Valerie Flax
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Valerie Flax

Senior Research Public Health Analyst

Education

PhD, Epidemiology, University of Tampere, Finland
MPH, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina
BA, Anthropology, Wesleyan University

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Valerie Flax is a nutrition interventionist and evaluator with nearly 20 years of experience implementing public health programs and conducting research in low- and middle-income countries.  She uses a mix of qualitative, observation, and survey research methods to evaluate large-scale nutrition programs and to develop and test innovative community-based interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition. Dr. Flax is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina. Recently, she has been a contributor to the Drivers of Food Choice Blog regarding her research in Malawi. 

Expertise
  • Maternal and child nutrition
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Behavior change interventions
  • Impact evaluation
  • Mixed methods

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