The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Kate Sadler

Kate Sadler

Kate Sadler

kate.sadler@tufts.edu

Phone: (617) 627-4163

Fax: (617) 627-3428

Office: Feinstein International Center

Address:
200 Boston Ave
Medford. MA 02155

Assistant Professor, The Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University

Education

M.Sc. Public Nutrition. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1997
Ph.D. The treatment of acute malnutrition in sub Saharan Africa. University College London 2009

Professional Activities

Senior researcher nutrition in emergencies. Assistant professor with teaching and research responsibilities. Member of the UN Inter Agency Standing Committee’s Global Nutrition Cluster

Courses

Spring 2010

Research Interests

The identification and treatment of acute malnutrition, community-based programming, the nutritional support of people living with HIV, delivery science and institutional capacity building for nutrition in emergencies.

Selected Publications

  • Sadler K, Kerac M, Collins S, Khengere H, Nesbitt A. Improving the management of severe acute malnutrition in an area of high HIV prevalence. J Trop Pediatr 2008; 54(6):364-369.
  • Bahwere P, Marthias CJ, Sadler K, Grobler-Tanner C, Piwoz E, Guerrero S et al. Integrating HIV services into a Community Therapeutic Care (CTC) program in Malawi: An operational research study. in press 2008.
  • Sadler K, Myatt M, Feleke T, Collins S. A comparison of the program coverage of two therapeutic feeding interventions implemented in neighbouring districts of Malawi. Public Health Nutr 2007;1-7.
  • Sadler K, Bahwere P, Guerrero S, Collins S. Community-based therapeutic care in HIV-affected populations. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2006; 100(1):6-9.
  • Collins S, Sadler K, Dent N, Khara T, Guerrero S, Myatt M et al. Key issues in the success of community-based management of severe malnutrition. Food Nutr Bull 2006; 27(3):S49-S82.
  • Myatt M, Feleke T, Collins S, Sadler K. A field trial of a survey method for estimating the coverage of selective feeding programs. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2005; 83(1):20-26.
  • Collins S, Dent N, Binns P, Bahwere P, Sadler K, Hallam A. Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. Lancet 2006; 368(9551):1992-2000.