Poovendhree Reddy
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Biography
Prof Poovendhree (Poovie) Reddy (PhD) is a strong advocate for creating a critical and responsible citizenry through education and empowerment. Her achievements in academic management and leadership, teaching and postgraduate supervision bear testimony to her philosophy. She currently holds the position of Senior Lecturer: Programme Environmental Health in the Department of Community Health Studies. Dr Reddy, who is also a HELM LEAD fellow (Higher Education Leadership and Management, HESA), is experienced in curriculum development and coordinates the Postgraduate programme in Environmental Health. She actively mentors and promotes research development within her department and Faculty. Her main areas of interest include public health; genetic epidemiology; epigenetics; maternal and child health; and water management and quality related to health risk assessment. She is a co-leader on the Medical Research Council Flagship project (Maternal Health) and a team member of the Water Research Niche area at DUT. In addition, she is a co-investigator on a collaborative project with UKZN and the University of Michigan which involves genetic epidemiology and epigenetics related to respiratory related outcomes and environmental exposures in the MACE study (Mother and Child Environmental Study). Dr Reddy has 11 peer-reviewed publications in international and national journals, 11 peer-reviewed international conference abstracts and 15 national conference presentations. She serves on the Editorial Board for a national and an international journal and is a solicited reviewer for 5 international journals. She also serves as a member of various professional bodies and committees both externally and within the DUT.
Abstract
Abstract : Obstetric outcomes and antenatal access among adolescent pregnancies in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa