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Robert Ackatia-Armah

Robert Ackatia-Armah

  • Associate in AES

rackatia@ucdavis.edu

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Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Medical Nutritional Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine
  • M.Phil, Nutritional Science, University of Ghana, Legon
  • B.SC (Hons), Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon

Research Interests

Research Scholar located in Burkina Faso working on a collaborative research project between UC Davis and Helen Keller International under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Brown.

Selected Publications

  • Robert Ackatia-Armah, Christine McDonald, Seydou Doumbia, and Kenneth H Brown. Comparison of New Who Criteria vs. Former WHO and NCHS Criteria for Screening And Diagnosis Of Moderate Acute Malnutrition Among Young Children In Rural Mali. FASEB J March 17, 2011 25:592.29.
  • Christine McDonald, Robert Ackatia-Armah, Roland Kupka, Christopher Duggan, and Kenneth H. Brown Change in body composition of young Malian children with moderate acute malnutrition over a 12 week dietary intervention. FASEB J March 17, 2011 25:592.25.
  • Donna J. Chapman, Anne Merewood, Robert Ackatia-Armah, and Rafael Pérez-Escamilla. Breastfeeding Status on US Birth Certificates: Where Do We Go From Here? Pediatrics, Dec 2008; 122: e1159 - e1163.
  • Anna Lartey, Robert Ackatia-Armah, and Grace Suzanne Marquis. Contribution of Breast milk to the total energy and nutrient intakes of Ghanaian children 18-24 months FASEB J. 2006 20:A613.