I'm a UK Paediatrician (ST5 registrar) and Wellcome Trust Fellow particularly interested in child growth and function. I have worked in KEMRI on severe malnutrition and a Wellcome Trust Fellowship examining School-age outcomes from the SHINE cluster randomised trial in Zimbabwe.
There I developed an interest in school-age measures of growth, body composition, physical and cognitive function. These provide an insight into long-term effects of interventions and area also highly predictive for adulthood. I also work on the long-term effects of HIV exposure, environmental, maternal and nurturing influences. I am also working part-time in the NHS on Community Paediatrics, neonatal and general paediatrics.
There I developed an interest in school-age measures of growth, body composition, physical and cognitive function. These provide an insight into long-term effects of interventions and area also highly predictive for adulthood. I also work on the long-term effects of HIV exposure, environmental, maternal and nurturing influences. I am also working part-time in the NHS on Community Paediatrics, neonatal and general paediatrics.
Affiliations
Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Teaching
I taught Maternal and Child Health on the Global Health Short course at QMUL and for paediatric trainees.
In Zimbabwe, I have learnt and trained on the Kaufmann Assessment Battery for Children, Plus-EF, fine motor and SDQ questionnaires.
In 2023, I will be teaching on the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) on malnutrition and supporting the MSc Nutrition for Global Health.
In Zimbabwe, I have learnt and trained on the Kaufmann Assessment Battery for Children, Plus-EF, fine motor and SDQ questionnaires.
In 2023, I will be teaching on the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) on malnutrition and supporting the MSc Nutrition for Global Health.
Research
I'm particularly interested in school-age growth, body composition, cognitive and physical function. I have developed an interest in body composition, particularly bio-impedance and skinfold measurement. I also work on measurement of neurocognition in LMIC, using a range of tools. I'm also interested in measures of physical function and fitness.
Disease and Health Conditions
Malnutrition
HIV/AIDS
Country
Zimbabwe
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
Selected Publications
2024
EClinicalMedicine
2024
PLoS medicine
2024
Paediatrics and international child health
2024
Wellcome open research
2023
Wellcome open research
2023
Open Science Framework
2023
PloS one
2023
PLOS digital health
2022
The British journal of nutrition
2022
Wellcome open research
