Dr. Julia L. Finkelstein, MPH SM ScD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Co-Director, Maternal and Child Nutrition Training Program
Deputy Director, affiliate Cochrane Center for Nutrition
Associate Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Research for Health
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Associate Professor, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India
Dr. Julia Finkelstein is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. Dr. Finkelstein is Deputy Director of the affiliate Cochrane Centre for Nutrition, Associate Director of the World Health Organization | Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nutrition, and co-Director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Training Program at Cornell University. She is also joint Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Associate Professor at St. John's Research Institute, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University, Master of Public Health degree from Brown University, and Master and Doctor of Science degrees in Epidemiology and Nutrition from Harvard University.
Dr. Finkelstein is an epidemiologist with expertise in the design and conduct of randomized clinical trials, cohort studies, and surveillance programs in resource-limited settings. The goal of the Finkelstein Laboratory is to elucidate the role of iron, vitamin B12, and folate in the etiology of anemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and to develop interventions to improve the health of mothers and young children.
jfinkelstein@cornell.edu | @FinkelsteinLab