María José Mendoza-Gordillo, PhD. 

MJMENDOZA@puce.edu.ec 

Research group: Food Technology, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Areas of research: Healthy environments and lifestyles / Agroecology and food production / Promotion of health and nutrition.

  Current research:  

• Breastfeeding, feminisms and intersectionality 
• Social determinants of malnutrition
• Food culture and nutritional food security

  Education:

• 2022. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Health Communication and Public Health. Ohio University. 
• 2014. Master of Science in Health Promotion and Public Health, with Merit mention. Brunel University London. Londres, Reino Unido.
• 2008. Bachelor in Human Nutrition. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

  Current position: 

• Adjunct investigator at the Center for Research on Health in Latin America.
• Professor of the School of Nursing. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

  Recent publications: 

• Mendoza-Gordillo, M. J., Bates, B. R., & Vivat, B. (2023). The (im)possibility of being a breastfeeding working mother: experiences of Ecuadorian healthcare providers. Frontiers in Communication, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1153679
• Mendoza-Gordillo, M. J. (2023). A qualitative analysis of the breastfeeding experiences of mothers who are nurses and nutritionists. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2023.2189366
• Freire, W., Silva-Jaramillo, K., & Mendoza-Gordillo, M. (2015). Experiencia ecuatoriana en regulación de etiquetado de alimentos procesados. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 65(1). https://www.alanrevista.org/ediciones/2015/suplemento-1/art-148/ 

Books and manuals:

• Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador y FAO (2020). Manual para facilitadores de las Guías Alimentarias Basadas en Alimentos (GABA) del Ecuador. Quito. https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9954es 
• Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador y FAO (2021). Plan Nacional de Implementación de las Guías Alimentarias Basadas en Alimentos (GABA) del Ecuador. Quito. https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9955e 

  Orcid:    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7505-2196