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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Amutha Ramadas is a Senior Lecturer with the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences at Monash University Malaysia. She is a nutritionist with a Master's degree in Clinical Nutrition (UPM) and a doctorate from Monash University. She has also completed the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education to strengthen her skills as an educator. Subsequently, she completed a second Master's degree in Applied Statistics (University of Malaya).
Her fields of research interest include clinical and community nutrition, health education, health promotion, and biostatistics, given her academic and professional training in these areas. She is particularly interested in nutrition for preventing and managing metabolic diseases. Her research targets the identification of nutrition and lifestyle behavioural risks for metabolic diseases and modification of these behaviours to reduce the risk for chronic conditions. Specifically, she has been working on research involving individuals with or at risk for metabolic disorders, primarily type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.
She has since published and presented her scientific findings in various indexed journals. She is also an independent reviewer for several international journals. She is currently serving as a Council member of the 19th Nutrition Society of Malaysia Council (2022-2024) and played a vital role in the Technical Working Committee of the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Vegetarians under the auspicious of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. She is a member of the Malaysian Society of Body Composition and a life member of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia.
Research interests
- Nutrition (clinical & community)
- Prevention and management of metabolic diseases
- Health education
- Health promotion
- Health behaviour change
- Biostatistics
Monash teaching commitment
Bachelor of Medical Science & Doctor of Medicine
Year 1: Population health, Problem-based Learning
Year 2: Evidence-based Medicine, Health Promotion, Student project case
Year 5: Scholarly intensive placement
Young Scholar Program supervision
Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons)
Research Methodology & Systematic Review, Basic & Intermediate Statistics
Graduate Research (Ph.D.)
MDP modules: Basic, Intermediate, and Advance Statistics for Biomedical Science
Consulting
Dr Amutha provides statistical consultation to academics and graduate research students of Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences. She can be consulted on medical study designs, sample size calculations, basic & multivariate statistical analysis using SPSS, and systematic reviews & meta-analysis using RevMan.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Applied Statistics, Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
2018 → 2020
Grad Cert in Higher Education, Monash University
2012 → 2015
Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
2008 → 2012
MSc Clinical Nutrition, Universiti Putra Malaysia (University Putra Malaysia)
2003 → 2006
BSc Nutrition and Community (Hons), Universiti Putra Malaysia (University Putra Malaysia)
2000 → 2003
Research area keywords
- Nutrition
- Dietary interventions
- Dietary pattern
- Behaviour Change
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Metabolic syndrome
Network
Projects
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Nutrition and lifestyle behaviours in cardiometabolic syndrome: development of a community-specific peer-support programme.
Ramadas, A., Kadir, K., Kia Fatt, Q. & Riad Botros, A.
16/12/13 → 16/12/15
Project: Research
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A scoping review of digital workplace wellness interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Thai, Y. C., Sim, D., McCaffrey, T. A., Ramadas, A., Malini, H. & Watterson, J., 28 Feb 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 2, 25 p., e0282118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Diet gut microbiota axis in pregnancy: A systematic review of recent evidence
Kunasegaran, T., Balasubramaniam, V. R. M. T., Arasoo, V. J. T., Palanisamy, U. D. & Ramadas, A., Mar 2023, In: Current Nutrition Reports. 12, 1, p. 203-214 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between chlamydial infection with ectopic and full-term pregnancies: A case-control study
Arasoo, V. J. T., Masalamani, M., Ramadas, A., Dominic, N. A., Liew, D. D., Sia, R. W. J., Wanigarathe, A., Weerawarna, K., Wong, W. L. L. & Jeganathan, R., Oct 2022, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 7, 10, 10 p., 285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Collective action for wellness in the Malaysian workplace: Protocol for a feasibility study
Thai, J. Y., McCaffrey, T., Ramadas, A., Chandrasekara, D., Koh, S. G. M., Choi, T. S. T., Malini, H., Xie, J., Olivier, P., Md Zain, A. Z. & Watterson, J., Dec 2022, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 11, 12, 31 p., e39238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Comprehending nutrition and lifestyle behaviors of people with metabolic syndrome: A focus group study
Mahadzir, M. D. A., Quek, K. F. & Ramadas, A., Sep 2022, In: Healthcare (Switzerland). 10, 9, 10 p., 1653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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A novel anti-NRP2 monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics against Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
Balasubramaniam, Vinod (Recipient), Pillai, B Saatheeyavaane Bhuvanendran (Recipient), Pei Hwa, G. (Recipient), SyedHassan, Sharifah (Recipient), Hooi, Yuan Teng (Recipient), Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient) & Sivalingam, Mageswary (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Development and relative validation of Intake24 for Malaysia.
Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient), Watterson, J. (Recipient), Chun Wie, Chong (Recipient), Olivier, Patrick (Recipient), Abdulgalimov, D. (Recipient), Foster, E. (Recipient), McCaffrey, Tracy (Recipient), Page, P. (Recipient), Steer, T. (Recipient), Amoutzopoulos, B. (Recipient) & Collins, D. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other distinction
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Dietary and lifestyle risk factors of overweight and obesity among young adults in Malaysia: A mixed-methods study.
Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient) & Kia Fatt, Quek (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other distinction
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Gut Microbiota Profile of Malaysian Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient), Balasubramaniam, Vinod (Recipient), Palanisamy, UD (Recipient) & Jayanthi, T (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Ke Arah Komuniti Bebas Diabetes: Collective action on diabetes prevention and management in the workplace.
Watterson, J. (Recipient), Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient), Zain, Dato’ Anuar Zaini Md (Recipient), Geok May, Koh (Recipient) & Nailah, Nik (Recipient), Jun 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (Journal)
Amutha Ramadas (Associate editor)
18 Feb 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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4th Global Public Health Conference (GlobeHeal 2021)
Amutha Ramadas (Member of programme committee)
25 Feb 2021 → 26 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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BMC Public Health (Journal)
Amutha Ramadas (Associate editor)
17 Sep 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Diet tracking system to inform public health in Malaysia
19/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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New diet tracking system to capture food consumption data in Malaysia
18/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Adapting Intake24 by Monash University to help capture food consumption data in Malaysia
18/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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