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Cristina Lee

Doctoral Student

Cristina is a doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her research interests are in identifying and assessing policies and interventions that promote healthier retail food environments. She holds a master’s of public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a bachelor’s of science in pharmacy-biochemistry from the University of Sao Paulo. Her previous professional experiences include food policy research at Stanford University and school food data analytics at the NYC Department of Education.

The first thing I learned to cook was… miyeokguk (a Korean seaweed soup).

My favorite condiment is… a freshly-made vinagrete (a Brazilian salsa) or kimchi

After a good workout, nothing beats… a vitamina mista (a Brazilian smoothie made out of papaya, avocado, banana, and (plant-based) milk

GFRP Publications

Non-alcoholic beer consumption among alcohol consumers in the US
Authors: Phoebe Ruggles, Anna Grummon, Cristina Lee, Sarah Kowitt, Alisson Lazard, Callie Whitesell, Noel Brewer, Marissa Hall
Published in: Addictive Behaviors, September 25, 2026 view full text

New Alcohol Warnings Outperform the Current U.S. Warning in a National Survey Experiment
Authors: Anna Grummon, Cristina Lee, Aline D'Angelo Campos, Allison Lazard, Noel Brewer, Callie Whitesell, Phoebe Ruggles, Thomas Greenfield, Marissa Hall
Published in: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. September 22, 2025 view full text