Alex Kojo Anderson
Assistant Professor
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
- Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award (2026)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2025)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)
- Richard Reiff Internationalization Award (2024)
- Lioba Moshi Award for Service to African Studies (2024)
- Creswell Award (2022)
- FACS Outstanding Undergraduate (Faculty) Advisor of the Year (2022)
- Creswell Award (2021)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor (Faculty) of the Year (2021)
- The PIEoneer Award: Real Life Learning Award Finalist (2020)
- Creswell Award (2018)
- FACS Outstanding Faculty Research Award (2018)
- Provost International Travel Award (2018)
- FACS Travel Fund (2018)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of the Year 2017 (2017)
- Advisor of the Year Nomination (2016)
- OIE Study Abroad Award (2016)
- Study Abroad Award Nomination by Department of Foods and Nutrition (2016)
- 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)
Courses
- GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 8900: Seminar in Nutritional Sciences (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 6050: Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 4050: Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span (Fall 2025)
- NUTR 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- NUTR 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- NUTR 4540: Public Health Nutrition (Spring 2026)
- NUTR 6540: Public Health Nutrition (Spring 2026)
- NUTR 5040: Nutritional Epidemiology (Spring 2026)
- NUTR 7040: Nutritional Epidemiology (Spring 2026)
- NUTR 7710S: Study Tour in Nutritional Sciences (Summer 2026)
- NUTR 5710S: Study Tour in Nutritional Sciences (Summer 2026)
- SABD 1086: SA FACS Ghana Service Learn (Summer 2026)
- FACS 5950: International Study in Family and Consumer Sciences (Summer 2026)
- GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2026)
- NUTR 6050: Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span (Fall 2026)
- NUTR 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
- NUTR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- NUTR 4050: Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Eating architecture components and their associations with BMI in urban and rural Ghanaian mothers, fathers, children, and adolescents, assessed using a wearable camera: A cross-sectional study, CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, (2026).
- Effects of long-term daily supplementation with vitamin D3 and marine omega-3 fatty acids on change in ADRD biomarkers: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA-TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH & CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS, (2026).
- Quantifying the Acute Toxicity of Alpha-Synuclein Membrane-Accumulation in a Cell-Based Assay, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE, (2026).
- AI Supported Development of a Theory Driven Intervention to Improve Adolescent Independent Eating Occasions: The APPETITE Study Protocol, Current Developments in Nutrition, (2026).
- Novel Monoclonal Antibody Detects Small Aβ Oligomers More Sensitively Than Lecanemab in Alzheimer’s Disease CSF, Serum and Culture Media, ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
100 Barrow Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
115 DW Brooks Dr.
Athens, GA 30602
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