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Augusto Moraes

I’m an Epidemiologist and Kinesiologist at Department of Epidemiology of the  School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (FSPUSP), where my current position is an Assistant Research Professor awarded by FAPESP (#process 2017/20317-0). And I’m the Scientific Coordinator of the YCARE (Youth/Child cArdiovascular Risk and Environmental) Research Group at Medical School, University of Sao Paulo (FMUSP).

I have a B.Sc. in Kinesiology, Residency in Human Physiology, M.Sc. in Pediatrics and I earned 2 Ph.D. diplomas (area: Epidemiology and Health Sciences) University of Sao Paulo, Medical School (Brazil), and other from University of Zaragoza, Faculty of Health Sciences (Spain).

I am Alumnus Postdoctoral at the Medical School, University of São Paulo, supervised by Associate Prof. Heraclito B. Carvalho. I am also Alumnus Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, supervised by University Distinguished Professor Moyses Szklo. I’m currently a member of the Scientific Societies: Society for Epidemiologic Research 

(SER) since 2017; International Epidemiological Association (IEA) since 2014; American Society of Nutrition (ASN) since 2016; The Obesity Society (TOS) since 2019.

I have Research experience in the epidemiology of cardiovascular health, diagnostic methods, environmental and socioeconomic determinants, and lifestyle behaviors, including health behavioral policy analysis and composition of scientific manuscripts.