Dr Nelia Steyn is a chief research specialist in Knowledge Systems (nutrition). She holds a Master's in public health at the University of Cape Town, and obtained a PhD in community health from the University of Stellenbosch. She was previously the interim director of the Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle unit at the Medical Research Council and prior to that she was the director of research at the University of Limpopo. She introduced the Bachelor of Nutrition degree at the University of Limpopo (Sovenga campus) and was Professor and head of the Department of Human Nutrition for nearly 10 years. Her areas of research interest include: food security, dietary methodology, public health nutrition and nutrition and chronic diseases, particularly diabetes and obesity. Dr Steyn's publication record spans the authoring and co-authoring of more than 60 conference presentations and 90 articles and book chapters. Her most recent work, published in Public Health Nutrition, investigated the nutrition workforce in South Africa. |
