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Roopan George

Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition

Contact

From

Kerala, India

Email

rgeorge4@huskers.unl.edu

Degree Pursuing

Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition

Expected Date of Graduation

May 2027

Skills Acquired

Hard skills: 

  1. Methodology 
  • Dietary Observation in ChildCare 
  • Skin Carotenoid Assessment with VeggieMeter 
  • Child Anthropometry 
  1. Software 
  • SPSS 
  • SAS 
  • Mendeley 

Soft skills: 

  • Creativity 
  • Critical thinking 
  • Teamwork 
  • Adaptability 

Future Goals

To become a child nutrition researcher in organizations working with vulnerable children

How project experience will help you achieve your future career goals.

Through my project, I aim to learn essential transferable skills such as knowledge translation and partnership building  

Top three strengths that contribute to the project.

  1. Love working with children 
  2. Dedicated to making a positive impact  
  3. Enjoy data management and analysis 

Publications

George, R. M., & Gokhale, D. (2022). 'What We Are and Have-To Behave': Behavioral Problems and Nutritional Status of Children from an Urban Slum in Pune. Cardiometry, (25), 387-394. 

Mahmoodi, M., George, R. M., & Gokhale, D. (2022). Dietary acculturation of international students in Pune, India: a cross-sectional study. Nutrition and Health, 28(2), 271-276. 

Fun Fact

I love writing and published a book titled “The Runaway Sisters” in tenth grade under the pseudonym May Z.