Meet the Staff
Researchers
Prof Marlien Pieters
Director +27 18 299 2462 Marlien.Pieters@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 140, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition, NRF Rating C1 Nutrition, Haemostasis and Cardiovascular diseases
Prof Marius Smuts
Professor +27 18 299 2086 Marius.Smuts@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 248, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition; - NRF Rating B3 Fatty acids and Micronutrients
Prof Johann Jerling
Professor +27 18 299 2481 Johann.Jerling@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 154, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition - NRF Rating C2 Haemostasis, Leadership Development and Micronutrients
Prof Salomé Kruger
Professor +27 18 285 2672 Salome.Kruger@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition, NRF Rating C1 Public Health Nutrition
Prof Linda Malan
Professor +27 18 299 4237 Linda.Malan@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room159, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition, NRF Rating C2 Management of Research Laboratory and Training
Prof Lize Havemann-Nel
Associate Professor +27 18 299 2482 Lize.HavemannNel@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 254, Potchefstroom PhD Exercise Science, Sport Nutrition Sport Nutrition
Prof Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau
Associate Professor +27 18 299 2482 cornelie.nienaber@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 151, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition; NRF Rating C2 Nutrigenetics
Prof Robin Dolman-Macleod
Associate Professor +27 18 299 4059 Robin.Dolman@nwu.ac.za Buiding G16, Room 153, Potchefstroom PhD Dietetics Management of Critically-ill Patients, Hospital Malnutrition
Prof Tertia van Zyl
Associate Professor, Director: School of Applied Health Sciences +27 18 299 2467 Tertia.VanZyl@nwu.ac.za Building F12, Room 124, Potchefstroom PhD Dietetics Dietary assessment, dietary intake and cardiovascular disease in adults, food service management
Prof Martani Lombard
Professor +27 18 299 2085 Tani.Lombard@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 147, Potchefstroom PhD Dietetics, NRF Rating C2 Paediatric malnutrition (chronic and acute), Mycotoxin exposure and risk reduction
Prof Zelda de Lange-Loots
Associate Professor +27 18 285 2292 Zelda.DeLange@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 247, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition - NRF Rating Y2 Haemostasis and Lipids
Prof Lizelle Zandberg
Associate Professor +27 18 299 4018 Lizelle.Zandberg@nwu.ac.za G16, Room 243, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom PhD Biochemistry, NRF Rating Y2 Genetics, Functional Pathway Analysis, Introductory Bioinformatics
Dr Mariaan Wicks
Senior Lecturer, Subject Chair +27 18 299 2468 13009494@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 156, Potchefstroom Campus , Potchefstroom PhD Dietetics Nutrition-focused interventions to combat and prevent obesity and non-communicable diseases with a special interest in nutrient profiling.
Prof Christine Taljaard-Krugell
Associate Professor +27 18 299 2399 Christine.Taljaard@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 146, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition Public Health Nutrition
Prof Arista Nienaber
Associate Professor +27 18 299 2461 Arista.Nienaber@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 152, Potchefstroom PhD Dietetics; NRF Rating Y2 Nutritional modulation of immunity and inflammation. Therapeutic nutrition and sports nutrition.
Dr Cornelia Conradie
Senior Lecturer, Program Leader +27 18 299 4037 Cornelia.conradie@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 157, Potchefstroom PhD Dietetics Nutrition for Optimal Child Growth and Development; Dietary Methodology
Dr Mary Uyoga
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1089 Mary.Uyoga@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 163, Potchefstroom PhD in Human Nutrition; NRF Rating Y2 Nutritional epidemiologist - Stable isotope technique for assessment of iron bioavailability, fatty acids
Ms Theodorah Modise
Lecturer +27 18 299 2473 20809964@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 144, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom MSc Dietetics Food Service Management, Food safety & Hygiene, Food Security
Miss Bakang Olifant
Lecturer +27 18 299 4037 23687665@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 157, Potchefstroom MSc in Nutrition
Ms Claudine Jordaan
Lecturer claudine.jordaan@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 155, Potchefstroom, MSc Dietetics; Master in Public Health Community Nutrition, Public HealthExtraordinary Professors
Prof Mieke Faber
Extraordinary Professor +27 18 299 2087 Mieke.Faber@mrc.ac.za Building G16, Room 141, Potchefstroom PhD Paediatrics and Child Health - NRF Rating C1 Food-based interventions improving nutritional status in infants and young children; Dietary quality assessment and impact on health; food security; infant and child feeding and nutritional status
Prof Jeannine Baumgartner
Extraordinary Associate Professor +27 18 299 2087 jeannine.baumgartner@kcl.ac.uk Building G16, Room 141, Potchefstroom PhD Nutrition Fatty Acids and MicronutrientsPost Doctoral Fellows
Dr Regina Nakiranda
Post Doctoral Fellows Regina.Nakiranda@mynwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom PhD in Nutrition Infant Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, Public Health, Infectious Diseases
Dr Sinenhlanhla Mthembu
Postdoctoral Fellow Happiness.Mthembu@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom PhD in Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cardiovascular diseases
Dr Mialitiana Andrianirinarisoa
Postdoctoral Fellow 56582099@mynwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom PhD in Food Science and Nutrition Malnutrition and related interventions, infant and child nutrition and related intervention, community nutrition, Food safety, Microbiology, related to food hygiene.
Dr Timileyin Fashola
Postdoctoral Fellow 56574487@mynwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom PhD Industrial Psychology Talent retention, resilience, leadership studies, psychological capital, employee well-being and core-self evaluation
Dr Simoné King
Postdoctoral Fellow 23404949@mynwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom PhD with Dietetics Clinical nutrition, immunology and fatty acids. Functional Pathway Analysis.
Dr Hannah Ricci
Postdoctoral Fellow 29220114@mynwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 250, Potchefstroom BSc & MSc in Dietetics, PhD in Nutrition Malnutrition, Nutritional Status and Anthropometry, Nutritional Epidemiology, Public HealthSupport staff
Sr Alida Anthony
Head Nurse: Esté Vorster Research Facilities +27 18 299 2480 Alida.Anthony@nwu.ac.za Building G17, Room G26, Potchefstroom B.Soc.Sc Hons (Intensive Care Nursing) Medical-, Surgical- and Cardio-thorax intensive Care Nursing
Mrs Ronel Benson
Senior Admin Assistant & Secretary +27 18 299 2087 Ronel.Benson@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 141, Potchefstroom
Mrs Leona Cain
Senior Administrative Assistant +27 18 299 2987 Leona.Cain@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 141, Potchefstroom
Mrs Cecile Cooke
Head Laboratory Technician +27 18 299 2469 Cecile.Cooke@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 163, Potcehfstroom Campus, Potchefstroom
Mr Thabang Phinda
Research Assistant +27 18 285 2755 Thabang.Phinda@nwu.ac.za Building G17, Room G20, Potchefstroom
Ms Mamokete Pule
Senior Laboratory Technician +27 18 299 2469 Mamokete.Pule@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 163, Potchefstroom BSc Agriculture