Susana Moreno Romero
About Susana Moreno Romero
Susana Moreno Romero serves as a VAM Officer at the World Food Programme's Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. With a PhD in Biology and extensive experience in nutrition and food security across various regions, she has contributed significantly to international humanitarian efforts.
Work at World Food Programme
Susana Moreno Romero currently serves as a VAM Officer at the World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, a position she has held since 2022. Her previous roles at WFP include serving as a Vulnerability, Analysis and Mapping Officer in South Sudan from 2012, a Senior Nutrition Advisor in Madrid from 2019 to 2020, and a Nutrition and Food Security Analyst in Rome from 2012 to 2013. She has also worked as a Food Security Analyst in Cairo in 2017 and held various positions related to nutrition and food security across different regions, including Bangladesh and Malawi.
Education and Expertise
Susana Moreno Romero studied at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Biology from 1993 to 1999 and a PhD in Nutritional Anthropology from 1999 to 2006. Her academic background supports her extensive field experience in international food security and nutrition, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. She is also a member of a research group at her alma mater, focusing on the nutritional status assessment of human populations.
Background
Susana Moreno Romero has a diverse professional background that includes roles in various organizations dedicated to humanitarian aid and nutrition. She worked as a Nutritional Anthropologist for Infancia Sin Fronteras in Niger in 2006 and served as a Programme Manager for Nutritional Causal Analysis at Action Contre la Faim in Sierra Leone in 2010. Additionally, she held a position as a Mutis Research Scholarship recipient at AECID in Argentina from 2001 to 2002, which contributed to her understanding of international development.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Susana Moreno Romero has authored over thirty publications and has presented her work at various congresses and seminars, reflecting her active engagement in academic and professional discussions. She has also collaborated in the development of educational materials, demonstrating her commitment to knowledge sharing and capacity building in the field of nutrition and food security.