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Hi, I'm Silver Nanema
PhD student in public health
Hi, I'm Silver Nanema
PhD student in public health
My interests: Food Systems, Food Policies, the Commercial Determinants of Health, Corporate Political Activities, and Political Economy.
I speak both French & English
Education
Education
2024-Present
PhD, School of Public Health Sciences
University of Waterloo.
Professional Activities
Professional Activities
04-2024 to Present
Co-Investigator
School of Public Health, University of Ghana
Beyond the Dialogues – Tracking Ghana’s Commitments to Transform its Food Systems Co-Investigator: Beyond the Dialogues – Tracking Ghana’s Commitments to Transform its Food Systems. .
08-2023 to Present
Project Coordinator
School of Public Health, University of Ghana
New York University-University of Ghana Research Integrity Training Program.
08-2022 to 11-2022
Regional Technical Supervisor
School of Public Health, University of Ghana
FAO-WFP School Meals Nutrition Guidelines and Standards Project: Ghana Baseline Study.
06-2022 to 07-2022
Regional Supervisor
ALCO
Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBS) among Fishermen along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor.
02-2022 to 09-2024
Research Associate
School of Public Health, University of Ghana
05-2020 to 11-2024
Research Assistant
School of Public Health, University of Ghana
06-2017 to 08-2017
Laboratory Assistant
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
The Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI).
Publications & Collaborations (ORCiD: 0009-0001-7771-1412)
Publications & Collaborations (ORCiD: 0009-0001-7771-1412)
2023 | Journal article
Proceedings
Liguori, J., Osei-Kwasi, H., A., Savy, M., Nanema, S., Laar, A., & Holdsworth, M.
2023 | Book chapter
ReSAKSS AKADEMIYA 2063 African Union
Nanema, S; Amevinya G S; Laar A
Making food-related health taxes palatable in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Ghana
2023 | Journal article
BMJ Global Health
Laar, A., Amoah, J. M., Massawudu, L. M., Pereko, K. K. A., Yeboah-Nkrumah, A., Amevinya, G. S., Nanema, S., Odame, E. A., Agyekum, P. A., Mpereh, M., & Sandaare, S. (2023).
2022 | Journal article
Frontiers in Public Health
Nanema, S, Adjei, A., Amevinya, G. S. & Laar, A.
2022| Book Chapter
Routledge
Laar, A., Osei-Kwasi, H. A., Laar, M. E., Bosu, W. K., Nanema, S., Asiki, G., Spires, M., Diouf, A., Manga, J. S., Moubarac, J. C., Aglago, E. K., Jafri, A., Ohene-Agyei, P., Holdsworth, M., & Vandevijvere, S.
2022 | Journal article
Frontiers in Public Health
Amevinya, G. S., Vandevijvere, S., Kelly, B., Afagbedzi, S. K., Aryeetey, R., Adjei, A. P., Quarpong, W., Tandoh, A., Nanema, S., Agyemang, C., Zotor, F., Laar, M. E., Mensah, K., Laryea, D., Asiki, G., Holdsworth, M., & Laar, A.
2022 | Project Report
MEALS4NCDs Project website
MEALS4NCDs Project team
2022 | Technical Report
HD4HL Project website
A, Sommers N, Frank T, Nanema S, Milani P, Swart, E (2022).
Prof. Gbenga Talks Mentoring to Students, Faculty of the University of Ghana
2023 | News report
Metro TV
2022 | Journal article
Advances in Nutrition
Laar, A. K., Addo, P., Aryeetey, R., Agyemang, C., Zotor, F., Asiki, G., Rampalli, K. K., Amevinya, G. S., Tandoh, A., Nanema, S., Adjei, A. P., Laar, M. E., Mensah, K., Laryea, D., Sellen, D., Vandevijvere, S., Turner, C., Osei-Kwasi, H., Spires, M., Blake, C., Rowland, D., Kadiyala, S., Madzorera, I., Diouf, A., Covic, N., Dzudzor, I. M., Annan, R., Milani, P., Nortey, J., Bricas, N., Mphumuzi, S., Anchang, K. Y., Jafri, A., Dhall, M., Lee, A., Mackay, S., Oti, S. O., Hofman, K., Frongillo, E. A., & Holdsworth, M.
Conferences
Conferences
11- 2023 | The 5th Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) conference - Attendee.
11- 2023 | 3rd Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN) Meeting -LOC member.
06-2023 | 8th Agriculture Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week-LOC member.
03-2022 | 1st Ghana Research Ethics Network (GREN) Conference-Facilitator.
02-2022 | Advocating for Health (A4H) project Press conference in Health taxes – Moderator.
12-2022 | 22nd International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)-International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)-poster presenter.
06-2022 | 7 th Agriculture Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week-LOC member (volunteer).
09-2021 | 2nd Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN) Meeting: LOC member.
03-2021 | Regional UN Food System Dialogues-LOC member.
09-2020 | 1 st Africa Food Environment Research Network Meeting-LOC member.
06-2018 | 3 rd Agriculture Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week- Attendee.
Certificates and Memberships
Certificates and Memberships
2024-2025
Membership
Canadian nutrition society
2018–2019
Certificate of Achievement as Deputy Electoral Commissioner
Nutrition and Food Science Student Society
2018
Certificate, Protecting Human Research Participants
National Institutes of Health – Office of Extramural Research
Skill Set
Skill Set
Domain Specific
Leadership and Coordination
Research and Analytical
Knowledge Translation
Application of nutrition and public health concepts
Management of moderate and severe acute malnutrition
Application of food systems and food environments concepts
Application of INFORMAS frameworks
Application of nutrient profiling systems
Analysis of corporate political activity (CPA)
Application of ethical frameworks to food marketing
Policy development (e.g., front-of-pack labelling)
Research and programme/project coordination
Human resource management
Organisation of scientific conferences
Evidence generation
Evidence synthesis
Policy evaluation
Authorship of peer-reviewed articles
Oral presentations
Writing for scientific, technical, and policy audiences
What I Enjoy Outside Work !
What I Enjoy Outside Work !
Being dad (recent)
Driving cars
Netflix
Few travels
Basketball (used to)
Meditations
Certificates
Certificates
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