Prof. Susan Patricia Walker
Lecturer in FMS - TMRI -Epidem Res Unit: Centre Research/Teaching
Bachelor of Science from Bristol UniversityDoctor of Philosophy from University of LondonMaster of Science from University of London
Telephone: 876/927-2471
Email: susan.walker@uwimona.edu.jm
Email: susan.walker@uwimona.edu.jm
Citations
Book, Whole
- Forrester, Terrence, Picou, David, Walker, Susan. The Tropical Metabolism Research Unit , The University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 1956-2006 : The house that John built
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Himes, John H., Williams, Sonia, Bennett, Franklyn I.. Nutritional and health determinants of school failure and dropout in adolescent girls in Kingston, Jamaica
Book, Chapter
- Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Powell, Christine A.. Psychosocial consequences of early childhood growth retardation
- Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Early childhood supplementation and cognitive development, during and after intervention
- Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A.. Methodological approaches used in Kingston Jamaica to determine the effect of nutrition and stimulation on child development
- Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Chang, Susan M., Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A.. School feeding studies in Jamaica
- Powell, Christine A., Walker, Susan P., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Early childhood stimulation programmes in Jamaica
- Walker, Susan P.. Nutrition issues for women in developing countries
- Walker,Susan, Powell,Christine. Nutrition, health and school performance
- Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P.. Health and nutritional determinants of school failure
Journal, Article
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Himes, John H., Williams, Sonia, Duff, Edith M.. School performance in adolescent Jamaican girls: Associations with health, social and behavioural characteristics, and risk factors for dropout
- Callender, Joy E. M., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Cooper, Edward S.. Developmental levels and nutritional status of children with Trichuris dysentery syndrome.
- Walker, Susan P. , Powell, Christine A. , Hutchinson, S. E. , Chang, Susan M. , Grantham-McGregor, Sally M. . School children's diets and participation in school feeding programmes in Jamaica
- Meeks-Gardner, Julie , Walker, Susan P., Gavin, K. A. , Ashworth, Ann . Complementary foods in Jamaica: Viscosity, energy density and feeding practices
- Powell, Christine A., Walker, Susan P., Himes, John H., Fletcher, Patricia D.L., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Relationships between physical growth, mental development and nutritional supplementation in stunted children: The Jamaican study
- Soares-Wynter, S.Y., Walker, Susan P., Wilks, Rainford J.. Dietary and lifestyle factors related to risk of obesity and hypertension in Jamaican women: Implications for health promotion [Abstract]
- Walker, Susan P., Ewan-Whyte,C, Chang, Susan M., Powell, Christine A., Fletcher, Horace M., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Factors associated with size at birth in Jamaican infants born at term [Abstract only]
- Chang, Susan M., Hutchinson, S. E., Powell, Christine A., Walker, Susan P.. The nutritional status of rural Jamaican school children
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham-Mcgregor, Sally M., Powell, Christine A., Chang, Susan M. . Effects of growth restriction in early childhood on growth, IQ, and cognition at age 11 to 12 years and the benefits of nutritional supplementation and psychosocial stimulation
- Hutchinson, S.E., Powell Christine.A., Walker Susan P., Chang Susan M., Grantham-McGregor Sally M.. Nutrition, anaemia, geohelminth infection and school achievement in rural Jamaican primary school children
- Walker, Susan P.. Nutritional issues for women in developing countries
- Meeks-Gardner, Julie, Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Vutchkov, Mitko K., Lalor, Gerald C.. Undernutrition and elevated blood lead levels: effects on psychomotor development among Jamaican children
- Meeks Gardner, Julie, Powell, Christine A., Baker-Henningham, H., Walker, S., Cole, T., Grantham-McGregor, S.M. Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: Effects on the development of undernourished children
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Himes, John H., Powell, Christine A.. Relationship between wasting and linear growth in stunted children
- Stephenson, Derrick, Gardner, Julie M., Walker, Susan P., Ashworth, Ann. Weaning-food viscosity and energy density: Their effects on ad libitum consumption and energy intakes in Jamaican children
- Chandler, Ann M. K., Walker, Susan P., Connolly, Kevin J., Grantham McGregor, Sally M.. School breakfast improves verbal fluency in undernourished Jamaican children.
