Prof Xikombiso Mbhenyane
Board Member
Contact Info
Board Secretariat: Nizar Davids
Tel: +27 21 9380858
Email: Nizar.Davids@mrc.ac.za
Education
PhD Nutrition (NWU, South Africa)
MBA (Regent Business School, South Africa)
MSc Dietetics and Nutrition (Univ of Illinois in Chicago, USA)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Dietetics (UKZN, PMB)
BSc Honours Dietetics (SMU, South Africa)
Profession & Current Position
- Registered Dietitian (HPCSA)
- Professor & Head of Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
- Department of Science and Innovation – National Research Foundation Research Chair in Food Environment, Nutrition and Health
- C2 NRF rated scientist in South Africa
Area of Expertise
- Public health nutrition
- Indigenous food systems
- Food environments, nutrition and health
- Community based health research
- Research leadership and capacity development
- Curriculum development
- Academic leadership