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.