Dr Laurene Boateng (She/Her)

Areas of research interest (related to sustainable food systems)

Food security, nutrition education, dietary diversity - Current interests - knowledge, attitudes, practices and training of Ghanaian dietitians in sustainable food systems and diets, food waste in hospital settings 

How long has your affiliated tertiary institution offered sustainable food systems education?

Less than 2 years 

What was the process for getting sustainable food systems education into your curriculum?

We were updating our MSc Dietetics curriculum to align with ACEND (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) for accreditation 

Which course(s)/degree(s) and year level(s) contain(s) sustainable food systems education?

Masters Level Courses 

Are the learning and teaching activities integrated across multiple units/courses/modules and year levels or delivered as a stand-alone unit/course/module?

Integrated

Is this content compulsory or an elective?

Compulsory/Core

Do you include experiential learning and teaching activities? (Please note: these can be on or off-campus, and part of the assessed curricula or a voluntary offering)

Yes - A food service rotation in a hospital kitchen 

Which learning and teaching activity(s) would you consider to be your most effective to facilitate a deep learning amongst students? These can be in-class, assessment tasks, field trips, volunteer opportunities, etc.

In class discussions and hospital rotations