Our Team

The ‘Global Nutritious Foods Project’ represents a collaborative endeavor that unites the expertise of three distinguished institutions:

Michigan State University, the Department of Consumer & Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and the University of the West Indies, Mona.

Now, let’s introduce you to the innovative minds steering this initiative.

Sharon Hooper, PhD

Principal Investigator

Research Associate, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St. East Lansing, MI,

hoopers1@msu.edu

Sharon Hooper, PhD

Principal Investigator

Karen Cichy, PhD

Collaborator

Research Plant Geneticist, USDA-ARS; Sugarbeet and Bean Research Unit, 1066 Bogue St. East Lansing, MI,
Karen.cichy@ars.usda.gov

Raymond Glahn, PhD

Collaborator

Research Physiologist, USDA-ARS; Robert Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, 538 Tower Rd. Ithaca, NY,
rpg3@cornell.edu

Eugenie Kayitesi, PhD

Principal Investigator

Department of Consumer & Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa,
eugenie.kayitesi@up.ac.za

Eugenie Kayitesi, PhD

Principal Investigator

Riëtte De Kock, PhD

Collaborator

Associate Professor, Department of Consumer & Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa, riette.dekock@up.ac.za

Nwabisa Mehlomakuru, PhD

Collaborator

Lecturer, Department of Consumer & Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa, riette.dekock@up.ac.za

Ian Thompson

Principal Investigator

Lecturer – Food Processing, Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, ian.thompson02@uwimona.edu.jm

Ian Thompson, PhD

Principal Investigator

Patrice Peart, PhD

Collaborator

Lecturer – Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, patrice.peart03@uwimona.edu.jm

Noureddine Benkeblia, Dr. Sci., PhD

Collaborator

Professor of Crop Science, Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, noureddine.benkeblia@uwimona.edu.jm