Meghan B Skiba

Dr. Meghan Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN is a nutritional epidemiologist and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Dr. Skiba's multidisciplinary expertise bridges behavioral science, nutrition, and oncology to advance understanding of how lifestyle factors influence biological aging among cancer survivors and their caregivers. Her research focuses on biological aging, digital health, and dyadic (survivor-caregiver) approaches to improving diet, physical activity, and overall well-being. Her contributions to the field have advanced the understanding of lifestyle, biological aging, and digital health interventions to improve outcomes for cancer survivors and their caregivers. Dr. Skiba's current research aligns to the Phase 1-3 ORBIT model of behavioral interventions and is funded by the National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society. Her active studies include adaptation of evidence-based diet and physical activity interventions for cancer survivors for the regional and cultural context, and a social media delivered cancer prevention intervention for rural emerging adults.  She has extensive experience delivering remotely administered diet and exercise interventions which integrate text messages, health coaching, wearable sensors, community-engaged research, and advanced data analytics. She mentors students on how to integrate these strategies to address complex health problems in diverse populations through collaboration with local and state organizations.