Prof. Motunrayo Funke OLUMAKAIYE

Olumakaiye, Motunrayo Funke is a Professor in the Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. She received a PhD in Public Health Nutrition in 2007 from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Food and Nutrition Security from Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, the Netherlands, in 2009. Her research focuses on Public Health Nutrition, with an interest in the nutrition and health of vulnerable groups (schoolchildren, adolescents, and women of reproductive age). She has published over 40 articles in reputable local and international journals. One of her published articles, titled “Food consumption pattern of adolescents and the effect on body weight,” ranked number one among all articles published in the adolescent nutrition domain worldwide between 2013 and 2015. She is a regular speaker at both local and international conferences.

Professor Olumakaiye has secured research grants from IREX-Carnegie Corporation, USA; Imperial College, London (Partnership for Child Development); Unilever Research and Development, Netherlands (Product Development and Bioavailability Study); AUSAID, Australia (Implication of Mining on Food Security and Nutrition); and NRF_TETFUND, Nigeria (Digital Nutrition Intervention among Adolescents). She is an official mentor at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy, London (ANH). Olumakaiye is a Fellow of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (2011-2013) – a Bill and Melinda Gates-sponsored award; African Nutrition Leadership Programme (2008); and University Administration Support Programme-IREX (2020). She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition, the Nutrition Society, UK, and the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, among others. She is a consultant to many organisations on nutrition matters. She is passionate about Research Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research in the research ecosystem.

Email address: olumak@oauife.edu.ng/mfolumakaiye@gmail.com

Rank: Professor