Prof. ( Dr.) Uma Mahadevan lyer
Department: Foods and Nutrition
Contact No. : 9824056921
Email Id: [email protected]
Faculty: Family and Community Sciences
Designation: Professor (Direct Recruitment)
Academic Qualifications:
Phd (1992) Foods and Nutrition, M S University
M.Sc (1985) Foods and Nutrition, M S University
B.Sc (1983) Foods and Nutrition, M S University
Teaching experience: 32 years at both UG and PG level.
Research Experience: 38 years
Major areas of research:
- Adolescent Nutrition (Determinants of Undernutrition and overnutrition)
- Dietary management of Diabetes Mellitus (Curry leaves, Sundakai, Spirulina, Panchratna juice, Amla, Barley grass, Wheat grass etc)
- Development of simple screening tool for identification of at risk diabetic
and cardiac subjects - Development of counselling materials (booklet, flash cards, brochures, posters etc) on management of Non communicable diseases and its impact on diabetes and cardiac subjects.
- Non communicable diseases in different settings and Role of health promotion
- Women’s health : Nutritional status of pre, peri and post menopausal women and impact of IEC and food based approach for health promotion
- Studies on Non alcoholic fatty liver diseases and strategies to combat it
- Determinants of Vitamin D status in health and disease.
- Evaluation of MDM programme in Vadodara
- Development of nutrition education materials (PowerPoint presentation,
‘Sanedo’- a Gujarati Folk-song with nutrition messages, posters etc) for school age children.
Professional Positions held at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Dean, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences
- Senate and Syndicate member
- Member, Post Graduate (PG) Council
- Director, Institute of Fashion Technology, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences.
- Officer on Special Duty, Faculty of Law.
- Director, Directorate of Student Welfare
- Director, Management Development Centre
other Professional positions: 1. Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for research and training in promoting nutrition in health and development, Baroda Centre (Till 2012)
- Coordinator, UGC DSA SAP II, III
- Chairperson, Departmental Board of Studies and Faculty Board of Studies of the University
- Convener, curricula revision for undergraduate and postgraduate courses for dietetics stream
- Convener, Departmental doctoral committee
- Coordinator, Thrust area of research in Medical dietetics
- Convener, Nutrition Society of India, Baroda Chapter
- President, Foods and Nutrition Alumni Association
- Nutrition expert in the National Steering Cum Monitoring Committee (NSMC) (2013-15), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India - Member, State level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee of ICDS and MDM Programmes for Government of Gujarat.
- Reviewer, National and International journals.
- Editor, Nutraceutical
journal - Member, Library Committee, Advisory Committee, PET Examination, Advisory
Committee of Research and Consultancy Cell, Board of Extra Mural Studies, Advisory Committee for the University Health Centre, Ad-hoc Committee and Review Committee- Choice Based Credit System at UG Level at the M. S. University of Baroda - Standing committee member, Evaluation of course curriculum at home science
college, Vallabh Vidyanagar - Member, board of studies in the Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Science, SNDT, Mumbai
- External PhD thesis evaluator at various universities
- Treasurer, Indian Dietetic Association for 4 terms of the Gujarat Chapter
Completed Projects and Consultancies: 9
Research Publications: 95
M.Sc Dissertations: 39
Doctoral Dissertations: 9
Monographs: 34
Reports: 11
Membership in Professional Organizations:
- Life Member, Nutrition Society of India
- Life Member, Indian Dietetic Association
- Life Member, Foods and Nutrition Alumni Association