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Joachim Sackey, Ph.D.

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
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
Dr. Sackey’s Research

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