DR JUDITH KHAMALA WASWA :: :: STAFF EPORTAL - THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA

Faculty:	Applied Sciences and Technology
School:	HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Department:	HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
Current Designation:	Senior Lecturer, HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (DHND)
Office Telephone:	+254(020) 2219929, 3341639, 3343672
Official Email:	judith.waswa@tukenya.ac.ke
Consultation Hours:	8AM-5PM MON - FRI

Level	Qualification Name	Institution	Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI(Kenya)	2014
Master of Public Health	PUBLIC HEALTH	Moi University(Kenya)	2010
Postgraduate Diploma	EDUCATION	MASENO UNIVERSITY(Kenya)	2004
Bachelor of Science (BSc)	AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS	EGRETON UNIVERSITY(Kenya)	1996
O level/Equivalent	KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION	GOI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL(Kenya)	1990

Period	Institution	Position
2015 - TO DATE	KARATINA UNIVERSITY	LECTURER
2014 - TO DATE	MASENO UNIVERSITY	EXTERNAL EXAMINER
JAN 2015 - JUNE 2015	KENYA NUTRITIONIST & DIETICIANS	TECHNICAL MANAGER
2020 - 2025	Kenya Bureau of Standards	Technical commitee member-food Labeling
2020 - 2025	Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries	Technical working group Member-Nutrition Linkages
2019 - 2023	Ministry of Health	Technical working group Member-Healthy Diets
2013 - 2015	SHAMBERERE TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE	LECTURER
2012 - 2014	MABUSI HEALTH CENTRE HIV SUPPORT UNIT	VOLUNTEER
1997 - 2013	ST.ANNE'S NZOIA HIGH SCHOOL	TEACHER

Research areas: nutrition sensitive food systems, maternal and child nutrition ; dietary assessments; ; nutritious food value chain analysis and development; public health behavior change promotion, nutrition policy and governance; participatory institution capacity assessments for improved nutrition, nutrition lobbying and advocacy, capacity building in nutrition, food systems, food safety, gender equity and mainstreaming and dietetics

Title	Link to pulication
Non Communicable Diseases -The Elephant in the Room	http://www.sryahwapublications.com/research-journal-of-food-and-nutrition/volume-2-issue-3/9.php
A Paradigm Shift in Social Vulnerability to Nutritional Diseases	http://www.sryahwapublications.com/research-journal-of-food-and-nutrition/pdf/v2-i3/7.pdf
Development, sensory evaluation and nutritional qualities of a millet based food replacer for geophagy	http://www.scitechnol.com/peer-review/development-sensory-evaluation-and-nutritional-qualities-of-a-millet-based-food-replacer-for-geophagy-among-adolescent-girls-vzx1.php?article_id=4844
Efficacy of a millet based product in management of geophagy: A Randomized Control Trial	http://www.scitechnol.com/efficacy-of-millet-based-product-on-management-of-geophagy-a-randomized-control-trial-TcWf.php?article_id=2340
Prevalence and predictors of geophagy among adolescent girls in Likuyani District of Kakamega County	http://www.scitechnol.com/prevalence-and-predictors-of-geophagy-among-adolescent-girls-in-likuyani-district-of-kakamega-county-uzxr.php?article_id=2290
Influence of perceived body image on nutrient intake and nutritional health of female students of Moi university	http://www.ajol.info//index.php/eajph/article/view/108903
Determinants of Body Image Perceptions among College Students in Kenya	http://www.sryahwapublications.com/research-journal-of-food-and-nutrition/volume-2-issue-3/
Micronutrient Deficiencies: Adopting Bio fortification of Staple Crops. Is it Sustainable?.	http://www.globalscientificjournal.com/journal_volume7_issue9_September_2019_edition_p4.html
Geophagy amidst compulsory iron supplementation among pregnant women attending ant -natal clinics in Likuyani Sub County – Kenya.	http://www.scitechnol.com/ArchiveJFND/jfnd-archive.php?month=June&year=2016&journal=JFND
Promotion and Utilization of Niche Foods for Food and Nutrition Security	http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a9ed/e573680f5df888980efc2b2c019856b9e410.pdf
Addressing Geriatric Malnutrition: Can Social Protection Work?	http://ijisrt.com/addressing-geriatric-malnutrition-can-social-protection-work
Effects of Second Hand Smoking on the Health of School Children in Awendo, Kenya	http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=326&doi=10.11648/j.cajph.20190506.17
Qualitative Study Exploring Mother’s Perceptions Of Child Malnutrition In Informal Settlements In Kenya	http://researchjournali.com/view.php?id=5310
Qualitative Study Exploring Mother’s Perceptions of Child Malnutrition in Informal Settlements in Kenya. Researchjournali’s Journal of Public Health Vol. 5 \| No. 12 December \| 2019	http://www.researchjournali.com/view.php?id=5309
Exploring Infant Feeding Beliefs and practices among Mothers in Major Urban Informal Settlements in Kenya	https://eajsti.org/index.php/EAJSTI/article/view/347/57

Name	Project Title	Period
Loyce Joyce Anyango PhD SHNX/06549P/2016	Development of a Model for Predicting Correlates of Infant Feeding Practices among Mothers in Major Urban Informal settlements in Kenya: Application of Theory of Planned Behaviour	2016-2020
Peris Jeptoo Cheruiyot SHNX/3971P/2018 PhD	Effects of Magnesium and CoQ10 Supplementation in Alleviating the Pathophysiology of Sickle Cell Disease in Western Kenya	2018
AWINO PAUL ODHIAMBO SHNU/0163989P/2018	EFFECT OF TIME RESTRICTED FEEDING ON WEIGHT LOSS AMONG THE OBESE PATIENTS AGED BETWEEN 18 TO 50 YEARS IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES OF NAIROBI COUNTY	2019
Mildred Rachael Awuor Odhiambo SHNY/05442/2021	POSITIVE DEVIANCE APPROACH IN FOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA.	2021
Wambui Susan Wairegi	VALIDATION OF ROUTINE NUTRITION STATUS ASSESSMENT METHODS USING STABLE ISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA.	2021
AWINO PAUL ODHIAMBO SHNU/03989P/2018	EFFICACY OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IN THE USE OF TIME RESTRICTED FEEDING ON WEIGHT LOSS AMONG THE OBESE PATIENTS AGED BETWEEN 24-49 YEARS IN NAIROBI COUNTY	2020
CATHERINE MUTHONI NGUU (SHNX/02700P/2018)	EFFECT OF AFRICAN LEAFY VEGETABLE PROMOTION ON CONSUMPTION AND DIETARY MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE AMONG SMALLHOLDER TEA FARMING HOUSEHOLDS WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN KIRINYAGA	2019
EILEEN ABIGAEL AITSYA	ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIETARY PATTERNS AND WORK SCHEDULES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT NAKURU LEVEL 6 HOSPITAL	2020

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