Research Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute
Dr. Scott joined IFPRI’s Poverty Health and Nutrition Division in 2016 and conducts applied nutrition research in the South Asia region. He has experience working on iron deficiency and anemia, adolescent health, biofortification, human functional outcomes such as cognition, behavior change communication strategies, women’s self-help groups, school feeding programs, and health systems.Prior to joining IFPRI, he completed postdoctoral research on The Interactions of Malnutrition and Enteric Infections: Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) study. His doctoral research involved randomized controlled trials in India and Rwanda to measure the efficacy of iron-biofortified pearl millet and beans, and a study examining interrelations between iron status, physical fitness, and cognitive function among female college students in the United States. Dr. Scott holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from The Pennsylvania State University and is based in New Delhi.
