Mark Soto Email and Phone Number

Research Assistant to Dr. Sara Bleich to provide evidence to support policies to prevent obesity and diet-related diseases, particularly among high risk populations. Recent publications:Calorie and nutrient trends in large U.S. chain restaurants, 2012-2018Sara N. Bleich, Mark J. Soto, Caroline Glagola Dunn, Alyssa J. Moran, Jason P. BlockAssociation of Chain Restaurant Advertising Spending With Obesity in US AdultsSara N. Bleich, Mark J. Soto, Jesse C. Jones-Smith, Julia A. Wolfson, Marian P. Jarlenski, Caroline G. Dunn, Johannah M. Frelier, Bradley J. HerringImpact of Changes in Chain Restaurant Calories over Time on Obesity RiskSara N. Bleich, Jesse C. Jones-Smith, Marian P. Jarlenski, Julia A. Wolfson, Johannah M. Frelier, Huiru Tao, Yuchen Hu, Anna Zink, Caroline G. Dunn, Mark J. Soto & Bradley J. HerringDecreasing Trends in Heavy Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in the United States, 2003 to 2016Kelsey A. Vercammen, Alyssa J.Moran, Mark J.Soto, Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, Sara N. Bleich

• Cleaned and merged geocoded data to visualize 48 years of mortality using Stata and ArcGIS• Conducted research on transmission of neighborhood characteristics with PSID data• Reviewed economic literature for NIH-funded Project for Economic Demography and Mobility• Wrote fixed effects models to measure effects of health insurance on personal financial stability• Translated family unit classification programs from R to Stata for CPS rotating panel samples

• Coordinated client requests and facilitated delivery of promotional products under tight deadlines• Gathered sales data to quantify trends, manage inventory and promote products to increase revenue• Performed administrative tasks with Salesforce and Microsoft Office software

• Enforced strict organization and quality standards for personal and institutional image archives