- Accelerated B.S. to M.S. Student
- Department of Nutrition, Amin Lab
- Email: maria_meola@uri.edu
Program
Accelerated B.S. to M.S. Nutrition
Lab
Amin Lab
Biography
Maria is a second-year masters student in the Amin Lab. She graduated from URI in 2023 with a B.S. in Dietetics. She was a part of the Amin Lab as undergraduate assistant for research in the community nutrition education setting and now leads research pertaining to food access among college students and the URI Free Farmers’ Market as a graduate student.
Research
Maria’s research interest is outreach work that promotes food access. Her thesis is focused on the URI Free Farmers’ Market and how it relates to food access among college students.
Education
- M.S. Nutrition, University of Rhode Island, May 2022-present.
- B.S. Dietetics, University of Rhode Island, 2023