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Ms Grace O'Donovan

Research Assistant

United Kingdom

I am a Research Assistant in the Nutrition Group. In this role, I have worked on many projects: MAMI, CHANGE, and ABC-SHEADE. Thus far, I have predominantly worked on the CHANGE project: CHild malnutrition & Adult NCD: Generating Evidence on mechanistic links to inform future policy/practice. I am also a PhD student investigating growth patterns among small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months. I hold an MSc in Nutrition for Global Health and a BSc (Hons) in Nutritional Sciences. I am a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) with the Association for Nutrition.

Affiliations

Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching

I contribute to teaching on the Nutrition in Emergencies module and am involved in exam marking for students on the Nutrition for Global Health MSc. I tutor MSc students and have co-supervisied a student summer project. 

Research

My main research interest is in the prevention and treatment of severe malnutrition in children under five.

Research Area
Nutrition
Disease and Health Conditions
Malnutrition
Non-communicable diseases
Country
Ethiopia
Malawi
Jamaica
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)

Selected Publications

Weight gain among children under five with severe malnutrition in therapeutic feeding programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
O'DONOVAN, G; Allen, D; Nkosi-Gondwe, T; Anujuo, K; Abera, M; Kirolos, A; Olga, L; Thompson, D; McKenzie, K; Wimborne, E; Cole, TJ; Koulman, A; Lelijveld, N; CRAMPIN, AC; CHANGE Study Collaborators Group,; OPONDO, C; Kerac, M;
2025
EClinicalMedicine
Data and code for: “Weight gain among children with severe malnutrition in therapeutic feeding programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
O'DONOVAN, G; Allen, D; Nkosi-gondwe, T; Anujuo, K; Abera, M; Kirolos, A; Olga, L; Thompson, D; McKenzie, K; Wimborne, E; Cole, TJ; Koulman, A; Lelijveld, N; CRAMPIN, AC; Kangas, S; Badaloo, A; Ameya, G; OPONDO, C; KERAC, M;
2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Weight Gain Among Children with Severe Malnutrition in Therapeutic Feeding Programmes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
O'Donovan, G; Allen, D; Nkosi-Gondwe, T; Anujuo, K; Abera, M; Kirolos, A; Olga, L; Thompson, D; McKenzie, K; Wimborne, E; Cole, TJ; Koulman, A; Lelijveld, N; Crampin, AC; Opondo, C; Kangas, ST; Badaloo, A; Ameya, G; Kerac, M;
2024
Elsevier BV
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