Hong Kong

Education:

• BS in Food Science and Human Nutrition - Dietetics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
• Dietetic Internship, Meredith College, 2014
• MS in Nutrition - Public Health Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2018
• PhD UAB Nutrition Sciences, 2024

Dissertation: The Role of Behavior-based Identity in Maintenance of Health Behaviors and Weight Loss

Mentor: Dr. Drew Sayer

First Position Post-graduation: Postdoctoral Trainee, UAB-NORC T32

Why did you choose UAB? She chose UAB because it offers a lot of different opportunities for students to involve in research and connect with well-known experts in the field.