Biography
Eileen Kennedy is the Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and was the first Director of USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Kennedy holds an undergraduate degree from Hunter College, two master's degrees from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Science in Nutrition from Harvard's School of Public Health. Kennedy has long been involved in the academic arena of nutrition conducting research and teaching at Tufts, Columbia University, Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, Dr. Kennedy was named president of the "Smart Choices" board. “Smart Choices†is a front of label nutrition benchmarking system, a program whose criteria are based on government dietary guidelines and widely accepted nutritional standards.
Research Interest
Assessing the health and nutrition impacts of policies and programs; nutrient density and diet diversity; interventions for obesity prevention.
Biography
After completing studies at the renowned School for Complementary and Natural Medicine, Southern Cross University, Australia, Keonie Moore has become a highly sought-after presenter for her experience in scientific implementation. As the director of ReMed Natural Medicine Clinic, a multi-modality clinic that exemplifies scientific implementation in the Australian Health sector, Keonie is involved in clinical mentoring to enhance additional integrative clinics and practitioners in the assimilation of research findings and evidence into clinical practice.
Research Interest
Keonie Moore is involved in clinical mentoring to enhance additional integrative clinics and practitioners in the assimilation of research findings and evidence into clinical practice.
Biography
Dr. Wilna Oldewage-Theron is a Professor of Nutrition in the College of Human Sciences at TTU where she teaches graduate classes on Issues in Nutrition: Food Security among others. Dr. Oldewage-Theron has fifteen years Community Nutrition research experience in Africa and her research interests include the factors contributing to household food insecurity and malnutrition, specifically micronutrient deficiencies, in resource-poor communities focusing on women, children and the elderly. Her community research and development program at present is mainly focused on soy applications and the nutritional benefits of soy for human health in South Africa.
Research Interest
Her research interests include the factors contributing to household food insecurity and malnutrition, specifically micro nutrient deficiencies, in resource-poor communities focusing on women, children and the elderly.