Graduate Research Assistant

Center for Reducing Health Disparities

College of Public Health

University of Nebraska Medical Center

2017 - Current Graduate Assistant, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2017 Graduate Assistant Department of Health Promotion, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2016 - 2017 Health Promotion TA, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health
2016 - 2017 Mentor for the undergraduate public health workshop
2014 Nutrition assistant for HIV positive infant project at Chantal Biya foundation (Hospital) ANRS/CAMEROON
2011 - 2014 Research assistant on the project "Assessment of lipodystrophy and metabolic disorders among African HIV-infected patients on second line therapy in Senegal, Burkina-Faso and Cameroon" entitle METABODY STUDY at ANRS-Cameroun (Central Hospital of Yaoundé)
2011 - 2013 Research assistant on the project "Evaluation of three second-line antiretroviral treatment regimens in Africa (Senegal, Burkina-Faso and Cameroon) entitle 2LADY STUDY at the ANRS-Cameroun (Central Hospital of Yaoundé). Sub project: evaluation of the socio-economical cost of HIV infection on patient
2009 - 2010 Research assistant on the project "Assessment of nutritional status and metabolic disorders among urban women, Yaoundé-Cameroon" at the Research Centre in Nutrition and Foods, Ministry of scientific research and innovation, Cameroon.

Current PhD student in Health Promotion
2017 Master in Public Health (Maternal and Child Health)
2010 Master with thesis: Major Nutrition and Biochemistry, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
2006 BSc in Biochemistry, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon

Programs evaluation in early childhood development
Early cognitive stimulation of preschool children in developing country
Evaluating the impact of integrated programs (integrating nutrition and early stimulation or education programs)
Evaluating tools (effectiveness and adaptation by country, and culture)
Sustainability of interventions focused on early childhood development (long terms training, staffing, financial sustainability, economic benefits, short, medium and long-term impact)
Cognitive development of vulnerable children
Role of fathers and family structure on child development at the early stage
Parent mental health and child development
Double burden of malnutrition in developing country and the impact in early childhood development.

Tatiana Tchouankam, MS, MPH