2018 – Present
Appointed Member, International Representative to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process Research Outcomes Committee
2018 – Present
Appointed Member, International Representative to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process Research Outcomes Committee
MY RESEARCH PROFILE

My Focus Areas:
// Artificial Intelligence & Nutrition
// Humanitarian & Complex Emergencies
// Food & Health Systems
// Nutritional Psychiatry and Psychology
// Health & Nutrition Misinformation
// Nutrition Behavior Change
// Persuasion, Social Influence & Impact
// Emergent Technology & Social Media
// Social Determinants of Nutrition
// Healthy Lifestyle Promotion
// Food and Nutrition Policy
// Medical Nutrition Therapy and Support
My Software Applications:
Statistical Softwares
IBM SPSS Version 24,25 & 26
Epi Info
Reference Management &
Research Softwares
EndNote
Mendeley
Zotero
Dedoose
NVivo
Netlytic
Nutrition Softwares
Nutritionist Pro
Food Processor
Minnesota Nutrition Data System
Computrition
Nutritionist V
Microsoft Office Suite, Geographic Information Systems, & Graphical Softwares
MY BIO
Dr. El-Kour is a Senior Research Fellow at the Media Psychology Research Center with current research efforts in areas related to interaction with emergent technologies in diverse media settings for positive health and nutrition behavior change. Dr. El-Kour's research experience has been an ongoing practice spanning a period of 25 years and ranging from academic settings to practice-based research settings encompassing clinical and population health practice. She spearheaded an outcome-based and progressive approach for programs, projects, and patients on behalf of United Nations and government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, private practice, pharmaceutical and educational organizations.
MY CREDENTIALS
2015 - ∞
Granted Lifetime "Fellow Status" by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND).
2005 - 2026
Dietetic Board Registration by Commission on Dietetic Registration.
2015 - 2027
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) Human Research Certificate at the University of Miami through Fielding Graduate University.
2009 - 2014
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician Credential, National Board for Nutrition Support Certification.
2009 - 2013
The Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Credential by Mayo Clinic.
MY PATHWAY
1998 - 1999
Research Student
// University of Jordan
1999 - 2000
Practice-Based Research
// Jordan Drugstore Company
2000 - 2002
Practice-Based Research
// Novartis Consumer Health Inc.
2003 - 2005
Metabolic Nutrition Research Technician, Statistical Data Entry Assistant, Menu & Recipe Analyst
// Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
2005 - 2015
Practice-Based Research & Evidence-Reviewer
// World Health Organization
// Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2015 - 2021
Doctoral & Practice-Based Research
// Fielding Graduate University
// Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
// Action Against Hunger
// Tufts University
2022 - 2025
Practice-Based & Independent Research
// Aga Khan Foundation
// Fielding Graduate University
2025
Senior Research Fellow
// Media Psychology Research Center
MY PUBLICATIONS
// Published 13 journal articles, 24 abstracts, 6 books & chapters, & > 550 newspaper articles.
// Find me on ORCID, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar,
Academia, and ResearchGate.
MY TEACHING PROFILE
// I offer online, hybrid, and in-person teaching services.
// Delivered 15 visiting lectureships, at select universities within the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.
// Delivered > 500 trainings & capacity building workshops.
// Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for 2001 - 2002 online
undergraduate course in nutritional biochemistry at Kansas
State University.
Dr. Tatyana Y. El-Kour
PhD, MA, MS, RDN, FAND
Behavioral & Nutrition Scientist I Strategist I Researcher
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