Dr Penelope Nestel BSc, PG Dip, MSc, PhD
Principal Teaching Fellow, Programme Director MSc Public Health Nutrition
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Dr Penelope Nestel joined the Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and is a Principal Teaching Fellow. Since being at Southampton she has led the development of the MSc in Public Health with its four pathways (Global Health, Intelligence, Management, Nutrition) and is the Programme Leader for the MSc in Public Health and the Public Health Nutrition pathway.
Before coming to Southampton she worked in international nutrition for over 25 years and was involved in research, managing large research portfolios as well as programme implementation related to dietary diversity, micronutrient supplementation, food fortification and biofortification. She has worked for Tulane University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and the International Food Policy Research Institute.
After completing her undergraduate degree in nutrition at the University of London, she went on to study Tropical Agricultural Development, specializing in Agricultural Economics at Reading University. She completed her PhD in London working with the International Livestock Centre for Africa on nutrition in the Maasai tribe in Kenya.
She is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist on the UK Voluntary Register for Nutritionists and is a Fellow of the Association for Nutrition.
Qualifications
BSc, Human Nutrition, University of London (1978)
PG Diploma, Agricultural Economics, University of Reading (1979)
MSc, Tropical Agricultural Development (Agricultural Economics), University of Reading (1981)
PhD, Human Nutrition, University of London (1985)
Dr Nestel is a regular reviewer for various nutrition journals and research councils/funding agencies.