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Professor

Elaine Ferguson

Professor of Global Nutrition

Population Health

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  • Professor of Global Nutrition
    Population Health
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BIO

I am a nutritionist who has worked in global public health nutrition for over 30 years.  My research focuses on understanding aetiological factors contributing to maternal and child micronutrient status and poor child growth, the design and evaluation of nutrition interventions and the development of tools for assessing dietary intakes and informing nutrition-related decisions in the context of public health and food systems. 

 

Prior to joining LSHTM I was a lecturer/senior lecturer in the Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. My PhD from the University of Guelph, Canada, focused on the zinc status of children living in rural Malawi and Ghana.

 

I am currently one of the Departmental Research Degree co-ordinators and have a strong commitment to capacity strengthening of junior researchers, especially those working in low-and-middle income countries.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Fellow
    University of Guelph, Human Nutrition, Guelph, Canada1993 - 1993
  • Lecturer
    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia1994 - 1996
  • Lecturer & Senior Lectrurer
    University of Otago, Human Nutrition, Dunedin, New Zealand1996 - 2008
  • Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor & Professor
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Population Health, London, United Kingdom2008 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada1988 - 1992

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, speak and understand

RESEARCH CENTRES

  • Centre for Evaluation
  • Centre for Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health
  • Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Cambodia
  • East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
  • Ethiopia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Laos
  • Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)
  • Malawi
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Senegal
  • South Asia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
  • Uganda

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES