Risatianti Kolopaking
Institution: SEAMEO RECFON, Indonesia
Workpackage: Cognition and Education
Email: risakolopaking@gmail.com
Focus of research:Evidence-based, biopsychosocial-spiritual approach to improve early childhood growth and development in the areas of cognition, nutritional behavior, and the learning environment
Dr. Risa Kolopaking is a psychologist at the Early Childhood Clinic at Hermina Hospital Bekasi. She is also a senior lecturer and the head of the Center of Health Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. She is a researcher at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON) University of Indonesia. She is involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of several psychosocial stimulation programs for parents, teachers, and health care professionals to promote early childhood growth and development. She founded the Indonesian Health Psychology Initiative research group and is a member of the Working Group on Early Childhood Care, Nutrition, and Education.