Esi K. Colecraft (BSc (Cornell) MPhil (Penn State) Dr PH (Alabama)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. Aryeetey, R., Lartey, A., Marquis, G. S., Nti, H., Colecraft, E., & Brown, P. (2017). Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana. BMC obesity, 4(1), 38.
2. Owusu, J. S., Komeley Colecraft, E., Aryeetey, R., Vaccaro, J. A., & Huffman, F. (2017). Nutrition intakes and nutritional status of school age children in Ghana.
3. Marquis, G. S., Colecraft, E. K., Kanlisi, R., Pinto, C., Aryeetey, R., Aidam, B., & Bannerman, B. (2017). Improving Children’s Diet And Nutritional Status Through An Agriculture Intervention With Nutrition Education In Upper Manya Krobo District Of Ghana. The FASEB Journal, 31(1_supplement), 455-8.
4. Ahun, M. N., Aboud, F. E., Aryeetey, R., Colecraft, E., & Marquis, G. S. (2017). Child development in rural Ghana: Associations between cognitive/language milestones and indicators of nutrition and stimulation of children under two years of age. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 108(5-6), e578-e585.
5. Aryeetey, R., Holdsworth, M., Taljaard, C., Hounkpatin, W. A., Colecraft, E., Lachat, C., ... & Verstraeten, R. (2017). Evidence-informed decision making for nutrition: African experiences and way forward. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76(4), 589-596.
6. Marquis, G., Colecraft, E., Aryeetey, R., Aboud, F., Aidam, B., Bannerman, B., & Thompson-Colon, T. (2017, January). MATERNAL SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MATERNAL AND CHILD DIET DIVERSITY AND MATERNAL BMI IN UPPER MANYA KROBO DISTRICT OF GHANA. In ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM (Vol. 71, pp. 666-666). ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND: KARGER.
7. Aryeetey, R., Taljaard, C., Colecraft, E., Hailu, T., & Kolsteren, P. (2017). Strengthening capacity for evidence-informed decision-making in Africa: evident lessons and opportunities.
8. Owusu, J. S., Colecraft, E., Aryeetey, R., Vaccaro, J., Darko, D., & Huffman, F. (2017, January). NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN TWO FEEDING PROGRAMMES IN GHANA. In ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM(Vol. 71, pp. 530-530). ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND: KARGER.
9. Otoo, G., Colecraft, E., Amissah, N., Blay-Adjei, M., Hanson-Kunadu, A., & Afrifa-Anane, E. (2017, January). BELIEFS ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND DANGERS OF COW'S MILK CONSUMPTION BY WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SOME PERI-URBAN COMMUNITIES IN GHANA. In ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM (Vol. 71, pp. 1278-1278). ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND: KARGER.
10. Agbozo, F., Colecraft, E., & Guetterman, T. (2017, January). A MIXED METHODS STUDY PROVIDING INSIGHTS ON WHY TARGETS ON CHILD WELFARE CLINIC ATTENDANCE AND GROWTH PATTERNS OF PARTICIPATING CHILDREN ARE UNMET IN GHANA. In ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM (Vol. 71, pp. 645-646). ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND: KARGER
11.Colecraft EK, Marquis GS, Sakyi-Dawson O, et el. Planning, Design and Implementation of the Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management (ENAM) project.African Journal of Food Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 2012, 12; 5686-5708Micah EB, Colecraft EK, Lartey A et al. Purchased ready-to-eat foods contribute to animal source food and nutrient intakes among children in rural Ghana. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 2012, 12: 5789-580.
12. Harding KB, Marquis GS, Colecraft EK et al. Participation in Communal Daycare Centre Feeding Program is Associated with Improved Diet Quantity but not Quality among Rural Ghanaian Children. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 2012, 12: 5802-582.
13.Colecraft, EK. HIV/AIDS: Nutritional implications and impact on human development. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2008, 67; 109-11
14.Colecraft EK, Marquis GS, Aryeetey R, Sakyi-Dawson O, Lartey A, Ahunu B, Canacoo E, Butler LM, Reddy MB, Jensen HH, Huff-Lonergan, E. Constraints on the use of animal source foods for young children in Ghana: a participatory rapid appraisal approach. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 2007, 45; 351-377
15.Marquis GS, Penny ME, Colecraft EK, Lozado MF. A comparison of patterns of breastfeeding and complementary feeding in Ghana and Peru. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2004, 554; 293-298
16.Colecraft EK, Marquis GS, Bartolucci, A, Pulley, L, Owusu, WB, Maetz, HM. A longitudinal assessment of the growth and diet of children participating in Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers in Accra, Ghana. Public Health Nutrition 2003, 7(4); 487-494.