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  2. Alex Kojo Anderson

Alex Kojo Anderson


Assistant Professor

Family & Consumer Sciences

Areas of expertiseAboutEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Public Health and Health ServicesClinical SciencesNursingBiochemistry and Cell BiologyPhysiologyMedical Physiology

About

Maternal and Child Health/Nutrition, Community and International Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Body Composition and Health

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Nutrition Sciences

University of Connecticut, CT, United States (2005)

Master of Public Health, Public Health, General.

University of Connecticut, CT, United States (2005)

Master of Philosophy, Human Nutrition

Univ of Ghana, Ghana (2001)

Bachelor of Science, Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General

Univ of Ghana, Ghana (1998)

Awards and Honors

  • UGA OIE Support Fund for 2015 WISE Conference (2014)
  • Foreign Travel Assistance (2009)
  • Coca-Cola Travel Award (2009)
  • Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award (2007)
  • Faculty Development Fund Award (2007)
  • Post-doctoral Research Award (2005)
  • Travel Scholarship (2004)
  • Travel Award (2002)
  • Travel Award (1998)

Scholarly Works

  • A randomized trial assessing the efficacy of peer counseling on exclusive breastfeeding in a predominantly Latina low-income community, ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, (2005).
    Anderson AK, Damio G, Young S, Chapman DJ, Pérez-Escamilla R
  • Breastfeeding Peer Counseling: From Efficacy Through Scale-Up, JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION, (2010).
    Chapman DJ, Morel K, Anderson AK, Damio G, Perez-Escamilla R
  • Social capital, acculturation, and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women in the United States., J Hum Lact, (2004).
    Anderson AK, Damio G, Himmelgreen DA, Peng Y-K, Segura-Pérez S … 1 more
  • Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study, BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, (2018).
    Roberts SB, Das SK, Miguel Suen VM, Pihlajamaki J, Kuriyan R … 16 more
  • Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study, BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, (2018).
    Roberts SB, Das SK, Miguel Suen VM, Pihlajamaki J, Kuriyan R … 16 more

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

anderson@fcs.uga.edu 706-542-7614

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100 Barrow Hall
Athens, GA 30602

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115 DW Brooks Dr.
Athens, GA 30602

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