CURRICULUM VITAE

JEREMIAH ISSAKA C/O BOX 133, , , .

PERSONAL

INFORMATION: Country of Citizenship: Ghana Date of birth 24th march, 1984 Telephone Number: +23320-9250999 / +23324-9558387 Email Address: [email protected] Marital Status Single

CAREER OBJECTIVE To contribute significantly in the academia in the area of nutrition, and public health, especially in institutions of higher learning to help achieve the institutional goals of my employers while enhancing a personal ambition of becoming an astute facilitator.

EDUCATION: 08/2013-11/2016: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, - MPhil. Human Nutrition and Dietetics 09/2002-07/2006: University for Development Studies, School of Medicine and Health Science – BSc. Community Nutrition

09/1999-07/2001: Bolgatanga Secondary School, Bolgatanga – SSCE, General Science.

WORK EXPERIENCE: 09/ 2016 - Position Held: Subject Teacher Organization: Ghana Education Service ( Senior High School) Major Duties:  Teaching of Integrated Science

09/ 2008 – 08/ 2016 Position Held: Subject Teacher Organization: Ghana Education Service ( Senior High/Technical School) Major Duties:  Teaching of Integrated Science  Attend to health problems of students.  Occasionally educate students on healthy lifestyles.

11/06- 8/07 National Service with Hospital, Sandema. Position held: Nutritionist Major Duties:  Provision of nutritional information to staff and clients.  Patient/client counselling and education.  Inventory control at the pharmacy department.

PRESENTATIONS:

05/2016: “Anti-diabetic effect of aqueous ripe fruit extract of Borassus aethiopum Mart: (family: Arecaceae) in alloxan-induced diabetic rats” Thirty-ninth Annual Conference of the West African Society for Pharmacology (WASP), at the KNUST.

2006: “Food habits of lower primary school children and its effects on their nutritional status - a survey in selected rural, peri-urban and urban areas in the Municipality”. Departmental seminar. Department of community Nutrition, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development studies, Tamale. 2005: “The role of nutrition in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals”. Departmental Seminar. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Medicine and Health Science, University for Development Studies, Tamale

2004: “The effects of maternal employment status on the nutritional status of children” Departmental Seminar. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Medicine and Health Science, University for Development Studies, Tamale.

PUBLICATION:  Anti-diabetic effect of aqueous ripe fruit extract of Borassus aethiopum Mart in alloxan-induced diabetic rats”. International Journal of Phytomedicine 8 (3) 384-397, 2016

COMPUTER SKILLS: Experienced at using Microsoft Office, Internet Navigation among others Major skills/Assets:  Good analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.  Experienced in interacting with local authorities..  Understanding of different cultures and ability to work with them.  Excellent team player  Ability to work with little or no supervision and under pressure.  Ability to manage emerging challenges with varied approaches.

LEADERSHIP: 2004-2005: Assistant Chairman for Editorial Board, Hall Two. UDS 2003-2004: Public Relations Officer, Hall Two, UDS

LANGUAGES: Kusaal Morri Gurune Twi Advanced fluency Advanced fluency Conversational Conversational

HOBBIES: Field Visits, Reading and Research, Visiting the Cafe, Making Friends. REFEREES:  Mr. Edmund Nyanwura Mohammed District Director of Health Tel: +23324-4580199/+233204580199 E-mail: nellic2.es  Mr. George Abubakari Assistant Headmaster Academic Sandema Senior High School Tel: 0203457498 E-mail: [email protected]

 Dr. Christopher Larbie Department of Biochemistry and biotechnology KNUST Tel: 0243445961 E-mail: [email protected]

………………………. JEREMIAH ISSAKA