Academic and Professional Profile of BERNADETTE HEGNONAMEDE BOYIAKO: Doctoral Researcher in Food Processing and Human Nutrition GALLERY (EBSU, NIGERIA)

My name is Bernadette Hegnonamede Boyiako, a doctoral researcher in Food Processing and Human Nutrition in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki, Nigeria. I am currently in my second year of doctoral studies, where my research focuses on Comparative Evaluation of Selected Amaranthus Species and Processing Methods for Enhanced Nutritional Quality and Community Integration in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

My PhD research is jointly supervised by Professor Folusho David-Abraham of Ebonyi State University, Nigeria, and Professor Nadia Fanou-Fogni of the Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin, reflecting a strong cross-institutional and international academic collaboration. I am a citizen of the Republic of Benin and hold a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Food Science and Technology, awarded in 2020 by Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.

Research Sites:

• • Centre of Agriculture Science (CAS), Ebonyi State University (sample preparation and laboratory analyses)
• • Six communities (rural and peri-urban) across the three senatorial zones of Ebonyi State (North, Central, and South) for field-based data collection and community engagement

Biodata:

• Date of Birth: 20 October 1994
• Nationality: Beninese
• Phone #: +229 0196323573 | +234 08163142286