Gugu is an expert on maternal and child nutrition who has completed projects in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and beyond. As a Global Health Program Postdoctoral Scholar at Princeton, she is developing plans to investigate malnutrition and child health in Laikipia, Kenya, in collaboration with Mpala Research Centre and other organizations. We’re very excited to follow and support her progress, and in the meantime we are endeavoring to keep her cheerful despite NJ winter weather!
Education
2018-2022
Ph.D., Nutritional Science
Texas Tech University
2012-2013
M.Sc., International Public Health Nutrition
London Metropolitan University
2006-2010
B.Sc., Nutritional Science
University of Zimbabwe
Awards
Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Awarded by The Graduate School, Texas Tech University, 2021 – 2022
Love of Learning Award, Awarded by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2021-2022
Jean Poteet Jones Memorial Scholarship, Awarded by College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, 2020 – 2021
Fulbright Fellowship, Awarded by the U.S Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs/Fulbright Commission, USA, 2018 – 2020
Delta Kappa Gamma International Fellowship, Awarded by Delta Kappa Gamma (ΔΚΓ) Professional Society for Women Educators, 2018 - 2020
African Nutrition Leadership Grant, Grant and Certificate awarded by African Nutrition Leadership Program, South Africa, 2018
Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Engagement Event Delegate, Selected and Funded by Research Council United Kingdom (RCUK), Hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, 2018
Planning and Implementing Production-Level Monitoring of National Flour Fortification Programs TOT Training, Grant and certificate awarded by Food Fortification Initiative and Nutrition International, Hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, 2017
Nutrition in Emergencies Scholarship, Awarded by Westminster University, UK, 2015
London Metropolitan/International Student House Postgraduate Scholarship, Awarded by London Metropolitan University, and International Students House, 2012-2013
Scientific Posts
from 2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Global Health Program,Princeton University
Mpala Research Center
2020-2021
Graduate Part-time Instructor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Texas Tech University
2018-2022
Research Assistant
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Texas Tech University
2018-present
Research Consultant
Zimbabwe National Food Fortification Core Group
2018
Nutrition Consultant at Action contre la Faim (ACF), Zimbabwe.
2017-2018
Multisectoral Coordinator for the Multisectoral Community Based Model for Reduction of Malnutrition (MCBM) Project,
Nutrition Action Zimbabwe.
2014-2017
Lecturer
Institute of Food, Nutrition and Family Sciences
University of Zimbabwe.
2015-2017
Research Coordinator for an IDRC-funded Cultivate Africa’s Future Project
University of Zimbabwe, Action contre la Faim, and CIMMYT.
2014-present
Co-founder of Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ), the first nutrition-focused local non-governmental organization in Zimbabwe, with current projects funded by UNICEF, USAID, and the European Union.
2014-2015
Nutrition Trainer
Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Network, Zimbabwe
2014
Regional Anthropometry Supervisor
USAID Food for Peace Baseline Survey
2012-2013
Data Analyst (Graduate Intern)
London Metropolitan University
2010-2012
District Nutritionist
Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe.
2010
Research Assistant
Child Protection Survey, UNICEF, in Matabeleland Province, Zimbabwe
Additional Publications
2022
Moyo G, Stickley Z, Little T, Dawson J, Thomas-Jackson S, Ngounda J, Jordaan M, Robb L, Walsh C, Oldewage-Theron W. Effects of Nutritional and Social Factors on Favorable Fetal Growth Conditions Using Structural Equation Modeling. Nutrients, 2022; 14(21):4642.
Moyo G, & Jackson S. Chrononutrition: What’s Next? Clinical Lactation, 2022, 3 (3): 125-126.
Moyo G, Egal, A, & Oldewage-Theron, W. Exploring the prevalence of multiple forms of malnutrition in children 6–18 years living in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022: 1–5.
Moyo G, Jackson S, Childress A, Dawson J, Thompson L, Oldewage-Theron W. Chrononutrition and Breastmilk: A review of circadian variation of immune factors and other components found in breastmilk. Clinical Lactation Journal, 2022, 13 (1): 7-15.
Katete P, Moyo G, Mushonga N, Matsungo T. Factors associated with feeding practices for children aged 6-23 months in Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe district, Zimbabwe. Journal of Applied Sciences in Southern Africa (JASSA). Special Issue. In press.
2021
Moyo G, Montenegro-Montenegro E, Stickley Z, Egal A, Oldewage-Theron W. A structural equation modeling approach to examine the relationship between socioeconomic status, diet quality and dyslipidemia risk of South African children and adolescents, 6-18 years. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18 (23): 1-10.
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Moyo G, Napier C & Oldewage-Theron W. Food and beverages undermining elderly health: three food-based dietary guidelines to avoid or delay chronic diseases of lifestyle among the elderly in South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021; 34 (sup1): S27-S40
Moyo G, Jackson S, Childress A, Dawson J, Thompson L, Oldewage-Theron W. Chrononutrition and Breastmilk: A review of circadian variation of hormones in breastmilk. Clinical Lactation, 2021; 12 (3): 114-124
Moyo G, Jackson S, Childress A, Dawson J, Thompson L, Oldewage-Theron W. Chrononutrition and Breastmilk: A review of circadian variation in breastmilk nutrient composition. Clinical Lactation, 2021; 12 (2): 74-82
2020
Moyo G, Magaisa T, Pagiwa A, Kandawasvika R et al. Barriers and facilitators of exclusive breastfeeding: Findings from a barrier analysis conducted in Mwenezi and Chiredzi Districts. World Nutrition, 2020; 11 (3): 12-21.
Dembedza M, Nyanga L, Nhachi C, Gomora Z, Manema L, Moyo G, Mutonhodza B, Chidewe C, Determinants of nutritional status of children under three years of age in rural Zimbabwe: the case of Shamva and Makoni districts; Central African Journal of Medicine, 2020; 64 (1/4): 5-13.