Ogochukwu Ruth Abasilim is currently a research scientist at UTHealth Center for Equity. She earned her MPH in Epidemiology from UTHEALTH School of Public Health in 2025. With an extensive background in public health and community Health, her professional experience includes research across maternal and child health and nutrition. Her primary research interests focus on the intersection of nutritional science and public health outcomes, specifically investigating food and nutrition insecurity and food is medicine and how they relate to several child health outcomes. She is also dedicated to exploring sustainable health strategies for underserved populations. She is an active member of APHA, SER and ASN.