Position Title
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Nutrition
Position Title
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Nutrition
Nutrition Dept.,
3253 Meyer Hall,
Davs CA 95616
Bio
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition, University for Development Studies, Tamale-Ghana: 2009
- MSc Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research-The Netherlands: 2015
- Certificate in Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Food and Nutrition Security Programs; Wageningen University and Research-The Netherlands: June 2015
- PhD Human Nutrition, Wageningen University and Research-The Netherlands: 2022
Previous Employment:
- Lecturer of Food and Nutrition, University for Development Studies, Tamale-Ghana: 2016-2022.
- Project manager: Ten2Twenty-Ghana research project which examined the interrelations between nutrition, economic and social trajectories during adolescence among girls in Ghana. Wageningen University and Research and the University for Development Studies: 2018-2021
- Research assistant: GAIN food consumption survey among children aged 6-23 months in Karaga and Gomoa East Districts of Ghana: June 2014- March 2015
Research Interests:
- Dietary Assessment
- Nutritional status assessment
- Monitoring and evaluation of food and nutrition security programmes
- Developing Food-Based Recommendations (FBRs)
- Food systems and health Nutritional Epidemiology
- Child, adolescent and maternal nutrition