Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers)

Research Scientist
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Pleasanton, California, United States

I'm a Registered Dietitian and Research Scientist at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, where I explore how where we live and how we manage health during pregnancy can shape obesity risk in the next generation. My research integrates social and environmental determinants of health, gestational diabetes, and childhood growth and obesity through a life course lens. My work is supported by an NICHD K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, as well as additional federal and state-funded research grants. I also serve on several committees in ASN, which has come to feel like a second academic home.

Presentation(s):

• Community and Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) and Maternal, Perinatal, & Pediatric Nutrition (MPP) Joint GEM Forum - Building Resilience and Sustainability: Navigating the Evolving Community and Public Health Nutrition Research Landscape in Maternal and Child Health Through Knowledge Sharing

  Sunday, July 26, 2026
  12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Optimizing Nutrition for Early-Life Health: From Pregnancy to Early Childhood (Oral Session 18)

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (OR18-05-26) Neighborhood Food Access and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  11:18 AM - 11:30 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.