Joachim Sackey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutritional Sciences
Joint Appointment Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Urban-Global Public Health
School: School of Public Health
Email: joachim.sackey@rutgers.edu
Office location:
65 Bergen Street, Rm 714C
Newark, NJ 07101
About
Education
M.Phil, University of Ghana, School of Allied Health Sciences
M.S., Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Ph.D., Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Professional Achievements
Rutgers Global Travel Grant Award, May 2018
AIDS International Training and Research Program Fellowship Brown/Tufts/Miriam Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program, August 2012 – December 2016
Research
Research Interests
Research areas: nutritional epidemiology, HIV, LGBTQI, food insecurity, diet quality, survey research
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Sponsor |
Effective Dates |
Role |
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Dietary quality and cardiovascular disease risk factors among people with HIV in Selebe Phikwe, Botswana – A pilot study |
Rutgers Global Seed Grant |
2019 – 2020 |
Principal Investigator |
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Exploring diet quality and CVD risk factors among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex adults in Newark, NJ |
NJ ACTS Pilot Programs Common Application |
2019 – 2020 |
Principal Investigator |
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Needs Assessment of Family Functioning around Food Related Behaviors |
NJ ACTS Pilot Programs Common Application |
2019 – 2020 |
Co-Investigator |
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Feeding the brain: quantifying effects of ketogenic diet on brain functions and cognition |
New Jersey Health Foundation |
2019 – 2020 |
Co-Investigator |
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Taste Changes during Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain |
School of Health Professions Dean’s Intramural Research Grant |
2018 – 2019 |
Co-Investigator |
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Doctoral research grant |
Brown/Tufts/Miriam Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program |
2015 – 2016 |
Co-Investigator |
Publications
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Dietary Intake Among Members of a Volunteer Fire Department Compared with U.S. Daily Dietary Recommendations |
Kadiwar, P., Shah, N., Black, T., Caban-Martinez, A. J., Steinberg, M., Black, K., Sackey, J., and Graber, J. |
2021, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
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Food insecurity among health sciences graduate students at a large Northeastern university |
Sackey, J., Pike K., Rothpletz-Puglia, P., Brody, R. A., and Touger-Decker, R |
2020, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
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Exploring diet, physical activity, and body image among older men who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced the long-term impact of HIV/AIDS |
Sackey, J., Valera, P., Halkitis, P.N. and Krause, K.D |
2019 Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, pp.1-18 |
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A mHealth voice messaging intervention to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Senegal |
Downs, S. M., Sackey, J., Kalaj, J., Smith, S. and Fanzo, J |
2019 Maternal & Child Nutrition. e12825. doi:10.1111/mcn.12825 |
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Exploring the Differences between Early and Traditional Diet Advancement in Postoperative Feeding Outcomes in Patients With an Ileostomy or Colostomy |
Toledano, S. , Sackey, J., Willcutts, K. , Parrott, J. S., Tomesko, J. , Al-Mazrou, A. M., Kiran, R. P. and Brody, R. A |
2019 Nutrition in Clinical Practice. doi:10.1002/ncp.10245 |
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Food security and dietary diversity are associated with health related quality of life after 6 months of follow up among people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana |
Sackey, J., Zhang, F.F., Rogers, B., Aryeetey, R. and Wanke, C |
2018 AIDS Care, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1500011. PMCID: PMC6181765 |
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Animal versus plant protein and adult bone health: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the National Osteoporosis Foundation |
Shams-White, M.M., Chung, M., Fu, Z., Insogna, K.L., Karlsen, M.C., LeBoff, M.S., Shapses, S.A., Sackey, J., Shi, J., Wallace, T.C. and Weaver, C.M |
2018 PloS one, 13(2), p.e0192459 |
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Implementation of a nutrition assessment, counseling and support program and its association with body mass index among people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana |
Sackey, J., Zhang, F.F., Rogers, B., Aryeetey, R. and Wanke, C |
2018 AIDS care, 30(5), pp.586-590. PMCID: PMC6067919 |
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Dietary protein and bone health: a systematic review and meta-analysis from the National Osteoporosis Foundation |
Shams-White, M.M., Chung, M., Du, M., Fu, Z., Insogna, K.L., Karlsen, M.C., LeBoff, M.S., Shapses, S.A., Sackey, J., Wallace, T.C. and Weaver, C.M |
2017 The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 105(6), pp.1528-1543 |
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State of Dietetics Practice in Ghana |
Aryeetey, R. N. O., Boateng, L., & Sackey, D |
2014 Ghana Medical Journal, 48(4), 219–224. PMCID: PMC4335433 |
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Tooth Loss and Nutritional status in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Zelig, R., Goldstein, S. B., Touger-Decker, R. E., Firestone, J. S., Golden, A. J., Johnson, Z. S., Kaseta, A., Sackey, J., Tomesko, J. A., and Parrott, J. S. |
2020, Journal of Dental Research (JDR) Clinical & Translational Research |
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