Diana C. Parra Perez, PhD, MPH

Diana C. Parra Perez, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Brown School

Diana Parra Perez has more than ten years of experience in chronic disease prevention at the national and international level, specifically in the areas of physical activity, nutrition and obesity.  She teaches yoga and mindfulness and is a mindfulness facilitator for the Academy for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Her background includes non-traditional methodologies to assess physical activity, such as social network analysis, concept mapping, and systematic observation, and research into healthy diets utilizing NOVA classification.