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Vibha Bhargava


Evaluation Specialist

Family & Consumer Sciences

Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Nutrition and DieteticsMedical PhysiologyBiochemistry and Cell BiologyPhysiologyPublic Health and Health ServicesBanking, Finance and Investment

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Family Resource Management Studies, General

Ohio State University Main Campus, OH, United States (2007)

Master of Science, Consumer Economics

University of Missouri – Columbia, MO, United States (2002)

Master of Science, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Mahara Saya University of Baroda, India (1998)

Awards and Honors

  • Social Media Education Online Video Award (2018)
  • Social Media Education Online Video Award (2018)
  • 2008 Best Dissertation Award (2008)
  • Graduate Student Award In Recognition of Excellence in Research (2006)

Scholarly Works

  • Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets, APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY, (2026).
    Bhargava V, Lee JS, Smith TA
  • Assessing nutrition security and its risk factors using the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey data, PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, (2026).
    Bhargava V, Lee JS, Smith TA
  • A Measure of Nutrition Security Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Dataset, JAMA NETWORK OPEN, (2025).
    Bhargava V, Lee JS, Smith TA, Chakrovorty S
  • UGA SNAP-Ed: A Platform for Community and Public Health Nutrition Research, (2024).
    Lee JS, Bhargava V, Cotto-Rivera E
  • Exploration of Nutrition Security Measure using the National Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), (2024).
    Bhargava V, Lee JS, Smith T

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

vibha@uga.edu 706-542-4851

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104 Consumer Research Center (House C)
Athens, GA 30602

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415 Sanford Dr.
Athens, GA 30602

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