Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Global Health and Population
Global Health and Population
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sheila Isanaka conducts large-scale epidemiological studies in complex settings, using both observational and randomized designs, to inform practice and policy in global nutrition. Her research is intentionally developed with and for practitioners and policy makers and aims to bring the best in study design and data analysis to challenging settings. This approach delivers the most solid scientific evidence possible to the most appropriate audience and assures that findings can be translated to shape programs, policy, and research.
Since 2007, Sheila's work has focused on the study of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), informing practice around diagnosis, estimation, treatment and prevention. Over 52 million children worldwide suffer from acute malnutrition, with 875,000 deaths in children < 5 years annually attributable to this condition. Her work also spreads more widely across disciplines to explore the interaction between malnutrition and infectious disease and the role of maternal nutrition in child health and development.
Sudfeld CR, Bliznashka L, Salifou A, Guindo O, Soumana I, Adehossi I, Langendorf C, Grais RF, Isanaka S.
PLoS Med. 2022 05. 19(5):e1003984. PMID: 35500028
Andersen CT, Langendorf C, Garba S, Sayinzonga-Makombe N, Mambula C, Mouniaman I, Hanson KE, Grais RF, Isanaka S.
Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Jun. 119:163-171. PMID: 35346836
Lama TP, Khatry SK, Isanaka S, Moore K, Jones L, Bedford J, Katz J, de Pee S, LeClerq SC, Tielsch JM.
Matern Child Nutr. 2022 Mar 09. e13336. PMID: 35263004
Bliznashka L, Sudfeld CR, Garba S, Guindo O, Soumana I, Adehossi I, Langendorf C, Grais RF, Isanaka S.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 03 04. 115(3):738-748. PMID: 34871344
Hitchings MDT, Berthé F, Aruna P, Shehu I, Hamza MA, Nanama S, Steve-Edemba C, Grais RF, Isanaka S.
PLoS Med. 2022 03. 19(3):e1003923. PMID: 35231024
Platts-Mills JA, Houpt ER, Liu J, Zhang J, Guindo O, Sayinzoga-Makombe N, McMurry TL, Elwood S, Langendorf C, Grais RF, Isanaka S.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Dec 31. 10(12):1062-1070. PMID: 34468743
Lama TP, Moore K, Isanaka S, Jones L, Bedford J, de Pee S, Katz J, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Tielsch JM.
Matern Child Nutr. 2022 04. 18(2):e13306. PMID: 34908227
Moursi M, Bromage S, Fung TT, Isanaka S, Matsuzaki M, Batis C, Castellanos-Gutiérrez A, Angulo E, Birk N, Bhupathiraju SN, He Y, Li Y, Fawzi W, Danielyan A, Thapa S, Ndiyoi L, Vossenaar M, Bellows A, Arsenault JE, Willett WC, Deitchler M.
J Nutr. 2021 10 23. 151(12 Suppl 2):176S-184S. PMID: 34689193
Bromage S, Batis C, Bhupathiraju SN, Fawzi WW, Fung TT, Li Y, Deitchler M, Angulo E, Birk N, Castellanos-Gutiérrez A, He Y, Fang Y, Matsuzaki M, Zhang Y, Moursi M, Gicevic S, Holmes MD, Isanaka S, Kinra S, Sachs SE, Stampfer MJ, Stern D, Willett WC.
J Nutr. 2021 10 23. 151(12 Suppl 2):75S-92S. PMID: 34689200
Isanaka S, Garba S, Plikaytis B, McNeal MM, Guindo O, Langendorf C, Adehossi E, Ciglenecki I, Grais RF.
PLoS Med. 2021 Oct. 18(10):e1003776. PMID: 34653179
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