Prince Kwabena Osei

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Nutritional Sciences

Ph.D Candidate

Ph.D Student

132 Barrow Hall
115 DW Brooks Dr.
Athens, GA 30602

Prince.Osei@uga.edu

7062549434

Education

Degree Field of Study Institution Graduation
Master of Science Human Nutrition and Dietetics Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2020
Bachelor of Science Nutrition and Food Science University of Ghana 2011

Research

My research focuses on dietary assessment methods. The 24-hour recall and FFQ are the most commonly used dietary assessment methods in community nutrition research. The weaknesses of these methods are self-report biases and low accuracy levels. The WFR method, which is the gold standard for assessing dietary intake is also expensive to use and time-consuming.  With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the primary goal of my research is to validate new technologies (e-button & AIM) for dietary assessment. These new methods would be more accurate and less time-consuming for public health nutrition research compared to the current conventional dietary assessment methods.

Teaching

Courses:

NUTR 4050 Optimal Nutrition for Lifespan (Fall semester, 2024)

Prior Professional Positions

Organization Title Years of Service
Olam International Recipe Controller 2013 - 2021

Awards

Award Name Awarded By Year Awarded
Endsley-Peifer Award College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA 2024
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Center for Teaching and Learning, UGA 2024
UGA Obesity Research Initiative Award UGA Obesity Research Initiative 2024
Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA 2023
Endsley-Peifer Award College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA 2022
Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA 2022
Food Supervisors Award Food and Drugs Authority 2019
Olam Operational Excellence Award Olam International 2014

Advisory Committee

Dr. Alex Anderson, Ph.D., MPH

Dr. Megan McCrory, PhD 

Dr. Sina Gallo, Ph.D., RD

Dr. Jung Sun Lee, PhD, RDN

Dr. Daniel Hall, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Laboratory food analysis

Food Policy/Product Development

Food and Nutrition Labelling 

Dietary Assessment methodologies

Books

Osei, P. K., & Anderson, A. K. (2023). Infant Nutrition and Feeding. IntechOpen peer-reviewed open-access journal.

Job Description

I work in Dr. Anderson's Maternal and Child Nutrition lab. Currently, we are examining the validity of new innovative technologies (AIM and e-button wearable camera devices) for dietary assessment. These innovative technologies hold a lot of promise in replacing traditional dietary assessment methods, such as the 24-hour recall and food frequency questionnaire, which are prone to misreporting.

Publications

Osei, P. K., Appiah, C., & Anderson, A. K. (2021). Impact of Dietetic Intervention on Metabolic Syndrome Patients Attending Diet Therapy Clinic: A Prospective, Single-Arm Intervention Study. Global Journal of Health Science, 13(7), 1-89. doi:10.5539/gjhs.v13n7p89

Osei, P. K., & Anderson, A. K. (2023). Infant Nutrition and Feeding. IntechOpen peer-reviewed open-access journal. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.110425

Osei, P. K., Domfe, C. A. & Anderson, A. K. (2022). A systematic review of consumer awareness, knowledge, understanding, and use of nutrition labels in Africa. SAGEOpen journal. doi.org/10.1177/21582440241241982

Prince K. Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo and Alex K. Anderson (2024). Energy and Nutrient Intakes of Mothers and Children Assessed by Weighed Food Intake Compared to Recommended Intakes in Rural and Urban Households in Ghana. Current Developments in Nutrition. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103098

Working Papers

Prince K. Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo and Alex K. AndersonFood-Related Behaviors in Rural and Peri-Urban Households in Ghana. Frontiers.

Prince K. Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo and Alex K. AndersonComparative Analysis of Maternal Nutrient Intakes and Recommended Nutrient Intakes in Rural and Urban Households in Ghana. Public Health Nutrition.

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