Devina Wadhera

Devina Wadhera is currently a Faculty Associate at the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts and is the lead evaluator for the Arizona WIC program at Arizona Department of Health Services. Before this, she was Clinical Assistant Professor at Arizona State University where she administered and taught psychology courses for the undergraduate counseling and psychology degree programs. She earned a dual degree, a B.S. in Nutrition and B.A. in Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2007. She then moved to Arizona State University and earned a PhD in psychology in 2013.  Her research interests are focused on increasing the consumption of healthy foods in children and adults. She has authored 14 papers in scientific, peer-reviewed journals and presented in numerous national and international conferences. As the Chairperson of the National WIC Association, she leads the research and evaluation efforts for all WIC programs in the country.