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About Mireya Vilar-Compte

Dr. Mireya Vilar-Compte, who received her PhD from the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University in May 2010, joins the Department of Public Health after being an Associate Professor at the Research Centre for Equitable Development at the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City), and a Research Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Vilar-Compte’s work focuses on health inequities and early life health determinants, and the translation of this research into feasible and evidence-based interventions. She has performed research in areas such as breastfeeding, food insecurity, mHealth, and early nutrition environments, amongst others, and has more than 40 peer reviewed publications. Her research has been funded by national and international agencies, and she has extensively worked in liaison with international agencies. Dr. Vilar-Compte serves as an associate editor of the International Journal for Equity in Health.

Positions

September 2021 - Present Associate Professor, Montclair State University ‐ Department of Public Health
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August 2019 - September 2021 Visiting Research Scientist, Yale School of Public Health ‐ Public Health
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January 2012 - September 2021 Profesor Investigador Titular, Universidad Iberoamericana
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September 2009 - December 2011 Health Economics Specialist, The World Bank
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Education

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2001 - 2008 PhD, New York University ‐ Public Policy (Health)
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2006 MPhil, New York University ‐ Public Administration
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1998 MSc, University of York ‐ Development and Public Policy
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1996 BA, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico ‐ Political Science
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