Ayesha Al Dhaheri

currently the Vice Dean for the College of Food
and Agriculture at the United Arab Emirates University.
Dr. Al Dhaheri is also the Coordinator for MEFOODS and GULFOODS for
FAO-Rome.
Dr. Al Dhaheri also served as the Chairperson for the Nutrition and Health
Department at UAEU from 2012-2017 and served as the Head of the World
Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Nutrition from 2012-2015,
where she worked to promote greater awareness in the prevention and
treatment of nutrition related diseases.
Dr. Al Dhaheri has conducted significant research in nutrition and has
experience as a consultant in major research/projects in her field with
national and international agencies such as MOH, HAAD, WHO, FAO, ICCIDD.
As well as, she has been recognized by the World Health
Organization as a Regional Facilitator for the introduction and
dissemination of the WHO growth curves since February 2007.
Dr. Ayesha is currently involved in supervising PhD students in the Nutritional
Sciences PhD Program and Master Degree students from UAE University and
other international universities.