Nicoletta Righini is a full-time research professor at the Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición (IICAN) of the Universidad de Guadalajara. She currently serves as the Secretary of IICAN. Her research interests include eating behavior, nutritional ecology, the effects of diet on gut microbiota, and comprehensive health across different stages of life, in both humans and animals. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Florence, Italy; a Master’s degree in Ecology from the Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL) in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; and a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA. She serves as Associate Editor for several scientific journals, including PLOS ONE, Journal of Applied Animal Research, Eduscientia – Divulgación de la ciencia educativa, and Acta Zoológica Lilloana. She is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Behavior and Feeding, an open-access scientific journal from the Universidad de Guadalajara.