Meet the Staff

Researchers

  Prof Marius Smuts

  Director
  +27 18 299 2086
  Marius.Smuts@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 140, 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 Marlien Pieters

  Professor
  +27 18 299 2462
  Marlien.Pieters@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 248, Potchefstroom
  PhD Nutrition, NRF Rating C1
  Nutrition, Haemostasis and Cardiovascular diseases

  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 Linda Malan

  Associate 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 Tertia van Zyl

  Associate Professor
  +27 18 299 2467
  Tertia.VanZyl@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 148, Potchefstroom
  PhD Dietetics
  Dietary assessment, dietary intake and cardiovascular disease in adults, food service management

  Prof Robin Dolman-Macleod

  Associate Professor, Program Leader
  +27 18 299 4059
  Robin.Dolman@nwu.ac.za
  Buiding G16, Room 153, Potchefstroom
  PhD Dietetics
  Management of Critically-ill Patients, Hospital Malnutrition

  Prof Martani Lombard

  Associate Professor
  +27 18 299 2085
  Tani.Lombard@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 147, Potchefstroom
  PhD Dietetics, NRF Rating C2

  Dr Zelda de Lange-Loots

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 18 285 2292
  Zelda.DeLange@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 247, Potchefstroom
  PhD Nutrition - NRF Rating Y2
  Haemostasis and Lipids

  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.

  Dr Lizelle Zandberg

  Senior Lecturer
  +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 Christine Taljaard-Krugell

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 18 299 2399
  Christine.Taljaard@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 146, Potchefstroom
  PhD Nutrition
  Leadership Development

  Dr Arista Nienaber

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 18 299 2461
  Arista.Nienaber@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 152, Potchefstroom
  PhD Dietetics
  Nutritional modulation of immunity and inflammation. Therapeutic nutrition and sports nutrition.

  Dr Cornelia Conradie

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 18 299 4037
  Cornelia.conradie@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 157, Potchefstroom
  PhD Dietetics
  Nutrition and child behaviour and cognition

  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

  Dr Thabo Putu

  Senior Lecturer
  +27 822532565
  Thabo.Putu@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 154, Potchefstroom
  Masters - Public Development, Public Management Governance;  PhD - Christian Education
  Management and Leadership Development (Community Engagement, Advocacy and Lobbying Specialist)

Extraordinary 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 Micronutrients

Post Doctoral Fellows

  Dr Carlien van der Merwe

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  +27 18 285 2672
  23498889@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom
  PhD Nutritional Sciences
  Diet, Eating Behaviour, Metabolic Health and Chrono-nutrition

  Dr Mary Uyoga

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  +27 18 285 267
  44645104@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 253, Potchefstroom
  PhD in Human Nutrition
  Nutritional epidemiologist - Stable isotope technique for assessment of iron bioavailability, fatty acids

Support staff

  Dr Olutayo Adedayo Adeyemi

  Project Manager: LEDA-NN Project
  +234 802 401 2328
  44920059@nwu.ac.za
  Lagos, Nigeria,
  PhD Nutrition Sciences, Epidemiology & Public Affairs

  Mr Sunday Adekunle Oladiran

  Snr Administrative Assistant - LEDA-NN Project
  +234 806 451 6507
  46066489@nwu.ac.za
  Ibadan, Nigeria,
  MPH - Masters in Public Health

  Ms Yetunde Modu Akinmolayan

  Snr Administrative Assistant - LEDA-NN Project
  +234 806 451 6507
  46066489@nwu.ac.za
  Ibadan, Nigeria,
  BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition

  Sr Alida Anthony

  Clinical Research Support Manager
  +27 18 299 2480
  Alida.Anthony@nwu.ac.za
  Building G17, Room G26, Potchefstroom Campus, 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 Henriëtte Claasen

  Administrative Officer
  +27 18 299 4036
  22896589@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

  Mrs Noloyiso Matiwane

  Senior Laboratory Technician
  +27 18 299 2475
  20992262@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 150, Potchefstroom
  M Tech
  Food Service Management

   Mr Thabang Phinda

  Research Assistant
  +27 18 299 4018
  Phinda.Phinda@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 245, Potchefstroom

  Ms Mamokete Pule

  Senior Laboratory Technician
  +27 18 299 2469
  27020134@nwu.ac.za
  Building G16, Room 163, Potchefstroom
  BSc Agriculture

   Ms Mary Sennelo

  Research Assistant
  +27 18 299 2480
  23297255@nwu.ac.za
  Building G17, Room G26, Potchefstroom