. Breastfeeding Medicine (2024)

Diana Marcos RosasMaryanne PerrinJigna M. Dharod

early postpartumlow-income householdsmaternal healthmammary glandbreastfeedinghealth sciences

Breastfeeding Intensity and Its Association With Mammary Gland Involution Early Post-Partum Among Mothers in Low-Income Households. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Diana Marcos RosasJigna DharodMaryanne Perrin

Cyclic Formula Feeding Among Infants Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (Wic). The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodJeffrey D LabbanHelen TadeseValerie L FlaxMaureen M BlackAlice S Ammerman

cyclic formula feedinghuman nutritionneonatologypediatricsnutrition

Effects of Covid-19 on the Provision of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (Wash) Services in Health Care Facilities in the Far-North Region of Cameroon. Research Square (Research Square) (2024)

public healthcovid-19health carefar-north regionsanitationhealth care facilities

Es NiñO O NiñA?: Gender Differences in Feeding Practices and Obesity Risk Among Latino Infants. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodMaureen M BlackKristen McElhennyJeffrey D LabbanJasmine M DeJesus

Fruits and Vegetable and Other Complementary Feeding Practices Among Infants in Low-Income Households. Current Developments in Nutrition (2024)

Jigna M DharodDiana Marcos RosasKristen McElhennyShania MedeusSelena Villa

public healthdietary healthlow-income householdschild nutritionmaternal healthhuman nutritionneonatologypediatricsnutritionpublic health nutrition

Associations Between Early Introduction to Complementary Foods, Subsequent Cereal-Added Bottle Feeding and Daily Macronutrient Intake Among Infants. Appetite (2023)

Jigna M. DharodMarlen HernandezJeffrey D. LabbanMaureen M. BlackAlice AmmermanChristina FrazierNichole RaynorIsa Ramos-Castillo

child developmentobesitycomplementary foodsdaily macronutrient intakeearly introductionhealth sciences

Breastfeeding Duration and Associations With Prevention of Accelerated Growth Among Infants From Low-Income, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds. Public Health Nutrition (2023)

Jigna M DharodChristina M FrazierJeffery LabbanMaureen M Black

public healthdisadvantaged backgroundracial discriminationepidemiologyaccelerated growthbreastfeedingpediatricsdiverse backgroundspublic health nutrition

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