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Joachim Sackey, Ph.D.

Joachim Sackey, Ph.D.

Title:

Associate Professor

Department:

Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences

Program:

Nutrition Science

Joint Appointment Title(s):

Assistant Professor

School:

School of Public Health

Department:

Urban-Global Public Health

Education

MPhil,  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

Award Year
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 Interests

Research areas: nutritional epidemiology, HIV, LGBTQI, food insecurity, diet quality, survey research

Title Sponsor Effective Dates Role
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
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
Needs Assessment of Family Functioning around Food Related Behaviors NJ ACTS Pilot Programs Common Application 2019 – 2020 Co-Investigator
Feeding the brain: quantifying effects of ketogenic diet on brain functions and cognition New Jersey Health Foundation 2019 – 2020 Co-Investigator
Taste Changes during Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain School of Health Professions Dean’s Intramural Research Grant 2018 – 2019 Co-Investigator
Doctoral research grant Brown/Tufts/Miriam Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program 2015 – 2016 Co-Investigator

Publications

Title Authors Where and When
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
State of Dietetics Practice in Ghana Aryeetey, R. N. O., Boateng, L., & Sackey, D 2014 Ghana Medical Journal, 48(4), 219–224. PMCID: PMC4335433
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