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
- 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).
- Breastfeeding Peer Counseling: From Efficacy Through Scale-Up, JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION, (2010).
- Social capital, acculturation, and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women in the United States., J Hum Lact, (2004).
- Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study, BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, (2018).
- Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study, BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, (2018).
Contact
Mailing Address
100 Barrow Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
115 DW Brooks Dr.
Athens, GA 30602