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Muzi Na
Muzi Na
Assistant Professor
Broadhurst Career Development Professor for the Study of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Broadhurst Career Development Professor for the Study of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Summary Statement
Maternal and child nutrition; infant and young child feeding practices; food insecurity; innovative quantitative methods in nutrition research.
Department
Education
Currently Accepting Graduate Students
Professional Credentials
PhD, MHS
Interests
- Food insecurity and health disparity
- Maternal and child nutrition in low-income populations
- Innovative quantitative methods in nutrition research
Grants and Research Projects
- Maternal and child nutrition
- Infant and young child feeding practices
- Food insecurity
- Innovative quantitative methods in nutrition research
Publications
- Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., Mustaphi, P., Stewart, C. P. (2018). Predictors of complementary feeding practices in Afghanistan. An in-depth analysis of the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey. Maternal & Child Nutrition. In press.
- Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., Narayan, A., Stewart, C. P. (2018). Stagnating trends in complementary feeding practices in Bangladesh: an analysis of national surveys from 2004‐2014. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e12624. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12624
- Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., Dahal, P., Lamichhane, B., Pokharel, R., ... & Stewart, C. P. (2017). Trends and predictors of appropriate complementary feeding practices in Nepal: An analysis of national household survey data collected between 2001 and 2014. Maternal & Child Nutrition (Early View).
- Na M, Aguayo VM, Arimond M, Stewart CP. (2017). Risk factors of poor complementary feeding practices in Pakistani children aged 6-23 months. A multi-level analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 13(S2).
- Na M, Caswell BL, Talegawkar SA, Palmer AC. (2017). Monthly food insecurity assessment in rural Zambia: a longitudinal analysis. BMC Public Health 17(1), 260
- Na M, Mehra S, Christian P, Ali H, Shaikh S, Shamim AA, Labrique A, Klemm R, Wu L, West KPJ. (2016). Maternal dietary diversity decreases with household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Nutrition 146(10):2109-16.
- Na M, Gross AL, Lewis BL, Talegawkar SA, Palmer AC. (2016). Internal validity of the Food Access Survey Tool in assessing household food insecurity in rural Zambia. Food Security 8(3):679-88.
- Na M, Jennings L, Talegawkar SA, West KPJ, Ahmed S. (2015). Association between women’s empowerment and infant and child feeding practices in low and middle-income countries: an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. Public Health Nutrition 18(17), 3155–3165
- Na M, Gross A, West KPJ. (2015). Validation of the Food Access Survey Tool to assess household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh. BMC Public Health, 15:863.
- Jennings L, Na M, Cherewick M, Hindin M, Mullany B, Ahmed, S. (2014). Women's empowerment and male involvement in antenatal care: analyses of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)in selected African countries. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), 297.
Additional Information
Courses Taught
- NUTR 251 - Introductory Principles of Nutrition
