Ph.D, MPH, RD
LECTURER
BIO:
I am a Public Health Dietitian by training. A Lecturer in the Human Nutrition and Dietetics Degree programme, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus; Coordinated the Diploma, Institutional Community Dietetics and Nutrition, (Dietetic Internship) programme for 13 years.
Before joining the University, I worked as the Chief Nutritionist, Ministry of Health, coordinating the nutrition and dietetics services in Trinidad and Tobago. Co-author of the monograph: “Time For Counting Calories.” My research interest has led her to conduct research in food security, elderly nutrition, childhood nutrition, cancer, diabetes, and food safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lecturer with responsibilities for the following courses: Introduction to Foods and Meal Management; FSM: Equipment, Layout and Design; Principles of Dietetics, Medical Nutrition Therapy I and Advanced Foodservice Systems Management. Supervises Undergraduate and post graduate research projects
QUALIFICATIONS:
I obtained my Ph.D, in Agricultural Extension, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus; Master’s in Public Health at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, Howard University, Washington DC. Pursued the Postgraduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
EXPERTISE:
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research interests focus on elderly nutrition and housing, food security, childhood nutrition, sensory evaluation & composite food product development, cancer, diabetes, sustainable nutrition and food safety.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Book Chapters
Chapter 11: Health and Housing Status of Rural Low Income Elderly in Trinidad. In:
Ageing in the Caribbean. Pgs. 129 – 143. Lifegate Publishing L.L.C. Florida. Edited by
Joan Rawlins and Nicole Alea.
Papers
Channel to Death: High School Students Perception about Diabetes in Trinidad.
International Journal of Health Sciences. June 2015, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 1-6. ISSN: 2372-5079 (Online).
"Assessment of Food Safety Practices of a Children's Home in Trinidad and Tobago
using HACCP Guidelines". Foodservice Research International, Vol. 15 (2004) 67-77.
Posters
Lunch program in the Caribbean. At the annual Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food &
Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), Atlanta, GA, October 18-21, 2014. A Supplement
to the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 57, September 2014
Supplement 2 Abstracts. ISSN 2212-2672.
Caribbean Equipped with Adequate Diabetes Education. At the annual Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics, Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), Atlanta, GA,
October 18-21, 2014. A Supplement to the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics A-54, September 2014 Supplement 2 - Abstracts. ISSN 2212-2672.
Invited Lectures
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: Isabella.granderson@sta.uwi.edu
Telephone number(s) 1 868 662 2002 Extension 83209
Office hours: Tuesday – 1 – 3.00 pm; Friday – 11.00 – 12.00 pm
Postal Address: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension,
Faculty of Food and Agriculture