#  Gabriela Buccini 

Spring 2027 Lemann Visiting Scholar

 

 

 



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Gabriela Buccini, PhD, M.Sc., IBCLC, is an Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Dr. Buccini’s research focuses on maternal and child health and nutrition, with an emphasis on breastfeeding, infant feeding, food insecurity, and early childhood development inequities. Trained in epidemiology, public health nutrition, and implementation science, she applies mixed-methods approaches grounded in Complex Adaptive Systems, the Socioecological Model, and the Nurturing Care Framework. Her work spans global and U.S. contexts, evaluating interventions in low-income settings to inform scalable, equity-driven solutions.

At DRCLAS, Dr. Buccini will analyze a mixed-methods evaluation of the implementation of Brazil’s National Policy for Comprehensive Child Health Care (*Política Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Criança*). Using the RE-AIM framework, this project examines the implementation of a national early childhood policy from 2015 to 2025 designed to strengthen nurturing care from pregnancy through age nine. During her residency, she will analyze a decade-long dataset, produce peer-reviewed publications, and foster collaborations with Harvard faculty and regional fellows.

Dr. Buccini completed postdoctoral training in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health (2017–2020). She earned her PhD (2017) and M.Sc. (2012) in Public Health Nutrition from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. In Brazil, she developed the Early Childhood Friendly Municipal Index and evaluated Criança Feliz, one of the world’s largest parenting and early childhood home visiting programs. Her research advances implementation science approaches to reduce inequities in early childhood health, nutrition, and development.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Academic Year
    
     [2026-2027](/academic-year/2026-2027)
- ## Location
    
     [Cambridge](/locations/cambridge-office)
- ## People
    
     [Visiting Scholar](/people/visiting-scholar)
- ## Scholars/Fellows
    
     [Lemann Visiting Scholars & Fellows](/scholarsfellows/lemon-visiting-scholars-fellows)