Rozanne Kruger | |
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| Alma mater | University of Pretoria , University of Pretoria , University of Pretoria , North-West University |
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| Institutions | Massey University - Albany Campus, Massey University |
| Doctoral students | Kathryn Beck ,Wendy O'Brien,Victoria Chinn,Cheryl S Gammon,Nikki Renall |
Rozanne Kruger is a South African academic and registered dietitian,and is a full professor at Griffith University,specialising in developing new dietary assessment strategies,to examine patterns of dietary intake and behaviour,and training dietitians.
Kruer has a Master of Dietetics degree from the University of Pretoria in 1999. [1] Kruger completed a PhD titled The determinants of overweight among 10–15 year old schoolchildren in the North-West Province at North-West University. [2] Kruger then joined the faculty of the University of Pretoria,where she was Head of Food and Nutrition. [3] Kruger was then appointed at Massey University,rising to full professor in 2022. [3] At Massey University,Kruger was the discipline leader for the nutrition and dietetics Master of Science programme,which she was "instrumental" in developing and establishing. [3] [4] [5] Kruger serves on the Council of Deans of Nutrition and Dietetics Australia and New Zealand. [6] As of 2024,she was recently appointed as professor of at Griffith University in Australia,where she is the nutrition and dietetics lead in the School of Health Science and Social Work. [7] [8] Kruger retains an honorary position at Massey. [6]
Kruger's research includes investigating patterns of dietary intake and behaviour,developing assessment strategies,and running clinical nutrition studies. Kruger uses trans-disciplinary,cross-sectional and intervention studies in her research. She is interested in metabolic health,physical activity,and body composition,as well as how clinical dietetics can contribute to disease treatment and improve patient outcomes. [3] [9] [6]