Mattei Research Group
Our team investigates the genetic, dietary, and psychosocial risk factors of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and allostatic load in racial and ethnic groups as well as underserved and minority populations, as a framework to explain health disparities.
665 Huntington Avenue
Building 2, 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02115
Research Projects
We have developed or are currently developing the following new projects:
- Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic disease Trends (PROSPECT) (data sharing available upon request).
- Puerto Rico Assessment of Diet, Lifestyle and Diseases (PRADLAD) Study (data sharing available upon request).
- PROMED: Culturally Adapted Diet for Puerto Rican Adults (with FDI Clinical Research and College of Nutritionists and Dietitians of Puerto Rico)
- Ethnically-tailored dietary intervention to improve diet quality among Latinos in Boston (with South End Community Health Center)
Through multiple pilot funding awards, and a NIH-National Heart Lung and Blood Institute K01 Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity, we analyze data in collaboration with these established studies:
- Hispanic Community Health Study/Study on Latinos
- CPHHD-Boston Puerto Rican Health Study
- Costa Rica Heart Study
Additional collaborations with investigators from multiple institutions in the U.S. and globally further enrich our comprehensive and productive research agenda.