Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of  Clinical Nutrition

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 6952000

Email: rnaaman@kau.edu.sa

Rouba Khalil Naaman

 Assistant Professor

Profile



Education

  • 2008

    Bachelor degree from Clinical NutritionApplied Medical Sciences, King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013

    Master degree from Human NutritionSchool of medicine, University of Glasgow, جلاسجو, بريطانيا

  • 2017

    Doctorate degree from Human NutritionMedical School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, بريطانيا

Employment

  • 2010-2018

    Demonstrator, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-حاليا

    Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2021-حاليا

    Consultant-Clinical Nutrition, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Registration, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

  • Clinical Nutrition

    Assessing the effect of dietary interventions on health related problems.

  • Healthy Aging

    Investigating nutritional and lifestyle factors influencing healthy aging by identifying action steps that individuals can take to maintain their health and function as they get older.

  • Nutrition for Older Adults 

    Assessing elderly subjects' nutritional status and dietary habits and the association between their intake and poor nutritional status.

  • Dietary Assessment

           Assessing the use of different dietary assessment approaches.

Scientific interests

Courses

Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 CLN 341
Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 CLN 342
Nutrition Status Assessment CLN 240
Research Method in Health and Science CLN 422
Student Research Project and Seminar CLN 499

Areas of expertise

Research experience
Clinical Nutrition Assessing the effect of dietary interventions on health related problems