About

Dr. Esi Komeley Colecraft is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Ghana. She holds a Doctor of Public Health in International Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with additional training in nutrition from Cornell University and The Pennsylvania State University.

Her research focuses on community nutrition, food systems, agriculture–nutrition linkages, livelihoods, and women’s economic participation. She is also involved in teaching, multidisciplinary research, and national nutrition policy processes, including the development of Ghana’s food-based dietary guidelines.

Education

• Doctor of Public Health in International Health — University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
• Nutrition training — Cornell University
• Nutrition training — The Pennsylvania State University

Research Interest

• Community Nutrition
• Food Systems and Agriculture–Nutrition Linkages
• Women’s Economic Participation and Nutrition
• Food Environments
• Nutrition Education and Scientific Communication

Publications

Scholarly profiles:

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=iRRciOAAAAAJ
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6508256232
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-3739