Sonia Vega-López, PhD
Dr. Sonia Vega-López holds a bachelors degree in Food Chemistry from Universidad La Salle (Mexico; 1997) and masters (2000) and doctorate (2002) degrees in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut. She did her initial postdoctoral training at the Laboratory for Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Research at UC Davis Medical Center and then at the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. Her doctoral research focused on the effect of dietary soluble fiber on cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism. Thereafter her research interests have focused on how diet and lifestyle modifications affect cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors, obesity, the metabolic syndrome, diabetes management and chronic disease prevention. She is currently Research Associate and Study Coordinator at the Hispanic Health Council overseeing the implementation and evaluation of a peer counseling program tailored to the Latino community to support the management of Type 2 diabetes.
