Nidya Velasco Roldán

Dr. Nidya Velasco Roldán is a postdoctoral researcher at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Institute for Obesity Research. She is affiliated with the Public Health Policy Unit, working at the intersection of public health, demography, and social gerontology with a strong focus on the study of social inequalities. She holds a Ph.D. in gerontology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her work uses a life course perspective to understand how experiences like gender-based violence and migration shape health and well-being in later life. She focuses on how intersecting factors, such as gender, age, and socioeconomic status, drive health disparities. Currently, her research aims to translate scientific evidence into inclusive public health strategies that reduce metabolic health disparities and promote equitable and dignified aging in Mexico.