- Meeks-Gardner, Julie, Walker, Susan P., Gavin, S., Ashworth, Ann. Caregivers feeding practices and nutritional status in Jamaican infants
- Zohoori, Namvar., Jackson, Maria D., Wilks, Rainford J., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Nutritional Status of Older Adults in Urban Jamaica
- Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A., Chang, Susan M., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Improving child development: The role of early childhood programs
- Meeks Gardner, Julie, Walker, Susan P., Gavin, Karlene A., Ashworth, Ann. Complementary foods in Jamaica: viscosity, energy density and feeding practices
- Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Chang, Susan M., Walker, Susan P.. Evaluation of school feeding programs: some Jamaican examples
- Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M.. Undernutrition in early Childhood: Jamaican studies on the concurrent and long term effects of child development
- Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Powell, Christine A.. Effects of early childhood supplementation with and without stimulation on later development in stunted Jamaican children
- Meeks Gardner, Julie , Stephenson, Derrick, Walker, Susan P., Ashworth, Ann. Is viscosity reduction of energy-dense weaning foods necessary in developing countries?
- Chang, Susan M., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P.. The effects of breakfast on classroom behaviours in under-nourished and adequately nourished school children.
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Himes, John H., Williams, Sonia. Anthropometry in adolescent girls in Kingston, Jamaica
- Bennett, Franklyn I. , Walker, Susan P. , Gaskin, Pamela S., Powell,Christine A. . Fasting levels of serum glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride at age eleven to twelve years in stunted and non-stunted Jamaican children
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Himes, John H., Powell, Christine A., Chang, Susan M.. Early childhood supplementation does not benefit the long-term growth of stunted children in Jamaica
- Callender, Joy E.M., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Cooper, Edward S.. Treatment effects in trichuris dysentery syndrome.
- Ewan-Whyte, C., Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Powell, Christine A., McDonald, D., Fletcher, Horace M.. Factors associated with term low birth at the Victoria Jubliee Hospital [Abstract only]
- Powell, Christine A., Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M. . Nutrition and education: A randomized trial of the effects of breakfast in rural primary school children
- Gaskin, Pamela S., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Early linear growth retardation and later blood pressure [Abstract]
- Williams, Y., Walker, Susan P.. Worksite wellness: A survey at three worksites in Kingston, Jamaica [Abstract]
- Soares-Wynter, S.Y., Walker Susan, P.. Resting metabolic rate and body composition in stunted and nonstunted children
- Baker-Henningham, H., Meeks-Gardner, Julie, Chang, Susan., Walker, S. . Experiences of violence and deficits in academic achievement among urban primary school children in Jamaica
- Walker, S. P. , Wachs, T. D. , Gardner, J. M. , Lozoff, B. , Wasserman, G. A. , Pollitt, E. , Carter, J. A. . Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries
- Callender, Joy E. M., Walker, Susan P., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Cooper, Edward S.. Growth and development four years after treatment for the Trichuris Dysentery syndrome
- Walker, S. P. , Chang, S. M. , Powell, C. A. , Simonoff, E. , Grantham-McGregor, S. M. . Early childhood stunting is associated with poor psychological functioning in late adolescence and effects are reduced by psychosocial stimulation
- Mennen, L. I., Jackson, Maria D., Sharma, S., Mbanya, J. C., Cade, J., Walker, Susan P., Riste, Lisa K., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E., Balkau, B., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy . Habitual diet in four populations of African origin: A descriptive paper on nutrient intakes in rural and urban Cameroon, Jamaica and Caribbean migrants in Britain
- Walker, Susan P., Rimm, E.B., Ascherio, A., Kawachi, I., Stampfer, M.J., Willett, W.C.. Body size and fat distribution as predictors of stroke among US men
- Ewan-Whyte, C., Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A., Chang, Susan M.. The effects of term low birthweight on growth in Jamaican infants in the first year [Abstract]
- Meeks-Gardner, Julie, Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Cognitive development in term low birthweight infants at age seven months and the effects of intervention [Abstract]
- Powell, Christine A., Henningham, Helen, Walker, Susan P., Gernay, Jacqueline, Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Feasibility of integrating early stimulation into primary care for undernourished Jamaican children: cluster randomised controlled trial
- Walker, Susan P, Thame, Minerva.M, Chang, Susan M, Bennett, Franklyn, Forrester, Terrence E.. Association of growth in utero with cognitive function at age 6-8 years.
