B.Sc(1997)Clinical Biochemistry University of Ghana, West Africa. MS(2001)Human Nutrition,Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. MPH(2008)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
World Area Of Focus:
• Africa 75%-99%
Languages:
• Akan (native/bilingual proficiency) • French (elementary proficiency) • Spanish (elementary proficiency)
Relevant Experience:
Emergency, Relief and Development operations and programs. Six + years professional engagement in Africa. Program Manager - Action Against Hunger (ACF - USA) Southern Sudan : Supplementary and Therapeutic feeding programs, Health Education, Community Based Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods. Associate Consultant(School Feeding and Education) World Food Program: Country areas - Kenya, Somalia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Christopher and Nevis. Clinical Biochemistry and Dietetics: Korle - bu Teaching Hospital Ghana, West Africa. Other relevant experience: Research experience in Ecuador (masters thesis: Intestinal Parasitic Infections - Prevalence, Risk Factors and Consequences for Child Growth, Iron Status and Development). MPH thesis: Research process analysis on Access to HIV/AIDS Care among Health Care Workers in Swaziland.
Relevant Courses Taught:
• HPM 660, International and Comparative Health Systems
Recent Publications:
• 2012 International AIDS Conference 2012 - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions to Prevent
Diarrheal Disease, Enteric Infection and the Progression of HIV among People Living with HIV/AIDS: A
systematic review . Rachel Peletz, Christian Jasper, Thomas Mahin, Mark Elliott, Mamie Sackey Harris,
Ka Seen Chan, Myron Cohen, Jamie Bartram and Thomas Clasen.
• 2012 2012 Water and Health Conference - Reducing Persistent Diarrhea for People Living with HIV/AIDS by
Use of Effective Household Water Treatment Approaches.
Authors: Thomas Mahin, Mark Elliot, Rachel Peletz, Thomas Clasen, Mamie Harris.
• 2003 Sackey ME, Weigel MM and Armijos RX. Predictors and Nutritional Consequences of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Rural Ecuadorian Children. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2003;49:17-23.
Searches are not case-sensitive.
Enclosing two or more words in double quotes will return
only faculty profiles containing the quoted terms in the
requested order (e.g. a search for "Public Health" will
only return faculty profiles that contain the phrase
'Public Health'.)
Use 'AND' in keyword box to search for words that appear
in any order in a faculty profile (e.g. a search for
'Public AND Health' will return faculty profiles that
contain both the individual words 'Public' and
'Health.')
Using 'OR' in keyword box will broaden your search by
returning faculty profiles that contain keywords on
either side of the word 'OR' (e.g. a search for 'Public
OR Health' will return faculty profiles that contain
either one or both of the words 'Public' and 'Health.' )
A shortened form of your keyword will further broaden
your search (e.g. a search for 'demo' will return
faculty profiles that contain words begin with 'demo,'
such as 'demographic', 'democratic'.)
If search terms are entered without quotes, they are
treated as if a logical 'OR' was placed between each
term. For example, a search for 'Public Health Malaysia'
will return faculty profiles that contain the individual
words 'Public' and/or 'Health' and/or 'Malaysia.'
Quickly enter the first few letters of the faculty last name.
Select the faculty name you are searching for from the
result list.
