Kendra Byrd, Phd, Msc Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Medway City Estate, England, United Kingdom

• Develop research partnerships with other universities, NGOs, and other stakeholders to develop competitive funding applications researching food systems changes for healthy, sustainable diets• Lead research projects in priority geographies collecting data on food systems indicators, and in particular dietary indicators, to generate evidence on the effectiveness of food systems or nutrition-sensitive interventions (current projects are in Timor-Leste, Uganda, Kenya, and the Sahelian Region of Africa)• Provide technical nutrition support to the European Union INTPA F.3 (Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries) on nutrition-sensitive and specific programming• Lead a Community of Practice (CoP), in partnership with FAO, on the measuring and updating the nutrient composition of aquatic foods • Disseminate research findings through publication in high-impact journals and through presentations in international conferences• Mentor MSc and PhD students

• Analyzed and compiled data on small-scale fisheries and food and nutrition security in Nigeria; worked with colleagues at Lagos State University to produce a policy document and paper on the small-scale fishing industry in Nigeria• Provided technical support to randomized, controlled trials investigating fish-based interventions on nutrition outcomes in Timor-Leste• Contributed to research prioritization, funding acquisition, and partnerships in collaboration with WorldFish team of Research Leads (Climate, Gender, Small-Scale Fisheries, Aquaculture)• Published findings in peer-reviewed literature; disseminated findings at key stakeholder meetings and conferences• Lead the update and expansion of the WorldFish human ethics policies and procedures; lead the WorldFish Research in Human Ethics panel meeting

Penang, Malaysia

• Designed, implemented, analyzed, and interpreted quantitative and qualitative evaluations of nutrition and health outcomes in aquaculture and fisheries systems within food systems • Provided technical assistance on study design and protocols for program implementation in focal countries (i.e., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malawi, etc)• Trained and supported focal country teams on the use of dietary quality indicators, including infant and young child (IYC) feeding indicators • Mentored MSc and PhD students and early career researchers examining adolescent health and diets, fish in food systems, dietary patterns, and fisheries technology impact on diets• Built partnership and funding streams (proposal development) to strengthen research linked to policy and practice improvements for nutrition and health outcomes• Managed partnerships between global and local partners for the purposes of project implementation and evaluation• Co-led capacity initiatives and institutional change building research quality, specifically developing protocols and procedures related to human and animal ethics and peer reviewed research protocols• Liaised with the WorldFish team of Research Leads (Climate, Gender, Small-Scale Fisheries, Aquaculture) to develop research priorities and strategies that are interdisciplinary in nature

Davis, California

• Integrated nutrition messages (on complementary feeding and dietary diversity) into an existing child development/parenting intervention• Implemented and evaluated the community health worker (CHW)-delivered integrated intervention in rural Bangladesh using mixed-methods research techniques. Intervention was administered using digital techniques• Built writing and research capacity of junior staff at partner organization – the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)

Davis, Ca, Usa

• Designed and implemented a research project to investigate child dietary quality in resource-constrained communities in rural Kenya; investigated factors influencing iron metabolism in children in Kenya and Bangladesh• Trained teams in survey development and delivery; trained teams in dietary recall methods using digital tools• Developed laboratory procedures (SOPs) for biospecimen analysis• Taught undergraduate nutrition discussion courses and laboratory sections

Pleasant Hill, California

• Implemented and evaluated nutrition behavior change programs in low-income schools via education and by introducing environmental changes, with an aim to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity• Designed curricula on the intersection of nutrition and agriculture, and healthy diets• Promoted and evaluated the impact of anti-hunger and poverty policies in low-income settings

• Partnered with the administrative staff to provide structure to the organization, resulting in the creation of organizational charts, fiscal documents and the development of goals and objectives• Facilitated the partnership of the health center with a non-governmental organization (The Aids Information Center) to provide the health center with an endless supply of HIV testing kits, resulting in the testing and counseling of over 700 patients to date• Provided reproductive health education and life skills to 760 young adults in Uganda, with an emphasis on HIV prevention• Educated nursing assistants on technical issues, such as family planning methods, infant and child nutrition and breastfeeding• Developed culturally-appropriate health education program with health center staff for village health outreaches, resulting in the education of over 600 rural Ugandans, with an emphasis on family planning • Assisted management teams in creating communications materials, resulting in the creation of brochures, presentations and updated online content using Dreamweaver• Provided monthly reports to Peace Corps, as well as informal reports to international donors• Attended each department’s staff meetings to assist with program development, budgeting and implementation plans• Raised funds for an educational computer lab, servicing teachers, nurses, doctors and all of the students in the primary school

• Oversaw teachers and community educators who were using pilot-tested and University of California-approved nutrition education curricula• Prepared and administered presentations on nutritional science and education to classrooms, community groups and educators • Adapted and distributed research-based educational materials to 20 low-income schools, including brochures and fact-sheets • Led interventions for the Eat Smart Play Hard™ campaign and collected data from participants • Collaborated with many partners in the community to provide health education programming to diverse populations, providing services to schools, community groups and summer camps

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, International Nutrition

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Committee member Member, UC Global Health Day planning committee

Master Of Science, Nutritional Science

Activities and Societies: Health Columnist for The Orion, Chico State's Independent Student NewspaperThesis Impact of a Worksite Wellness.

Bachelor Of Science, Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Beta Beta Beta Biological Society