The Center for Food Studies is pleased to host听Dr. Regina Green,听Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, Widener University, as Visiting Research Scholar for the month of July 2025.听听
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Dr Green will be conducting听research on 鈥淐ultural Lifestyle, Food, and Mental Health: A Cross-Cultural Study of Well-being in Italy and the United States鈥.听听听听听
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With a career spanning both academic and therapeutic settings, Dr Greem specializes in mental health and wellness across diverse populations, with a particular interest in how culture shapes psychological outcomes.听听
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Her current work is inspired by research that suggests lifestyle factors - such as diet, social interaction, and daily routines - play a significant role in mental health. The goal of her research is to explore how core elements of Italian lifestyle鈥攕pecifically culinary traditions, community-centered values, shared meals, food preparation and traditional eating practices -听 impact mental health, and how these outcomes differ from those commonly seen in the United States.