- Jackson, M. , Walker, S. , Simpson, C. , McFarlane-Anderson, N. , Bennett, Franklyn I.. Are food patterns associated with prostate cancer in Jamaican men: a preliminary report
- Walker, S. P. , Thame, M. M. , Chang, S. M. , Bennett, F. , Forrester, T. E. . Association of growth in utero with cognitive function at age 6-8 years
- Mennen, L. I., Jackson, Maria D., Cade, J., Mbanya, J. C., Lafay, L., Sharma, S., Walker, Susan P., Chungong, S., Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy. Underreporting of energy intake in four populations of African origin
- Walker, S. P. , Chang, S. M. , Powell, C. A. , Simonoff, E. , Grantham-McGregor, S. M. . Effects of psychosocial stimulation and dietary supplementation in early childhood on psychosocial functioning in late adolescence: follow-up of randomised controlled trial
- Meeks Gardner, Julie, Powell, Christine A., Henningham, Helen, Walker, Susan P., Cole,Tim J., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican children
- Chang, Susan M. , Walker, Susan P. , Grantham-McGregor, Sally M. , Powell, Christine A. . Early childhood stunting and later behaviour and school achievement
- Walker, Susan P. , Gaskin, Pamela S. , Powell, Christine A. , Bennett, Franklyn. I. , Forrester, Terrence. E. , Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. The effects of birth weight and postnatal linear growth retardation on blood pressure at age 11-12 years
- Walker, Susan P., Ewan-Whyte, C, Chang, Susan M., Powell, Christine A., Fletcher, Horace M., McDonald, D, Grantham-McGregor, Sally M. . Factors associated with size and proportionality at birth in term Jamaican infants
- Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., Cade, J., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Wilks, Rainford J. . Reproducibility and validity of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire among Jamaicans of African origin
- Jackson, M., Walker, S., Cruickshank, J.K., Sharma, S., Cade, J., Mbanya, J.C., Younger, N., Forrester, T., Wilks, R.. Diet and overweight and obesity in populations of African origin: Cameroon, Jamaica and the UK
- Walker, S. P. , Thame, M. M. , Chang, S. M. , Bennett, F. , Forrester, T. . Association of growth in utero with cognitive function at age 6-8 years
- Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Himes, John H., Powell, Christine A.. Stunting and mental development in children
- Walker, S. P. , Chang, S. M. , Powell, C. A. . The association between early childhood stunting and weight status in late adolescence
- Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Powell, Christine A., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.. Psychosocial Intervention Improves the Development of Term Low-Birth-Weight Infants
- Gaskin, Pamela S., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M. . Early linear growth retardation and later blood pressure
- Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M. . Nutritional deficiencies and later behavioural development
- Walker, Susan P., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Himes, John H., Williams, Sonia. Adolescent Kingston girls' school achievement: Nutrition, health and social factors
- Walker, Susan P, Wachs, T.D, Gardner, J.M, Lozoff, B, Wasserman, G.A, Pollitt, E, Carter, J.A, , The International child development Steering Group. Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries
- Baker-Henningham, H, Walker, S, Powell, C, Meeks Gardner, J. A pilot study of the Incredible Years TeacherTraining programme and a curriculum unit on social and emotional skills in community pre-schools in Jamaica
- Himes, John H., Walker, Susan P., Williams, Sonia, Bennett, Franklyn I., Grantham McGregor, Sally M.. A method to estimate prevalence of iron-deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in adolescent Jamaican girls
- Zohoori, Namvar, Jackson, Maria D., Wilks, Rainford J., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Nutritional status of older adults in Jamaica [Abstract only]
- Chang, Susan M., Walker, Susan P., Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Powell, Christine A.. Behaviour and school achievement of children who were stunted in early childhood [Abstract]
- Walker, Susan P. , Gaskin, Pamela S., Powell, Christine A., Bennett, Franklyn I. . The effects of birth weight and postnatal linear growth retardation on body mass index, fatness and fat distribution in mid and late childhood
- Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Himes, John H., Powell, Christine A.. The effect of nutritional supplementation and stunting on morbidity in young children: the Jamaican study
- Simeon, Donald T., Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Walker, Susan P., Powell, Christine A.. Effects of a hurricane on growth and morbidity in children from low-income families in Kingston, Jamaica
- Grantham McGregor, Sally M., Powell, Christine A., Walker, Susan P., Chang, Susan M., Fletcher, Patricia D. L.. The long term follow up of severely malnourished children who participated in an intervention program
Abstract
- Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., /Younger, Novie O., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma D., Bennett, Franklyn/ I./Coard, Kathleen C., Paul, Tomlin J., Tulloch, Trevor/ E./Aiken, William D., Simpson, Shakeria N.. Food patterns and risk of prostate cancer in Jamaican men
Conference Proceedings
- Henningham, D.C., Walker, S.. Nutritional status and its influence on the physical performance of recruits of the Jamaica Defence Force

